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Submit in words, images, audio or video, from Oct. 2 to Nov. 4. By Katherine Schulten A guest essay argues that it’s time to use warning labels to steer people away from food that is unhealthy.

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With any illustrated book, most readers turn first to the pictures. Band illuminates Qohelet in both pointed Hebrew ...

The Amazing Science of Bad Language. Whether or not Harris’ pause was deliberate, Byrne told me, it was effective because “there were a lot of people who put their own swear word in there.” ...

This week’s news roundup explores how the brain is affected by pregnancy, the way “scuba diving” lizards breathe underwater, and much more. According to the American Cancer Society, Black ...

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