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Can Artificial Intelligence Stop School Shootings? — Can Artificial Intelligence Stop School Shootings?

Some researchers believe it could help predict student violence. Others worry about unintended consequences

For Anti-Poaching Canines, A Labor of Love — For Anti-Poaching Canines, A Labor of Love

A new breed of law enforcement is on the scene—and its bite is stronger than its bark

What a Cabinet of Fake Noses Tells Us About Art Preservation — What a Cabinet of Fake Noses Tells Us About Art Preservation

The collection of replica appendages is on display in Copenhagen's Ny Carlsberg Glyptotek art museum

How Andean Ritual Captures the Flow of Spacetime — How Andean Ritual Captures the Flow of Spacetime

Exploring the similarities and differences between Indigenous and Western cosmologies

The U.S. Military Has Been in Space From the Beginning — The U.S. Military Has Been in Space From the Beginning

While the proposed branch of the armed forces may be controversial, the history of the so-called "Space Force" is longstanding

Animals, Too, Take Turns in Conversation — Animals, Too, Take Turns in Conversation

Understanding their courteous exchanges—from frog croaks to elephant rumbles—could shed light on the origins of human conversation

Stunning Aerial Footage of Victoria Falls — Stunning Aerial Footage of Victoria Falls

In Zambia, the ‘Smoke That Thunders’ is the name given to a gaping ravine filled with a stunning waterfall. We know it better as Victoria Falls, considered one of the seven natural wonders of the world

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