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Taking away access to firearms is one of the few effective interventions for reducing intimate partner homicide. Nastco/iStock via Getty Images Plus

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Intimate partner homicide has clear warning signs – and is often preventable, research shows

Staff Writer - April 20, 2026

People tend to be offended when they get a personal note written by AI – if they know. Ekaterina Buravleva/iStock via Getty Images

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Most people do not realize when a personal message they receive was written by AI, study finds

Irene Fogel Weiss holds a photograph of her mother and brothers, who were killed during the Holocaust, during a ceremony at the U.S. Capitol on April 14, 2026, in Washington. Heather Diehl/Getty Images

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About half of young Americans can’t name a single Holocaust site, repeating a pattern of ignorance seen in postwar Germany

Human love is valuable precisely because it’s limited – we can’t be everything to everyone all the time. Maria Korneeva/Moment via Getty Images

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AI companions can give constant support – but distort ideas about what a relationship really is

Work crews prepare for the construction of a new ballroom after the demolition of the East Wing of the White House in October 2025. Andrew Leyden/Getty Images

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In his efforts to remake federal architecture, Trump repudiates the ‘republican ideals’ that have long informed it

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Can crows read?

Staff Writer - October 16, 2014

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Everything is normal again in North Korea as Kim Jong-un returns

Staff Writer - October 16, 2014

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United Nations under pressure to protect ‘traditional families’ over individual rights

Staff Writer - October 15, 2014

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It’s not fair! How the human equality condition can hold some...

Staff Writer - October 15, 2014

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You wouldn’t want an unqualified doctor or lawyer … so why...

Staff Writer - October 15, 2014

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Literature is way too snobby, so say goodbye to Guilty Pleasures

Staff Writer - October 15, 2014

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126,000 reasons why the Emma Watson hoax isn’t all bad news

Staff Writer - October 15, 2014

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Opinions harden on what it means to be ‘truly British’

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The Denver suburb of Castle Rock, Colo., limits water use in future developments. Homeowners are embracing water-efficient yards. RJ Sangosti/MediaNews Group/The Denver Post via Getty Images

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Water conservation works, but climate change is outpacing it: Phoenix, Denver...

Staff Writer - April 8, 2026

Renee Obringer, Penn State and Dave White, Arizona State University When a drought turns into an urban water crisis,...

The Salton Sea is shrinking and releasing toxic dust from its lake bed. Jennifer Davis/iStock/Getty Images Plus

Toxic dust from California’s shrinking Salton Sea is harming children’s lung...

April 5, 2026

The Camelot crater in the Moon’s Taurus-Littrow Valley is where the sample containing trivalent titanium was found. NASA/Apollo 17: AS17-145-22159

New study measures titanium in Apollo rock to uncover Moon’s early chemistry

March 29, 2026

Boat strikes can harm or kill whales and are one concern about the oil industry’s environmental impact. Robyn Beck/AFP via Getty Images

Trump’s ‘God Squad’ pits energy vs. endangered species, but it’s a...

March 28, 2026

The Artemis II crew poses during a ground systems test ahead of launch. NASA/Frank Michaux

From ‘Project Hail Mary’ to Artemis II, spaceflight captures audiences when...

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