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In the days immediately following the earthquakes, neighbors came together to search for survivors. picture alliance/picture alliance via Getty Images

Earthquakes in Venezuela expose a severely under‑resourced and unprepared healthcare system

Two physicians discuss the ongoing earthquake relief efforts in their home country of Venezuela and explain what the healthcare system was like before the disaster.
Cuba’s American liberators, depicted on the left in a political cartoon from 1898 and on the right in an AI image. Cartoon: Blanche S. Crawford, Cartoon History of the Spanish American War (Scrapbook, 1898), 48. AI image: screenshot from Instagram. Images for this article sourced by Jorge Damian de la Paz.

AI‑generated fantasies of US intervention reveal how desperation has narrowed Cuba’s political horizons

Cubans are using AI image generators to imagine US intervention in their country. The results look straight out of the 1890s.
Kids seem to get a message that STEM jobs aren’t compatible with being a primary caregiver. kali9/E+ via Getty Images

Identifying as a ‘STEM person’ makes you more likely to pursue a STEM job – and caregivers may unknowingly shape kids’ self‑identity

STEM jobs – ranging from software engineer to physicist, to plumber – tend to be well paid. And women tend to be underrepresented in these fields. New research suggests one reason starts in kids’ homes.
No Pará, mais de 2 mil produtores rurais são atendidos pelo Programa Territórios Sustentáveis (TS) em 43 municípios, com ações de fomento ao desenvolvimento socioeconômico. A iniciativa, gerida pela Secretaria de Estado de Meio Ambiente e Sustentabilidade do estado, é um exemplo local de transição para a economia de baixas emissões em áreas pressionadas pelo desmatamento. Foto: Alex Ribeiro / Agência Pará

Programa nacional de territórios sustentáveis: o que é e por que o Brasil precisa ter o seu

É preciso aplicar o conceito de territórios sustentáveis no contexto amazônico, estabelecendo um sistema robusto e descentralizado de ciência, tecnologia e inovação
From contractions to exclamation points, the Supreme Court’s writing style has gotten looser under Chief Justice John Roberts. AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais

US Supreme Court is unabashedly liberal − in its writing style

While the Court’s politics have veered right over the past decade, the justices’ prose has shifted left, becoming more colloquial and accessible.
Almost every website — both for-profit and not-for-profit — commodifies user data. (Shutterstock)

To protect user privacy online, governments need to reconsider their use of opt‑in policies

New research shows that opt-in policies may not be as effective as intended when it comes to data protection and privacy regulations.
Rather than a tracking tag telling scientists where this shark traveled, its violent removal let them observe an unexpected regeneration process. Josh Schellenberg

I set out to investigate where silky sharks travel − and by chance documented a shark’s amazing power to regenerate its sabotaged fin

After scientists’ GPS tracking tag was violently removed from one shark’s dorsal fin, they were in for a surprise: The wound didn’t just heal, but the missing tissue grew back.
Alzheimer’s disease is an incapacitating, progressive brain disorder that affects the lives of more than 6.5 million Americans. PamelaJoeMcFarlane/E+ via Getty Images

What the FDA’s accelerated approval of a new Alzheimer’s drug could mean for those with the disease – 5 questions answered about lecanemab

In clinical trials, lecanemab slowed disease progression by 27% and reduced the amount of plaque found in the brains of those with Alzheimer’s disease.
Broadly neutralizing antibodies are able to recognize multiple strains of HIV at once. Naeblys/iStock via Getty Images Plus

HIV therapies currently need to be taken regularly for life – longer‑lasting antibody treatments could one day offer an equally effective one‑shot alternative

Antiretroviral therapies for HIV, while extremely effective, need to be taken daily for life. Designing antibody treatments that need to be taken only once could improve compliance and reduce drug resistance.

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