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Your Friends Shape Your Microbiome—and So Do Their Friends

Analysis of nearly 2,000 people living in remote villages in Honduras reveals wh...

Choosing Empathy Is Critical to Democracy

If we lose sight of why empathy matters, both individual dignity and democracy s...

Walking Pneumonia is Surging in Young Kids. Here's What...

Milder cases of pneumonia, dubbed “walking pneumonia,” are on the rise in young ...

What Makes the Eastern U.S. Drought Different from the ...

Drought is more synonymous with the western U.S., but the eastern part of the co...

Expressions of Pain May Have a Common Origin

From “ouch” to “aïe” to “yakayi,” languages across the world exclaim pain using ...

Why We Probably Won’t Find Aliens Anytime Soon

Odds are that we’re not truly alone in the cosmos. But practically speaking, we ...

A Science Breakthrough Too Good to Be True? It Probably...

The more exciting, transformative, and revolutionary a science result appears, e...

Fluoride in Drinking Water Is Safe. Here’s the Evidence

RFK, Jr., and other potential and current government officials have spread shaky...

Science for True Well-Being

The latest research is an antidote to toxic quackery and honest confusion about ...

A Psychologist’s Tips for Avoiding Overconsumption this...

Holiday deals are designed to be irresistible. A consumer psychologist explains ...

Fast Fashion Affects Climate, Exploits Workers and Crea...

Fast fashion may seem cheap, but it’s taking a costly toll on the planet—and on ...

Wildfire Smoke Linked to Increased Risk of Dementia

The particles that make up wildfire smoke may raise the risk of dementia even mo...

How the Return of Salmon to the Klamath River Shows Us ...

Once a tragic example of degraded wildlife habitat, the Klamath River’s dam remo...

How Magnet Fishers Catch Underwater Garbage, Guns and S...

With the help of a powerful rare-earth alloy, magnet fishers pull garbage out of...

How Humor Can Help You Get through Hard Times

When life feels difficult, humor can be a coping mechanism that relieves stress ...

When a Nation Embraces a False Reality

A renowned psychiatrist and activist compares Trump’s election to other pivotal ...

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