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Genetic modification of crops allows for more precision than traditional selective breeding processes.
GMOs saved Hawaii’s papaya crops from being wiped out by a virus. It created corn that is resistant to pests. It’s even given us apples that don’t brown.
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A study in Newark found that the use of closed-circuit cameras decreased auto theft by nearly 15% — at a time when thefts were actually increasing on lots without the cameras.
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Many localities have ended their recycling programs because of the expense. But there is good news...
There’s at least one category where we could profitably be recycling more: electronic waste — the remains of discarded computers, cell phones, TVs, etc.
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We have tools to combat extreme weather. The use of controlled burns — setting small, planned fires to reduce brush — can reduce the severity of wildfires by nearly 75%.
You’ve probably heard that plastic is a threat to turtles.
What you may not have heard: that there was a time when plastic was *what saved* the turtles.
What's your favorite song? That probably depends on how old you are.
On a trip to Ireland, Frederick Douglass met abolitionists who kept copies of the Declaration of Independence framed on the wall. That small gesture led him to begin rethinking America.
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At 16, Frederick Douglass beat his slave master in a fight.
At 20, he escaped on a train, disguised as a sailor.
By 40, he was one of the most famous men in America.
The Constitution’s 3/5 clause is often understood as the ultimate insult to enslaved Americans. One person who didn’t see it that way? Frederick Douglass.
Frederick Douglass began his career thinking the American founding was forever tainted by the original sin of slavery. He ended it thinking that the Founders were visionaries.
What changed his mind? Our new video has the story.
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How advanced was classical Rome? One scholar noted that in the year 100 Rome had better paved streets, sewage systems, water supplies, and fire protection than the capitals of Europe had in 1800.
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