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What an enormous global study can tell us about feeling better during the pandemic

Cognitive reappraisal is a component of therapy that can encourage positive patterns of thinking and behavior. | Getty ImagesHundreds of…

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Why are these octopuses hurling shells at each other?

New research that has yet to be peer-reviewed suggests that octopuses in Australia can launch debris at each other. |…

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The “g-word” of urban policy

The Artist Studio Affordability Project capped a day of protest in front of the Brooklyn Museum in 2015 with a…

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We’ve been radically underestimating the true cost of our carbon footprint

Amanda Northrop/VoxThe Biden administration needs to factor in climate change’s cost in human lives — and what we owe to…

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Millions of Americans don’t have drinkable water. Can the infrastructure bill fix that?

Volunteers help to distribute water in Jackson, Mississippi on March 7. Residents in parts of the city have been without…

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Critical race theory bans are making teaching much harder

A rally opposing anti-racism teaching in Leesburg, Virginia, on June 12. | Andrew Caballero-Reynolds/AFP via Getty ImagesEducators are confused about…

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Donda: The hype, the controversy, the music, the Kanye of it all, explained

Kanye West onstage at the “Donda by Kanye West” listening event at Mercedes-Benz Stadium on July 22, 2021, in Atlanta,…

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Why Shang-Chi’s success matters — and why it shouldn’t

Simu Liu in Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings. | Marvel StudiosShang-Chi is a victory for representation. Quantifying…

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More Americans are taking jobs without employer benefits like health care or paid vacation

The number of gig workers in the US grew an unprecedented 34 percent this year. | Getty ImagesAn astonishing one…

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One of the worst public health dangers of the past century has finally been eradicated

Leaded gasoline can cause brain damage and lifelong problems. It took a decades-long campaign to get it out of cars…

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