Dr. Jonas Salk displays his polio vaccine, which he developed in a University of Pittsburgh laboratory. Bettmann/Bettmann Collection via Getty Images
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The world risks forgetting one of humanity’s greatest triumphs as polio...

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’Tis the season … for gift-buying stress. Photo by Ryan Miller/Invision/AP
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How to reduce gift-giving stress with your kids – a child...

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The ice that now covers West Antarctica was not there 3.6 million years ago, after a massive collapse of the ice sheet during a warming period. Anna Ruth Halberstadt, CC BY-NC-ND
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West Antarctica’s history of rapid melting foretells sudden shifts in continent’s...

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In the Shakers’ early years, dance was one of the most distinct aspects of the Christian group’s worship. Bettmann via Getty Images
culture

The celibate, dancing Shakers were once seen as a threat to...

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Michele Singer Reiner and Rob Reiner pose with their children, Jake, Romy and Nick, far right, at a 2014 gala. Michael Loccisano/Getty Images
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How the ‘slayer rule’ might play a role in determining who...

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When children experience boredom, it can result in a brain boost that can push them to explore new activities. Richard Lewisohn/Connect Images via Getty Images
culture

It’s more than OK for kids to be bored − it’s...

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Lansing City Clerk Chris Swope collects absentee ballots from a drop box in 2024. Bill Pugliano/Getty Images
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Local democracy is holding strong, but rural communities are falling behind,...

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Passage of the Epstein Files Transparency Act, backed by many of Epstein’s alleged victims and family members, led the DOJ to begin releasing some of the Epstein files. AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite
Health

As DOJ begins to release Epstein files, his many victims deserve...

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British and German troops observe a temporary truce on Christmas Day 1914. Daily Mirror/Mirrorpix via Getty Images
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From truce in the trenches to cocktails at the consulate: How...

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