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Evidence suggests that people who receive syringes from a needle exchange are less likely to dispose of them improperly.
An adult can read at a fifth grade level and still be a productive employee or caregiver who navigates practical life with competence.
Investors want to buy the basketball team for a record sum.
To understand what religion looks like in 21st-century America, researchers may need to ask different questions.
Thai Buddhism involves daily rituals and collective acts of worship, unlike the individual-focused emphasis on meditation often found in Western Buddhist communities.
A fish-finding expedition not only detects unexpected species but also uncovers a living link to Missouri’s geological past.
Energy transfer is the secret ingredient that makes iced tea a particularly refreshing drink on a hot day.
His latest – and possibly last – book tackles America’s foreign policy before and after 9/11. Could it also serve as an antidote to the fragmented attention and political duplicity of our current moment?
With the help of thunderstorms and everyday fiber-optic cables, these scientists are revealing a hidden world underground.
Protein powders and protein-fortified versions of all manner of foods line grocery store shelves. But just because something has added protein doesn’t necessarily make it better.
Educators can confront AI head on by distinguishing its pattern-recognition skills from its inability to daydream, embody other people and authentically express itself.
With location regulations no longer in force, fishing boats are harvesting thousands of tons of krill from very few areas, increasing competition with penguins, seals, whales and other marine life.
US colleges and universities hosted nearly 1.2 million international students in the 2024-25 school year, an all-time high.
Measles is making a comeback around the world. In places with low vaccination rates, a few cases can quickly become an epidemic.
New Penn State research on nearly 200,000 Pennsylvania teens finds everyday bonds with family, school and community may help prevent youth suicide.
The resignation and death of the Cambridge professor is the latest chapter in a centuries-old struggle over originality and intellectual ownership – one intensified by the rise of generative AI.
Uncle Sam may receive charitable gifts, but that doesn’t give presidents free rein on how to spend those funds.
Though Graham’s appointment may seem unusual, political inheritance has never been fully absent from American democracy.
Drought and a ruptured pipeline have forced Puerto Rico into revolving water shut-offs. For many people, the disruption started years earlier, as did loss of faith in the utility.
Campaigning anywhere for any office at any level of government is personally burdensome.
The existing plans and commitments to reduce water use don’t add up to even half of the savings that are needed to keep the river flowing.
More than 25 states require students to learn to read and write in cursive.
Novel treatments include mental exercises to boost cognitive function, as well as strategies that help people with schizophrenia understand the emotions of others.
Algorithms on X tend to bring you posts that contradict your values, and it happens more to Democrats than Republicans.