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Directors Basel Adra, left, and Yuval Abraham on stage at the 62nd New York Film Festival on Sept. 29, 2024. Jamie McCarthy/Getty Images

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A Palestinian film is an Oscars favorite − so why is it so hard to see?

Staff Writer - February 21, 2025

Students kneel in front of a makeshift memorial on Sept. 5, 2024, in front of Apalachee High School in Winder, Ga., where two students and two teachers were shot and killed the day before. Jessica McGowan via Getty Images

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Georgia high school shooting shows how hard it can be to take action even after police see warning signs

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50 years ago, the Rolling Stones’ first US hit evinced the band’s eclectic style

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Five ways to fight online abuse with good manners

Fluoride is a mineral found in water that strengthens teeth and helps prevent cavities. vitapix/E+ via Getty Images

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Water fluoridation helps prevent tooth decay – how growing opposition threatens a 70-year-old health practice

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On the Reformation’s 500th anniversary, remembering Martin Luther’s contribution to literacy

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Which paintings were the most creative of their time? An algorithm...

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Gisèle Pelicot exits a courtroom with her lawyer in Avignon, France, in September 2024. Christophe Simon/AFP via Getty Images

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Rape survivors like Gisèle Pelicot are choosing to speak out, refuting...

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Giant leap for nuclear fusion as lasers blast new route to...

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Labour really does face a tough battle in Scotland

Staff Writer - January 6, 2015

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How I survived a shark attack and learned some valuable lessons

Staff Writer - March 22, 2015

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The real crisis in psychiatry is that there isn’t enough of...

Staff Writer - March 9, 2015

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Discovered: stone tools that go back beyond earliest humans

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Parts of the North Fork of the Kentucky River flooded in July 2022, and again in February 2025. Arden S. Barnes/For The Washington Post via Getty Images

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Why people rebuild in Appalachia’s flood-ravaged areas despite the risks

Staff Writer - February 26, 2025

Kristina P. Brant, Penn State On Valentine’s Day 2025, heavy rains started to fall in parts of rural Appalachia....

In the toxic male technique, genetically engineered male insects would implant semen containing toxic venom into the female insects during mating. Madugrero/Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA

Making sex deadly for insects could control pests that carry disease...

February 23, 2025

Tech entrepreneur Bryan Johnson has made it his life’s mission to delay aging and death. Netflix

The quest to extend human life is both fascinating and fraught...

February 23, 2025

Greenland has large deposits of rare earth minerals along its coasts, but these are also geologically hazardous regions. Alex Hibbert/The Image Bank via Getty Images

Greenland’s rapidly melting ice and landslide-prone fjords make the oil and...

February 19, 2025

National Institutes of Health indirect costs, which are under the knife, go toward managing laboratories and facilities. Fei Yang/Moment via Getty Images

Cutting funding for science can have consequences for the economy, US...

February 17, 2025