Women in Saudi Arabia began registering to vote this week for the first time in the nation’s history. But the roadblocks to voting they still face are a reminder of how much progress the country has yet to make on gender equality.
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In a perfect world—or at least in the perfect world I have in my mind—kids would learn about chemistry, history, or human evolution theory through claymation short films as cute and clever as this one. Actually, adults would learn like this too. Everything could use more claymation.
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High blood pressure, or hypertension, is a disease affecting about 80 million U.S. adults, one third of which are young people between the ages of 16 and 34. Even though it typically has no symptoms, HBP can have deadly health consequences if not treated. According to a recent study conducted in California, if hypertension is left untreated, it can, even in its mild form, cause premature aging and brain damage.
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Dr. Dre is coming clean about his past transgressions against women.
Our bodies aren’t meant for space. We require too much maintenance to speed through the stars. We need a steady supply of things absent from space — namely water, food and oxygen. We crave warmth but won’t find it in deep space, where the average temperature is -455 degrees Fahrenheit. Even if we could survive in an icy vacuum without sustenance, we’d probably go insane without distractions and room to move.
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Hydrophobic sand aka magic fairy dust isn’t something new. But seeing the effects of in action is always impressive. Just watch it go from sand into this metallic goo once it sinks into a cup of water. And even cooler, watch it transform back from goo into grains of sand once it exits the water.
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Hold your horses, pony-car fans, Chevrolet’s full online configurator for the 2016 Camaro isn’t live—but its more limited-scope, preliminary version is! That means you can go to Chevy’s website and “build” a sixth-generation Camaro coupe or convertible, but your choices are limited to superficial items like paint colors, wheel options, interior treatment, and even some stripe packages. There are glimpses at the car’s trim-level structure, as well as what sort of standard equipment you can expect from each model, but otherwise, this is merely a fun way to start fiddling with the Camaro of your dreams.
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