Category: MIL OSI
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Distorted sound of the early universe suggests we are living in a giant void
Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – UK – By Indranil Banik, Postdoctoral Research Fellow in Astrophysics, University of Portsmouth Baryon acoustic oscillations represent the sound of the Big Bang. Gabriela Secara, Perimeter Institute, CC BY-SA Looking up at the night sky, it may seem our cosmic neighbourhood is packed full of planets, stars and galaxies.…
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Fears that falling birth rates in US could lead to population collapse are based on faulty assumptions
Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – USA (3) – By Leslie Root, Assistant Professor of Research, Institute of Behavioral Science, University of Colorado Boulder Unfortunately for demographers, birth rates are hard to predict far into the future. gremlin/E+ via Getty Images Pronatalism – the belief that low birth rates are a problem that must be…
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The 3 worst things you can say after a pet dies, and what to say instead
Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – USA (3) – By Brian N. Chin, Assistant Professor of Psychology, Trinity College Loss of a pet falls into what researchers call disenfranchised grief in which the pain is often minimized or discounted. Claudia Luna/iStock via Getty Images Plus I saw it firsthand after my cat Murphy died earlier…
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How bachata rose from Dominican Republic’s brothels and shantytowns to become a global sensation
Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – USA (2) – By Wilfredo José Burgos Matos, Adjunct Assistant Professor of Latin American and Latino Studies, Lehman College, CUNY Once viewed by elites with disdain, bachata has become popular worldwide. Erika Santelices/AFP via Getty Images What began as songs about heartbreak in the brothels and barrios of the…
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Trump’s push for more deportations could boost demand for foreign farmworkers with ‘guest worker’ visas
Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – USA (2) – By Scott Morgenstern, Professor of Political Science, University of Pittsburgh Mexican farmworkers with H-2A visas weed a North Carolina tobacco field in 2016. Andrew Lichtenstein/Corbis via Getty Images The U.S. has an important choice to make regarding agriculture. It can import more people to pick crops…
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Deportation tactics from 4 US presidents have done little to reduce the undocumented immigrant population
Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – USA – By Kevin Johnson, Dean and Professor of Public Interest Law and Chicana/o Studies, University of California, Davis Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents escort a detained immigrant into an elevator on June 17, 2025, in New York. AP Photo/Olga Fedorova All modern U.S. presidents, both Republican and Democratic,…
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Beijing’s ‘plausible deniability’ on arms supply is quickly becoming implausible – and could soon extend to Iran
Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – Global Perspectives – By Linggong Kong, Ph.D. Candidate in Political Science, Auburn University Could longtime allies have a closer relationship than meets the eye? Thomas Peter/Pool Photo via AP China has long maintained that it does not supply arms to any party at war – a central tenet of…
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Birds use hidden black and white feathers to make themselves more colourful
Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – Global Perspectives – By Simon Griffith, Professor of Avian Behavioural Ecology, Macquarie University The green-headed tanager (_Tangara seledon_) has a hidden layer of plumage that is white underneath the orange feathers and black underneath the blue and green feathers. Daniel Field Birds are perhaps the most colourful group of…
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As seas rise and fish decline, this Fijian village is finding new ways to adapt
Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – Global Perspectives – By Celia McMichael, Professor in Geography, The University of Melbourne Celia McMichael, CC BY-NC-ND In the village of Nagigi, Fiji, the ocean isn’t just a resource – it’s part of the community’s identity. But in recent years, villagers have seen the sea behave differently. Tides are…
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Is sleeping a lot actually bad for your health? A sleep scientist explains
Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – Global Perspectives – By Charlotte Gupta, Senior Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Appleton Institute, HealthWise Research Group, CQUniversity Australia Walstrom, Susanne/Getty We’re constantly being reminded by news articles and social media posts that we should be getting more sleep. You probably don’t need to hear it again – not sleeping enough…