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Why Loneliness Can Be Deadly
Loneliness can send a person down a path toward bad health, and even more intense loneliness, studies have shown....
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The Paradox Of Altruism
Charles Darwin regarded the problem of altruism—the act of helping someone else, even if it comes at a steep...
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Did Ancient Arab Culture Record First Example of Climate Change?
A new study finds that diaries and writings from ninth-century Baghdad provide insight regarding strange weather from the era,...
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Canada’s Restrictions on Scientists’ Speech Raise Concerns
Government scientists in Canada are facing growing restrictions on their ability to speak directly to the public and the...
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Increasingly, Children’s Books Are Where the Wild Things Aren’t
A new study has found that over the last several decades, nature has increasingly taken a back seat in...
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Religious Freedom and the Conservative Quest for Absolute Truth
When the Obama administration declared that employees of Catholic institutions must have contraception covered in their health plans (before...
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AAAS President Says Big Business ‘Driving Science Into a Dark Era’
Most scientists, on achieving high office, keep their public remarks to the bland and reassuring, but Nina Fedoroff, the...
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You Can’t Do the Math Without the Words
Most people learn to count when they are children. Yet surprisingly, not all languages have words for numbers. A...
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Was Stonehenege Built For the Sound Effects?
The origins of Stonehenge have long baffled historians - was it intended as a monument for the dead, a...
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How Obama Can Win the Culture War
In Washington, religious groups are interest groups. Just like the National Rifle Association or the farm lobby, the bishops...