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Eight of Literature’s Most Powerful Inventions—and the Neuroscience Behind How They Work
These reoccuring story elements have proven effects on our imagination, our emotions and other parts of our psyche.
These reoccuring story elements have proven effects on our imagination, our emotions and other parts of our psyche.
One of the most important career lessons I’ve learned is to pursue a career and not a job. At first glance, you might think, “What’s the difference?” I also didn’t get it for years.
Universal remotes promised to simplify controlling TV entertainment centers. Then streaming happened.
As the world felt increasingly chaotic, I wondered which principles I could apply – turns out there were many.
Gangs and mafiosos have a long history with food crime.
Nabongo is the first documented black woman and first Ugandan to travel to every sovereign nation. Here’s what she learned along the way.
Saul Bellow, Susan Sontag, Sylvia Plath and more on their nighttime visions.
The ‘one touch’ rule could be the solution if keeping your home tidy feels like a never ending challenge.
All the cuddles, none of the struggle.
Ever wondered what’s causing those small white bumps around your eyes? They could be milia, and your moisturizer might be to blame.
We consume far more than we create when it should be the opposite.
And it could also be the kindling sparking Parkinson’s and other neurodegenerative maladies.
From bad bosses to gossipy colleagues and, of course, office refrigerator drama.
TikTok beauty influencer Kaycee Ogle is regularly contacted by brands who want her to promote their products. But one email she received in June was different, and made her curious.
Many independent pharmacies are in turmoil throughout the US. But a unique law has made North Dakota a haven for mom-and-pop operators.
I didn’t know how you could inventory memories. I might search for a particular one, bring it up, dust it off. But how to count five days’ worth?
As increasing numbers of us can’t or won’t have children, Helen Coffey talks to those who are planning their lives without a nuclear family, and investigates why government policy has yet to catch up with this rapidly growing demographic.
The rise of ARFID, a new eating disorder driven not by body image but by fear.
From "wandering wombs" to modern biases, the troubling politics of hysterectomies
For those trying to overcome their fears of flying, it’s been . . . a challenging time to say the least.
A small but enthusiastic group of neuroscientists is exhuming overlooked experiments and performing new ones to explore whether cells record past experiences — fundamentally challenging what memory is.
Don’t let stinging pests ruin your time outdoors. Learn expert-approved tips for avoiding getting stung by wasps and keeping wasps away.
A man of the people, the artist put his money where his mouth was by visiting prisons around the country and performing the song
Learn about how a dental floss pick could be the new and more effective vaccine delivery method.
In commemoration of the 100th anniversary of modern quantum mechanics, a survey asked 1,101 physicists for their takes on some hot questions in quantum theory.
An extensive study looks at the risks of smartphone use for kids under age 13, and those risks are very real.
Dealing with a termite problem? Learn how to get rid of termites permanently with expert-approved methods that eliminate infestations and prevent them from coming back.
And they could help some creatures adjust to changing climates
Aspiring teachers also need the opportunity to talk about gun violence during their time in college, Abbey Clements said.
A Q+A with an entomologist who trains people to count butterflies for science.
The final days of July are the dog days of soccer’s summer transfer window, but August will bring a flurry of wheeling and dealing.
A full understanding of how lightning forms in the clouds has eluded scientists, but new research promises to solve this enduring mystery.
The link between eczema and disordered eating is more common than you might think.
I work hard, buy quality clothes and know how to fake my way through dinner-party conversations. But behind the scenes, I’m part of a fast-growing Canadian underclass.
This year, parents will pay more for back-to-school essentials such as pens, pencils and backpacks.
When it meets this week, the Federal Reserve is widely expected to keep its key short-term interest rate at its current target range — where it has stayed for all of 2025.
“You can only refill a deflated balloon so much, and often surgical intervention is necessary.”
Rigorous new research appears to show that monthly checks intended to help disadvantaged children did little for their well-being, adding a new element to a dispute over expanded government aid.
Many high earners in the U.S. still feel broke. Between lifestyle creep, debt and social pressure, even $200,000 per year doesn’t always buy peace of mind.
The gunman accused of killing four people in New York City suspected he had chronic traumatic encephalopathy, or CTE — a degenerative brain disease often associated with football players.
The Trump administration has ended the pandemic-era pause on repayments, leaving many facing colossal debts.
A quarter-size device that tracks the rise and fall of sugar in your blood is the latest source of hope — and hype — in the growing buzz around wearable health technology.
Susan Monarez is the first director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to require Senate confirmation. She’s also the first director without a medical degree in more than 70 years.
The new tariff could increase prices on goods such as cars, furniture and pharmaceuticals. Trump's tariffs are expected to raise prices by 1.8% in the short term, per the Yale Budget Lab.
From picking a career to picking a spouse, one radical philosophical idea will guide you.