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  • Three firefighters rest in the shade of a truckEnvironment

    People are literally dying because it’s so hot outside—turns out machines aren’t doing so great either

    By Matthew T. Hughes, Srinivas Garimella, and others
  • Narendra Modi, Joe Biden

    India shocked the world with its moon landing, but it’s only one of 7 missions currently operating in lunar space

    By Mariel Borowitz and The Conversation
  • A businessman looking at his smartphoneFinance

    There’s a totally legal type of insider trading and directors all the way up to the C-suite consistently beat the market, research finds

    By D. Brian Blank, Dallin Alldredge, and others
  • Success

    Over 300,000 workers have gone on strike this year, but don’t be fooled—Unions are still a dim shadow of the midcentury glory days

    By Judith Stepan-Norris, Jasmine Kerrissey, and others
  • BEIJING, CHINA – AUGUST 17, 2023 – A spectator takes photos of a humanoid robot at the 2023 World Robot Conference in Beijing, China, August 17, 2023. (Photo by Costfoto/NurPhoto via Getty Images)Tech

    An A.I. model faced off against 24 graduate students in a test of creativity—here’s how it scored

    By Erik Guzik and The Conversation
  • Conceptual. Younger person holder an older persons hand.Mind

    LGBTQ+ caregivers carry an added burden of isolation, stigma, and lack of support that can harm their physical and mental health

    By Joel G. Anderson and The Conversation
  • MONTPELIER, VERMONT – JULY 11: People kayak up and down the flooded waters of Elm Street on July 11, 2023 in Montpelier, Vermont. Up to eight inches of rain fell over 48 hours and residents were warned that Wrightsville Dam could reach capacity, forcing it to release more water that could impact the downtown area. (Photo by Kylie Cooper/Getty Images)Environment

    There’s no such thing as a ‘climate haven’ away from disaster risks as national emergencies multiply

    By Julie Arbit, Brad Bottoms, and others
  • Doctor dermatologist examines skin of patient. Dermatoscopy, prevention of melanoma, skin cancer.Health

    Skin cancer affects about 6 million Americans each year. Here’s when—and how often—you should consider getting checked

    By Enrique Torchia, Neil Box, and others
  • Two pairs of hands exchange a restaurant bill.Personal Finance

    With tipping etiquette in flux, here’s how to avoid losing your mind—or feeling ripped off

    By Nathan B. Warren, Sara Hanson, and others
  • A pregnant woman holds her bump feeling positiveHealth

    Maternal death rates in the U.S. more than doubled for every racial and ethnic group from 1999 through 2019

    By Laura Fleszar, Allison Bryant Mantha, and others
  • Mark Zuckerberg, Elon MuskTech

    Gender scholar says the Musk-Zuckerberg fight is more than a ‘performance of virility.’ It’s part of a long history of men acting out when they feel attacked

    By Kristen Barber and The Conversation
  • Elementary schoolLife

    Does your kid struggle with ADHD? Studies are revealing something that can help more than medication: A daily report card

    By Gregory Fabiano and The Conversation
  • Kedarnath TempleEnvironment

    ‘The gods are angry’: How climate change is reshaping one of the world’s oldest religions from bliss to punishment

    By David L. Haberman and The Conversation
  • Joe BidenPolitics

    Not only did the government save millions of jobs during the pandemic, as many as 33% of them were in nonprofit land, study finds

    By Jennifer Mayo and The Conversation
  • Japanese father and son eating appleHealth

    The truth about apples as a ‘functional’ food—The 1980s concept from Japan that sought to cure the problem of eating like an American

    By Janet Colson and The Conversation