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In sea of satellite images, experts' eyes still needed

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imageLining up potential pitfalls: nonexperts and computers may misinterpret the vertical line in this image as a natural feature rather than a result of a mosaic compilation of multiple satellite images.Google Earth, CC BY-NC

The Islamic State group destroyed a sixth-century Christian monastery in Iraq in 2014, a fact confirmed last week by studying...

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State takeovers do little to help cash-strapped cities like Flint

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imageGateway to downtown Flint, Michigan.Michigan Municipal League/Flickr, CC BY-NC-ND

The ongoing Flint water crisis has now reached fever pitch. State and local decision-makers are coming together with pledges to help the residents of one of Michigan’s most poverty-stricken communities.

But this newfound unity obscures the tangled and damaging arr...

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The Supreme Court saves the smart grid, but more battles loom

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imageSupreme Court ruling allows consumers and businesses to make money by reducing power and other grid services. wilks_photography/flickr, CC BY-NC

In a surprising 6-2 decision, the Supreme Court upheld a controversial energy conservation rule from the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), the agency that regulates interstate electricity sales.

T...

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Even with big profits, the best doctors and medical innovators put patients first

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imageA helping hand.Doctor image via www.shutterstock.com.

imageGeorge Bernard Shaw in 1909.Bain Collection (Library of Congress), via Wikimedia Commons

One of the best-known indictments of the medical profession – which though over 100 years old still applies today – is found in the preface to George Bernard Shaw’s 1906 play, “The...

Read more: Even with big profits, the best doctors and medical innovators put patients first

Demagogues in history: Why Trump emphasizes emotion over facts

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You may have heard news media and political rivals describe Donald Trump as a “demagogue” this presidential primary season.

Hillary Clinton used the term to describe Trump in a MSNBC interview:

That’s what a demagogue does: They say whatever they need to say to try to stir up the passions of people."

The term demagogue is...

Read more: Demagogues in history: Why Trump emphasizes emotion over facts

The science behind the Flint water crisis: corrosion of pipes, erosion of trust

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imageDisinfecting municipal water systems is complex, but Flint made critical errors that led to the lead poisoning crisis.thilli0207/flickr, CC BY-NC

Flint’s recent water crisis is a stinging reminder that the infrastructure we often take for granted has many vulnerabilities.

The crisis also underscores the complexity of providing communities with...

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Is our Milky Way galaxy a zombie, already dead and we don't know it?

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imageCan a galaxy (like NGC 3810 in this case) have a classical spiral structure and also be already dead?ESA/Hubble and NASA, CC BY

Like a zombie, the Milky Way galaxy may already be dead but it still keeps going. Our galactic neighbor Andromeda almost certainly expired a few billion years ago, but only recently started showing outward signs of its...

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Trump and the GOP: the Silent Majority versus the establishment

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While Donald Trump continues to hold a commanding lead among Republicans in the race for the 2016 presidential nomination, National Review, the country’s leading conservative magazine, thinks otherwise.

In a special issue titled “Against Trump” last week, a strongly worded editorial denounced Trump as a “political...

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Dear Media: Here are some tips for covering Donald Trump and the GOP campaign

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The GOP candidates debate again tomorrow night.

Donald Trump reportedly won’t join them. His campaign has confirmed to various news outlets that he intends to skip the debate after losing a showdown with Fox News over Megyn Kelly’s role as moderator.

That doesn’t mean he won’t be drawing media attention with what he says and...

Read more: Dear Media: Here are some tips for covering Donald Trump and the GOP campaign

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