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An image of eight teenagers sitting in a circle, one is holding a guitar.

Why do religious teens engage in less risky behavior? A psychologist explains — James A. Shepperd

Researchers have long known that religious teens are less likely to engage in risky behavior. My team’s research explains why. We...

Half of unvaccinated workers say they’d rather quit than get a shot – but real-world data suggest few are following through — Jack J. Barry, Ann Christiano and Annie Neimand

Are workplace vaccine mandates prompting some employees to quit rather than get a shot? A hospital in Lowville, New York,...
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France’s headscarf ban in the 2024 Summer Olympics reflects a narrow view of national identity, writes a scholar of European studies — Armin Langer

The 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris have sparked a discussion about whether female Muslim athletes who wear a headscarf should be...
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Florida’s school safety dashboard helps parents and teachers address root causes of bullying, fighting and other misbehavior —F. Chris Curran

What can this dashboard show parents about how safe a school is for their child? Parents can use the Safe...
Hammerhead shark in water

Why do hammerhead sharks have hammer-shaped heads? — Gavin Naylor

Hammerhead sharks are the strange-looking ones. They look like someone grabbed their skull by the eye sockets and stretched their...
A photo of commemorating the anniversary of the 1938 pogrom in Hamburg, on the former site of the Bornplatz Synagogue, in November 2018.

Kristallnacht’s legacy still haunts Hamburg − even as the city rebuilds a former synagogue burned in the Nazi pogrom — Yaniv Feller

Johanna Neumann was 8 when she witnessed a mob of local citizens and Nazis vandalizing the Bornplatz Synagogue in Hamburg....
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Misuse of Adderall promotes stigma and mistrust for patients who need it – a neuroscientist explains the science behind the controversial ADHD drug — Habibeh Khoshbouei

The nationwide shortages of Adderall that began in fall 2022 have brought renewed attention to the beleaguered drug, which is used to treat attention-deficit/hyperactivity...
Planting mixes of flowers around farm fields helps keep bees healthy

Planting mixes of flowers around farm fields helps keep bees healthy — Hamutahl Cohen

It’s springtime in California, and bees are emerging to feast on flowering fields – acres upon acres of cultivated almonds,...

Trump can’t beat Facebook, Twitter and YouTube in court – but the fight might be worth more than a win — Frank LoMonte

From condo salesman to reality TV host to leader of the free world, Donald Trump has occupied several lifetimes’ worth of identities over a remarkable career of reinventions.
An image of a paleontologist wearing a T-shirt showing Strophodus rebecae, a shark species with flat teeth that lived millions of years ago.

‘Jaws’ portrayed sharks as monsters 50 years ago, but it also inspired a generation of shark scientists — Gavin Naylor

Human fear of sharks has deep roots. Written works and art from the ancient world contain references to sharks preying on...
A person holding a plate of everything bagels with poppy seeds on them

Can eating poppy seeds affect drug test results? An addiction and pain medicine specialist explains — Gary Reisfield

The U.S. Defense Department issued a memo on Feb. 17, 2023, warning service members to avoid eating poppy seeds because doing so...
An image of horse fossils.

Horses lived in the Americas for millions of years – new research helps paleontologists understand the fossils we’ve found and those that are missing from the record — Stephanie Killingsworth and Bruce J. MacFadden

Many people assume that horses first came to the Americas when Spanish explorers brought them here about 500 years ago....
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