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  • KYIV, UKRAINE – 2022/09/08: Evacuation robot (unmanned ground vehicle) THeMIS seen on a dusty road during the field tests. Field tests of THeMIS multi-purpose crawler unmanned ground vehicle of the Estonian company Milrem Robotics which will be used for evacuation purpose on the frontline of wounded soldiers by Medical battalion “Hospitallers”. The evacuation robot “Zhuravel” passed the first test. The robot will be used on the front line, in those places where it is difficult for medics to reach by vehicle or on foot. (Photo by Mykhaylo Palinchak/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images)Tech

    Killer robots are the future of warfare and the ‘inevitable next step’ in Russia’s long bloody invasion of Ukraine

    By James Dawes and The Conversation
  • A pharmacist measuring a mature man’s blood pressure using specialist equipment.Health

    More than 122 million Americans have high blood pressure, which can lead to heart disease and stroke. Here’s how to get your numbers under control

    By Wändi Bruine de Bruin, Mark Huffman, and others
  • Moscow, RUSSIAN FEDERATION: Russian soldiers wear face-masks standing at the parade-ground at their military unit outside Moscow, 20 January 2006. Seven people died in Moscow overnight as a result of exposure to cold temperatures which sank to around minus 29 C (minus 20 F) as Russia remained locked in the grip of a severe cold snap, 22 people were hospitalized for treatment of hypothermia, Interfax news agency reported. AFP PHOTO/ ALEXANDER NEMENOV (Photo credit should read ALEXANDER NEMENOV/AFP via Getty Images)Politics

    Russia is depending on its soldiers for victory in Ukraine but they have to bring their own first aid kits—and 200,000 are probably already dead

    By Jennifer Mathers and The Conversation
  • Birthday cake with lighted candle Number 50.

    4 simple things you should do to improve your health and well-being starting at age 50

    By Jay Maddock and The Conversation
  • Ohio train crashEnvironment

    ‘They’re understandably concerned’: The fiery Ohio train crash has been mismanaged, says an engineer who studies chemical disasters

    By Andrew J. Whelton and The Conversation
  • Old staged photo of a car accident.Tech

    The Super Bowl ad with a self-driving Tesla hitting a child-sized mannequin echoes the earliest fears about cars, media scholar says

    By Matthew Jordan and The Conversation
  • A teacher in a classroomPersonal Finance

    Teacher pay has risen so slowly over the last few decades they actually suffer from a huge ‘wage penalty’ gap

    By Michael Addonizio and The Conversation
  • Bill GatesSuccess

    3 philanthropy scholars break down why the world’s wealthiest gave $19 billion less in 2022

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  • Coughing personHealth

    You’re not going to get rid of that nagging cough anytime soon

    By Kyle B. Enfield and The Conversation
  • Burt BacharachSuccess

    A music professor reveals how Burt Bacharach cracked the code of easy listening

    By Gena R. Greher and The Conversation
  • Portrait of senior woman at desktop computer in home office

    Getting sick costs older people of color 25% more than white Americans. Experts point to 3 reasons behind the troubling problem

    By Jane Tavares, Marc Cohen, and others
  • Could brain scans help decide legal decisions?Health

    One business professor says he has a new idea about how to resolve trademark disputes and it involves taking a scan of your brain

    By Zhihao Zhang and The Conversation
  • The Mexican magic mushroom is a psilocybe cubensis, a specie of psychedelic mushroom whose main active elements are psilocybin and psilocin – Mexican Psilocybe Cubensis. An adult mushroom raining spores. red and blue color. horizontal orientationHealth

    Can psychedelics really treat OCD, depression, and chronic pain? A researcher explains how they work and their potential risks

    By The Conversation and Jennifer Mitchell
  • A scientist with mask and glasses holding a basket of Cannabis leaves in a greenhouse. Concept of herbal alternative medicine, cbd oil, pharmaceutical industryHealth

    The CBD can be an incredible health treatment, but it’s not a cure-all—One pharmacologist separates the truth from the hype

    By Kent E Vrana and The Conversation
  • NEW YORK, NEW YORK – MAY 02: Elon Musk attends The 2022 Met Gala Celebrating “In America: An Anthology of Fashion” at The Metropolitan Museum of Art on May 02, 2022 in New York City. (Photo by Theo Wargo/WireImage)Tech

    One scientist breaks down how Twitter’s decision to start charging money for a critical research tool means ‘a loss of knowledge for the world’

    By Jon-Patrick Allem and The Conversation