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How Europe Became So Rich
In a time of great powers and empires, just one region of the world experienced extraordinary economic growth. How?
In a time of great powers and empires, just one region of the world experienced extraordinary economic growth. How?
We would look a lot different if evolution had designed the human body to work well for a century or more.
In a pyramid scheme, the integrity of the whole is contingent upon the retainment of each individual part; at the same time, growth can only through continual expansion of the base.
It’s a freezer-friendly meal that feels fancy—but couldn’t be easier to make.
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Utahraptor is an official state dinosaur and an NBA mascot’s inspiration. Understanding it has been anything but simple.
Disordered eating of nutritious but very limited diets can be fueled by social media, experts say.
Indigenous women in North and Central America are coming together to share ancestral knowledge of amaranth, a plant booming in popularity as a health food.
BookTok readers are flocking to physical stores to snag a copy of the latest viral hit—and helping the once-struggling chain turn a corner.
Seeking a deeper connection to the world, Angela Maxwell set off to walk it alone. Six years and 20,000 miles later, she brought that connection home.
Once the extra, unnecessary stuff is deleted, only the best is left.
This is one of the easiest, most delicious ways to cook down a whole head of cabbage until it’s falling-apart tender.
From bad bosses to gossipy colleagues and, of course, office refrigerator drama.
From indies like Blue Prince to big console exclusives like Donkey Kong Bananza, NPR staff and contributors round up their favorite games of the year so far.
Some psychiatric patients may actually have treatable autoimmune conditions. But what happens to the newly sane?
Some are using Final Fantasy and GTA Online as dating sites and long-time lovers are finding comfort and connection through Resident Evil. Could video games be the ultimate relationship tool?
Protein has taken over the packaged-snack aisles at the grocery store. But do you need extra protein in your chips and muffins?
Hundreds of people have died while seeking food since delivery was taken over by the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation in May. But Palestinians facing extreme hunger have no choice but to take the risk.
Get your caffeine fix with added wellness benefits.
From razor-edged satires to dark fairy tales, inspired haunted house riffs and nerve-shredding accounts of supernatural possession, the 2000s have been a goldmine for fright freaks.
The puzzle of AI facial recognition.
Sarah Michelle Gellar talks about the return of ‘I Know What You Did Last Summer’ and that major surprise in the movie.
Expert-approved strategies for extending the life of this potassium-packed—but short-lived—fruit.
The typical location for a fitness tracker is on your wrist, but not everybody enjoys wearing a watch, or is allowed to at work. (Cooks and surgeons, I see you.) Or maybe you like watches so much you’d rather wear a real watch on your wrist, and have your
Attorney General Pam Bondi told President Donald Trump in May that he was named multiple times in the government’s files on Jeffrey Epstein, according to reports from the Wall Street Journal and CNN.
This tip changes everything about how you should decorate your home.
Amy Jeffress is a well-known lawyer in Washington, but it’s her work for the Jan. 6 select committee that has best prepared her to represent Joe Biden.
How Howard Lutnick, the Secretary of Commerce, plans to transform government into a money-making enterprise.
The stereotypical cowboy is nearly always white. Turns out, that’s not historically accurate.
Using a process known as “magic state distillation” in logical qubits will help make future quantum computers more fault-tolerant.
The league is negotiating with its players over a new collective bargaining agreement at a time when the game is more popular than ever.
Shoppers pushing the limits of Costco’s famously lenient “risk-free 100% satisfaction” return policy by getting full refunds for sagging sofas and stained mattresses are dividing the internet.
Experience is not always an asset.
A new study shows how extreme weather events are correlated to specific food price spikes in the immediate aftermath.
Save your money and a little space in your cupboard by skipping these 20 kitchen gadgets.
If you want affordability, access to health care and neighborhood safety, you may want to look outside historically popular retirement destinations.
Are you looking to meet someone new for who they are…or who they remind you of?
Most pool-related illnesses won’t kill you, but no one wants to spend their vacation or a week of beautiful summer days in the bathroom.
The diagnosable illness is also the internet’s punching bag. These narcissists have had enough.
Experts offer advice on how to answer this tricky question — and still get the job.
In a 2022 survey of 3,000 U.S. adults, more than one-third of respondents reported that on most days, they feel “completely overwhelmed” by stress.
Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. signed a controversial recommendation July 23 from a vaccine panel that advised removing thimerosal from all influenza vaccines. Thimerosal is a preservative that has largely been phased out of U.S.
Ami Colé changed the beauty game for Black women. So, why did it have to shutter?
New research finds that more Americans are shifting their money from checking and savings accounts into financial vehicles that pay an investment income.
The uptick in cases, caused by a variant of the virus nicknamed “razor blade throat,” comes as many Americans have likely gone a year or longer without a Covid shot.