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You might avoid divisive products if your parents argued as a child
The way someone processes information in product reviews may differ depending on whether or not they grew up in a…
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Spider webs may act as most sensitive ‘ears’ in known natural world
The bridge spider (Larinioides sclopetarius) uses its web to detect the sounds made by insects flying nearby and prepare itself for…
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The Killing of Adam Toledo and the Colliding Cycles of Violence in Chicago
Eddie Bocanegra and I met by Farragut high school in Chicago’s Little Village, a predominantly Latino neighborhood on the city’s…
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17 Best Weekend Deals on Earth-Friendly Gear and More
When a product cuts down on waste in some meaningful way, whether by using plastic-free packaging or with recycled materials,…
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The CDC Reviews J&J, India Battles an Outbreak, and More Coronavirus News
The CDC reviews Johnson & Johnson’s vaccine, India’s case count reaches record highs, and the US expands its Do Not…
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Talking Brains, Hardware, and Privacy With Facebook’s AR Guru
Facebook doesn’t have the best track record when it comes to keeping user data private. So when it revealed a…
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A Vaccine Can Be Bad for a Person but Awesome for All People
But if you tell an epidemiologist or a public health expert that a drug given to 7 million people had…
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NASA Launches Astronauts to the ISS on a Reused SpaceX Rocket
Four astronauts blasted off to the International Space Station from Cape Canaveral early Friday, marking NASA’s first-ever launch with a…
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The Trump Administration Is Over, but the Trump Crisis Is Not
When Walter Mondale, the former Vice-President, died on Monday, C-SPAN circulated a video clip of him on the rostrum of…
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