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Did your head literally explode? No, but you can say it did. John Lund/Stone via Getty Images

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Love it or hate it, nonliteral ‘literally’ is here to stay: Here’s why English will survive

Staff Writer - December 6, 2024

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

Nobody likes feeling pressured. lechatnoir/E+ via Getty Images

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Tip pressure might work in the moment, but customers are less likely to return

Buddha statues in Sarnath, India, where he attained enlightenment. Alexander Reshnya/iStock via Getty Images Plus

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On Bodhi Day, Buddhists commemorate Siddhartha Gautama’s enlightenment by lighting lamps to combat darkness

Strengthening relationships strengthens communities, which influences societies. Charles Gullung/The Image Bank via Getty Images

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An upward spiral – how small acts of kindness and connection really can change the world, according to psychology research

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How your brain decides who to make friends with when you...

Staff Writer - October 16, 2014

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Germany’s green energy gamble could really use some vorsprung durch technik

Staff Writer - October 16, 2014

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Explainer: what is oracy and why should every child be taught...

Staff Writer - October 16, 2014

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Nobel Peace Prize: extraordinary Malala a powerful role model

Staff Writer - October 16, 2014

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Long-term youth unemployment triples in six years: study

Staff Writer - October 16, 2014

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

Staff Writer - October 15, 2014

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Banning ‘hooligans’ from travel won’t stop disorder at matches

Staff Writer - October 15, 2014

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South African prisons: the trials of Oscar Pistorius may not be...

Staff Writer - October 14, 2014

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Certain strains of E. coli can outcompete disease-causing microbes for resources. NIAID/Flickr, CC BY-SA

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Get chronic UTIs? Future treatments may add more bacteria to your...

Staff Writer - November 16, 2024

Sarguru Subash, Texas A&M University Millions of people in the U.S. and around the world suffer from urinary tract...

People climb to the top of a bridge damaged when Cyclone Idai hit Mozambique in 2019. Andrew Renneisen/Getty Images

3 innovative ways to help countries hit by climate disasters, beyond...

November 14, 2024

Rocks can hold clues to history dating back hundreds of millions of years. Christine S. Siddoway

Missing link to Snowball Earth history emerges from some unusual rocks...

November 11, 2024

Rats will choose to take a longer route if it means they get to enjoy the ride to their destination. Kelly Lambert, CC BY-ND

I’m a neuroscientist who taught rats to drive − their joy...

November 11, 2024

Specialized compartments within cells carry out specific functions. Christoph Burgstedt/Science Photo Library via Getty Images

Cells have more mini ‘organs’ than researchers thought − unbound by...

November 5, 2024