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An engraving of the surrender of British forces to George Washington at the Battle of Yorktown in 1781. Michael Lee/Moment via Getty Images via The Conversation

What happened at the end of the Revolutionary War? Here’s how Americans set up a brand-new country once the fighting ended

The United States came out of the Revolutionary War victorious. But building a new nation was very different from fighting a war.

_E. coli_ uses memories of the past to inform its present behavior.

Learning without a brain – how bacteria store memories and remember the past like artificial neural networks

Bacteria use strategies similar to artificial neural networks to use the past to adapt to the future.
Very interesting
Artists Andy Warhol, left, and Jean-Michel Basquiat collaborated on over 100 works between 1983 and 1985.
AI may quickly generate ideas, but working with people leads to more creative ones
A recent experiment found that people working with ChatGPT generated fewer unique ideas than those who collaborated with other humans.
If you're going with a lower-cost health insurance plan, make sure to read the fine print.
Some options that might look like health insurance actually aren’t – and they may leave you stranded with large, unexpected medical expenses.
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Bitten by a dog at a holiday party? The law may make the owner liable

The Capital Law Firm reports that holiday gatherings can stress dogs, leading to bites. 

When scammers target seniors

Knowable Magazine reports that financial scams targeting seniors surged to about $5 billion in 2024, exploiting vulnerabilities with specific persuasive tactics.

A special Los Angeles preview event for the movie 'Ramayana' on March 30, 2026.

There is no single way to tell the story of the ‘Ramayana.’ People from different religious traditions and cultural backgrounds have reimagined the epic in countless ways.
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