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It gets lonely if you stick around an office until late afternoon on Fridays. Dimitri Otis/Stone via Getty Images

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Hybrid workers are putting in 90 fewer minutes of work on Fridays – and an overall shift toward custom schedules could be undercutting collaboration

Staff Writer - November 14, 2025

The most meaningful gifts reflect the recipient’s values and identity – and the giver’s, too. Halfpoint images/Moment via Getty Images

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Turn shopping stress into purposeful gift giving by cultivating ‘consumer wisdom’ during the holidays

Closely examining the claims companies make about a product can help you separate hype from reality. Flavio Coelho/Moment via Getty Images

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New technologies like AI come with big claims – borrowing the scientific concept of validity can help cut through the hype

James Watson was both a towering and controversial figure in science. Gerhard Rauchwetter/picture alliance via Getty Images

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James Watson exemplified the best and worst of science – from monumental discoveries to sexism and cutthroat competition

ICE’s surveillance gaze is likely to sweep across millions of people’s social media posts. Westend61/Westend61 via Getty Images

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Always watching: How ICE’s plan to monitor social media 24/7 threatens privacy and civic participation

The first wind phone was built in 2010 in Otsuchi, Japan. Matthew Komatsu/Wikimedia Commons

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Wind phones help the bereaved deal with death, loss and grief...

Staff Writer - September 21, 2024

Forgiving yourself can be a sign of moral growth − but only if you put in the work. Stephanie Verhart/E+ via Getty Images

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Self-forgiveness is more than self-comfort − a philosopher explains

Staff Writer - September 20, 2024

Families on bikes at a July Fourth parade in Houston’s Northside neighborhood. Jimmy Castillo, CC BY-ND

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Gentrification isn’t inevitable − it can hinge on how residents view...

Staff Writer - September 20, 2024

Singer Justin Bieber is seen on May 16, 2024, in Los Angeles. BG046/Bauer-Griffin/GC Images

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Men are carrying the brunt of the ‘loneliness epidemic’ amid potent...

Staff Writer - September 20, 2024

Happiness is more than a mood – it may factor into how we vote. Adrienne Bresnahan/Getty Images

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Happiness swings votes – and America’s current mood could scramble expectations...

Staff Writer - September 17, 2024

Working late into the night can backfire. Ivan Pantic/E+ via Getty Images

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Responding to work emails after hours contributes to burnout, hostility

Staff Writer - September 15, 2024

In Colorado, many people run, bike and climb in mountain lion habitat. DEA/ C. Dani I. Jeske/De Agostini via Getty Images

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Colorado voters weigh a ban on hunting mountain lions as attitudes...

Staff Writer - September 14, 2024

Sorority members listen as U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris gives the keynote speech at the Zeta Phi Beta Grand Boulé in Indianapolis on July 24, 2024. Jeremy Hogan/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images

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Kamala Harris’ message to women on ‘freedom’ helps explain why Black...

Staff Writer - September 11, 2024

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Coal-fired power plants emit both smoke and steam. Paul Souders/Stone via Getty Images

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Coal plants emitted more pollution during the last government shutdown, while...

Staff Writer - October 24, 2025

Ruohao Zhang, Penn State; Huan Li, North Carolina A&T State University, and Neha Khanna, Binghamton University, State University of New York

Harlan’s ground sloth fossil skeleton excavated and displayed at the La Brea Tar Pits in Los Angeles. Larisa DeSantis

Giant ground sloths’ fossilized teeth reveal their unique roles in the...

October 22, 2025

Demonstrators in Portland, Ore., protest on Oct. 4, 2025, against President Donald Trump’s plan to deploy the National Guard to the city. Spencer Platt/Getty Images

Trump’s National Guard deployments reignite 200-year-old legal debate over state vs....

October 21, 2025

If consumed in high doses, lead and other heavy metals have serious, well-documented health risks. whitebalance.space/E+ via Getty Images

Protein powders and shakes contain high amounts of lead, new report...

October 18, 2025

Many fruits and vegetables are high in antioxidants. istetiana/Moment via Getty Images

Antioxidants help stave off a host of health problems – but...

October 17, 2025