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/ 1 week agoI’m a neuroscientist who taught rats to drive − their joy suggests how anticipating fun can enrich human life
Equipped with a rodent version of a Cybertruck, these driving rats reveal that positive experiences may sculpt the brain just as...
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/ 1 week agoWhy does everything look flat even though the Earth is round?
It’s all about perspective: The higher you go, the more you can see the curve.
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/ 1 week agoHow the Taliban are seeking to reshape Afghanistan’s schools to push their ideology
The Taliban are increasing religious education and removing lessons about the arts, culture and human rights – moves that will shape...
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/ 1 week agoHow updated Vatican rules on validating supernatural appearances of Mary will affect the famed pilgrimage site of Medjugorje
The Vatican has said that the pilgrimage to Medjugorje, a small town in Bosnia-Herzegovina, can yield ‘spiritual benefits’ but refrained from...
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/ 1 week agoCompanies are buying up cheap carbon offsets − data suggest it may be more about greenwashing than helping the climate
A deep dive into 866 public companies and 1,413 carbon projects reveals some twists in who relies on cheap offsets and...
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/ 1 week ago‘Inflation is radioactive’: Trump’s victory is part of a global populist wave of voters throwing out incumbents
Inflation is politically radioactive, and voters have a very long memory for it, as Democrats found when Donald Trump won and...
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/ 2 weeks agoVoters in Arab-American strongholds likely tipped Michigan in Trump’s favor
The votes for Trump added up in Dearborn, Dearborn Heights and Hamtramck.
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/ 2 weeks agoPennsylvania will keep its divided legislature thanks to split-ticket voters
Despite the country’s stark political divide, some Pennsylvania voters in deep-red counties still genuinely vote for the representative and not the...
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/ 2 weeks agoBoeing workers secure big gains after strike, but the future for organized labor under Trump is uncertain
Restoring the defined-benefit pension plan the workers gave up in 2013 was a rallying cry. But the union didn’t get it...
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/ 2 weeks agoWhat should journalists do when the facts don’t matter?
Historical examples abound of American news consumers being presented with verified facts about controversial figures or events, only to have the...
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/ 2 weeks agoDisaster survivors want to rebuild safer, more sustainable homes, but cost misperceptions often stand in the way
In interviews with residents and builders after disasters from Hawaii to Colorado to Puerto Rico, an engineer and policy specialist found...
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/ 2 weeks agoTrump’s plans to extend tax cuts and slash red tape will likely spur economic growth − but there’s a cost
Much of Trump’s 2017 tax law is set to expire at the end of 2025 – failing to extend it would...
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/ 2 weeks agoWhat’s the ‘standard deduction’? An accounting expert explains how it simplifies tax filing and saves most Americans money
In 2025, Congress will need to decide whether to extend the higher standard deduction, which has been in place since 2018.
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/ 2 weeks agoCompassion amid chaos − how one of America’s greatest poets became a lifeline for wounded soldiers
Lacking formal training in medicine or nursing, Walt Whitman nonetheless realized ‘the simple matter of personal presence, and emanating ordinary cheer...
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/ 2 weeks ago10 states had abortion measures on the ballot – where they passed, where they failed, and what it all means
Seven measures passed, three failed. What’s left behind is a mosaic of laws that can be hard to understand.
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/ 2 weeks agoStrength training early in life can set up kids and adolescents for a lifetime of health and well-being
Strength training programs for young people can improve muscle tone, prevent obesity and develop good exercise habits that last into adulthood.
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/ 2 weeks agoThe election is over − but what is a ‘lame duck’ anyway?
The lame-duck period in the US is longer than in other Western democracies, which tend to make the transition over a...
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/ 2 weeks agoNew Apostolic Reformation evangelicals see Trump as God’s warrior in their battle to win America from satanic forces and Christianize it
Many followers of the New Apostolic Reformation − a Christian religious movement − claim they receive divine guidance in reconstructing modern...
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/ 2 weeks agoIs AI dominance inevitable? A technology ethicist says no, actually
AI is already widespread and garnering billions of dollars in investment. But that doesn’t mean its ubiquity is predetermined. Society can...
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/ 2 weeks agoHow Trump might target DACA recipients and other immigrant groups
Trump focused on illegal immigration in his campaign and pledged to make a range of sweeping changes – some of which...
