The American Society of Civil Engineers has given America’s roads a D rating. But a recent study shows that trying to raise that grade without accounting for climate change could put the country’s roadways at risk.
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Not Planning For Climate Change Could Cost Billions In Infrastructure Repairs Down The Road
Go to any major research university, and you’ll find the most advanced science relies on an art older than alchemy: glassblowing.
In this piece, we meet a third-generation scientific glassblower and go behind the scenes with some of her chief clients to see how this ancient art helps make cutting-edge research possible.
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At ASU, Third-Generation Scientific Glassblower Blends Art And Science
A Food and Drug Administration ban on over-the-counter antiseptic soaps and cosmetics containing certain active ingredients goes into effect Sept. 6. But it’s up to consumers to avoid products the ban doesn’t cover.
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FDA Antimicrobial Ban Leaves Many Products Unchanged
As the Trump administration weighs the fate of nearly 800,000 undocumented immigrants protected under the Deferred Action for Child Arrivals program, a new study reveals the program’s effects on their children.
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Study Shows Kids Of DACA Parents Have Better Mental Health Outcomes
The recent solar eclipse plunged a swath of the U.S. into two minutes of gloom, but it’s nothing compared to the years-long night that almost wiped out life on Earth 66 million years ago.
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Years-Long Darkness Doomed Survivors Of Dinosaur-Killing Asteroid
