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What kids are doing on tablets seems to matter more than how long they use them. PeopleImages/iStock via Getty Images

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Screen time guidelines for kids and adolescents have shifted as research paints a more nuanced picture

Staff Writer - July 19, 2026

Once America had become a country, a new government needed to be designed. Nazlisart/iStock Getty Images

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After 1776, the founders designed a government that accounts for ‘a degree of depravity in mankind’

At times, feeling personally grateful to someone can feel like a big ask – but there are other forms of gratitude. Focus Pixel Art/Moment via Getty Images

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How to be grateful to someone – even when you really don’t want to

A statue of Francisco de Miranda stands in Cuba. Riccardo Lombardo/REDA/Universal Images Group via Getty Images

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For nearly 250 years, the US has had eyes on Latin America – but interventions then looked rather different

An International Workers’ Day demonstration on May 1, 2026, in Havana includes a protest of the ongoing U.S. blockade of oil to Cuba. Anadolu/Anadolu via Getty Images

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Cuba’s future remains in limbo while Trump’s unpredictable foreign policy offers no clear path forward

There’s a lot of information out there to sort through, so be prepared. Richard Drury/DigitalVision via Getty Images

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Prepare your social media for the election − 3 tips to...

Staff Writer - September 27, 2024

Uniformed members of Trail Life USA present the colors at the Family Research Council’s 2018 Values Voter Summit. Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images

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How the US government can stop ‘churches’ from getting treated like...

Staff Writer - September 26, 2024

Supporters watch Donald Trump speak at a rally in Uniondale, N.Y., on Sept. 18, 2024. Spencer Platt/Getty Images

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Why do people still back Trump, after everything? 5 things to...

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Theodore Roosevelt speaks during the Progressive campaign of 1912. AP Photo

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A brief history of former presidents running for reelection: 3 losses,...

Staff Writer - September 24, 2024

Can you hold a positive emotion simultaneously with a negative one? Dimitri Otis/Stone via Getty Images

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Mixed emotions – neuroscience is exploring how your brain lets you...

Staff Writer - September 23, 2024

More than 1,000 Nepalis were ‘disappeared’ during the decade-long civil war. AP Photo/Niranjan Shrestha

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Nepal’s revamped truth commissions will need to go beyond ‘ritualism’ to...

Staff Writer - September 22, 2024

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

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

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The ‘Three Pure Ones,’ the deities considered the most pure representation of the Dao. Unknown author via Wikimedia Commons

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From ancient texts to modern practices, Daoism provides a profound framework...

Staff Writer - July 6, 2026

Michael Naparstek, University of Tennessee Daoism, China’s indigenous religion, is one of the country’s five officially recognized religions today....

Life went on in the late 18th century, regardless of your everyday ailments. Archive Photos/Getty Images

How did it feel to be an American colonist in 1776?...

July 2, 2026

People are often concerned about environmental risks lurking near their homes. Robert Gauthier/Los Angeles Times via Getty Images

Research about global fishing shows value of detailed environmental data, which...

July 1, 2026

Leaving the pyrotechnics to the professionals is safer and more spectacular. YinYang/iStock/Getty Images Plus

Fireworks, heat and drought make this July 4th a recipe for wildfires

June 30, 2026

Rescue workers carry a person on a stretcher in Caracas following an earthquake in Venezuela on June 24, 2026. Juan Barreto/AFP via Getty Images

Aid is on the way after Venezuela’s earthquakes, but it’s not...

June 27, 2026