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Health & MedicineNight lights may foster cancer
Regularly working through the night appears to come at a steep cost—a heightened risk of cancer.
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HumansTransport emissions sizable, and rising
Almost one-sixth of the carbon dioxide produced by human activity since the beginning of the Industrial Revolution resulted from the transport of goods and people—an emissions fraction that's increasing by the year.
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PhysicsBathtub Optics: Bending light also shifts it sideways
When light bends at an interface, it also shifts depending on its polarization.