December 9, 2024
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Music can change how you feel about the past
Music could alter the emotional tenor of your memories. CoffeeAndMilk/E+ via Getty Images Yiren Ren, Georgia Institute of Technology Have you ... -
Love it or hate it, nonliteral ‘literally’ is here to stay: Here’s why English will survive
Did your head literally explode? No, but you can say it did. John Lund/Stone via Getty Images Valerie M. Fridland, University of Nevada, ...December 9, 2024 -
Meditation can reduce stress – but the pressure to overwork remains
Are meditation practices in the workplace effective in changing the culture of high stress? Jason Koerner/Getty Images Alo Yoga Jaime L ...December 9, 2024 -
How the Taliban are seeking to reshape Afghanistan’s schools to push their ideology
Afghan students will get more lessons in religion and resistance under the Taliban’s proposed changes to their schools. Sanaullah ...November 13, 2024 -
Mothers, metaphors and dyslexia: What language reveals about the challenges of a child’s learning disability
Dyslexia can affect children’s reading, writing, spelling, memory and organizational skills. damircudic/E+ via Getty Images Jenna Abetz, ...November 13, 2024 -
Weight loss plans are less effective for many Black women − because existing ones often don’t meet their unique needs
People who are obese or overweight are at higher risk of developing several chronic diseases. andreswd/E+ via Getty Images Loneke Blackman ...November 13, 2024 -
Inside CRISPR’s gene editing revolution
Jennifer Doudna won the Nobel Prize for inventing a powerful gene editing technology. What comes next for CRISPR? Written by Jina Moore ...October 24, 2024 -
A lonely and ancient plant needs a female partner and researchers are using drones and AI to find it – podcast
Gemma Ware, The Conversation The only known specimens of Encephalartos woodii (E. woodii), a species of cycad, are all clones of the same male plant ...October 23, 2024