Lustrous Surfaces: Easy on the Eyes, Easy on the Nervous System

Photo by Jan Kopřiva Our ancestors’ ability to recognize water sources was crucial to their survival. As a result, the attraction to lustrous materials is deeply rooted in our evolutionary history and is evident among prehistoric artifacts, ancient civilizations, and modern consumer culture. During the Pliocene Epoch, early hominins likely traveled between semi-permanent rain pools,…

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U.S. visa cancellations sow panic for international students, with hundreds fearing deportation

At first, the bar association for immigration attorneys began receiving inquiries from a couple students a day. These were foreigners studying in the U.S., and they’d discovered in early April their legal status had been terminated with little notice. To their knowledge, none of the students had committed a deportable offense. In recent days, the…

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