The explosion of Unit Number 4 at the Chernobyl Atomic Energy Station, which took place 34 years ago, has come to symbolize many things: scientific hubris, the danger of the …
Continue Reading(androblastoma, ovarian tumor of Sertoli-Leydig cells) What is Arrenoblastoma An arrenoblastoma, Ovarian Tumor, is a rare type of ovarian tumor. It mainly secretes the male sex hormone, testosterone, and rarely the female …
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Economists are fascinated by the idea of money as a social institution— an agreement among individuals—that, if we keep it, makes our economic lives better and allows our economies to …
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The explosion of Unit Number 4 at the Chernobyl Atomic Energy Station, which took place 34 years ago, has come to symbolize many things: scientific hubris, the danger of the …
Continue ReadingUS government and public health officials have used the term opioid crisis or opioid epidemic to describe the sharp recent rise in the number of Americans who abuse or are …
Continue ReadingHackers are people who explore the details of computer systems to identify their problems and weaknesses with the goal of changing or increasing their capabilities. Because the most well-known instances …
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The explosion of Unit Number 4 at the Chernobyl Atomic Energy Station, which took place 34 years ago, has come to symbolize many things: scientific hubris, the danger of the …
Continue ReadingAs developing nations struggle with population growth, poverty, famines, and wars, their residents are discovering the environmental effects of these problems, in the form of increasing air, water, and land …
Continue ReadingPollution refers to the presence of environmental contaminants in quantities large enough to cause damage, deterioration, or toxicity. Such contaminants are known as pollutants. While some forms of pollution have …
Continue ReadingMarine pollution is the detrimental alteration of a portion of an ocean or ocean coastline. Pollution is often a threat to any organism living in or depending upon the ocean. …
Continue ReadingAmong the greatest challenges humankind has faced throughout its history, feeding the world’s hungry ranks at or near the very top of the list. And with the world’s population expected …
Continue ReadingBetween the pristine beaches of Hawaii and the gold coasts of California lies the Great Pacific Garbage Patch, which stretches all the way to Japan. It is exactly what it …
Continue ReadingHackers are people who explore the details of computer systems to identify their problems and weaknesses with the goal of changing or increasing their capabilities. Because the most well-known instances …
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Economists are fascinated by the idea of money as a social institution— an agreement among individuals—that, if we keep it, makes our economic lives better and allows our economies to grow more rapidly. This contract is as important to modern society as the invention of the wheel, and in this …
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AUTHOR: Wolfman, Marv ARTIST: George Pérez (illustrator); Jerry Ordway (penciller and inker); Mike DeCarlo (inker); Dick Giordano (inker); Mike Machlan (inker); Carl Gafford (colorist); Robert Greenberger (colorist); Tom McCraw (colorist); Adrienne Roy (colorist); Anthony Tollin (colorist); Tom Ziuko (colorist); John Costanza (letterer) PUBLISHER: DC Comics FIRST SERIAL PUBLICATION: 1985-1986 FIRST BOOK PUBLICATION: 1998 Publication History …
Continue ReadingAs income inequality increases in the United States, economists and politicians have proposed wide-ranging ideas for distributing wealth more fairly and ensuring that all Americans—rather than only the richest few—benefit from the nation’s resources, productivity, and technological advances. One proposal that has garnered support from diverse interest groups across the …
Continue ReadingIntroduction Advanced industrialized countries have long relied on immigrants to address deficiencies in the labor market. Immigrants are employed in skilled and unskilled work in a range of industries, helping to offset economic problems such as aging workforces, mismatched skills, and increasing competition from low-cost producers in the developing world. …
Continue ReadingIntroduction Terrorism is the use of violence, generally by non-state individuals or organizations, especially against political targets, to achieve political goals. Many high-profile terrorist incidents, such as the attacks of September 11, 2001, on the United States or the Paris attacks of 2015, involve international or foreign policy issues. In …
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