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An image of a young girl holding her right arm in pain, wearing a bike helmet with her bike the background.

Why does it hurt when you get a scrape? A neuroscientist explains the science of pain —Yenisel Cruz-Almeida

Nobody likes to feel pain, but it’s something every person will experience at some point in their life....
A photo of a special edition of French satirical newspaper Charlie Hebdo commemorates 10 years since an Islamist attack in 2015.

10 years after the Charlie Hebdo attacks in France, conversations about free speech are still too black and white — Armin Langer

In January 2015, 12 people were killed at the French satirist magazine Charlie Hebdo’s office after it published controversial caricatures of the...
A black and white photo of a white male sitting at a typewriter with a cigarette in his mouth.

The power of friendship: How a letter helped create an American bestseller about antisemitism — Rachel Gordan

Eighty years ago, the Jewish American novelist Laura Z. Hobsonwas contemplating her next writerly move and was seeking a little help...
An illustration of a fully-grown male Palaeoloxodon turkmenicus wandering the Kashmir Valley, 400,000 years ago, towering over a herd of Central Asian red deer.

How a giant prehistoric elephant skull helped untangle an evolutionary mystery — Steven Zhang and Advait M. Jukar

400,000 years ago, early humans in Europe, Asia and Africa lived alongside giant straight-tusked elephants, far bigger than their modern-day...
Illustration of a human profile with an overlay of the brain, highlighting anatomical structures. The skull and spine are visible, with a glowing effect emphasizing the brain's location.

Brain inflammation may be the reason behind muscle fatigue after infection and injury — Diego E. Rincon-Limas and Aaron N. Johnson

Infectious or chronic diseases such as long COVID, Alzheimer’s disease and traumatic brain injury can cause inflammation in the brain, or...
An illustration of greenwashing involves giving false impressions about a company’s impact on the environment

Companies are buying up cheap carbon offsets − data suggest it’s more about greenwashing than helping the climate — Sehoon Kim

Carbon offsets have become big business as more companies make promises to protect the climate but can’t meet the goals...
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....
A photo of Quincy Jones.

Quincy Jones mastered the art of arrangement, transforming simple tunes into epic soundscapes —Jose Valentino Ruiz

On the sleeve notes of some of the most memorable and best-selling albums of all time, you’ll find the words...
A photo of a person holding a flyer with important dates to remember about the election.

Abortion and marijuana ballot measures may bring out Florida Democrats, but the GOP has 1M more active voters in the Sunshine State — Daniel Smith

The number of voters registered as Democrats has tumbled in recent years in Florida, effectively removing the Sunshine State as...
A photo of high-rise condos being built by construction workers in Miami Beach.

Florida’s new condo laws recognize the total price of living on the beach — Bill Hughes

Nearly a million Florida condo owners face an important deadline at the end of the year. That’s when a law passed in...
An image of a blue typewriter and white robot hands typing against a yellow background.

Your next favorite story won’t be written by AI – but it could be someday — Haoran Chu and Sixiao Liu

Stories define people – they shape our relationships, cultures and societies. Unlike other skills replaced by technology, storytelling has remained...

Gut microbe imbalances could predict a child’s risk for autism, ADHD and speech disorders years before symptoms appear — Angelica P. Ahrens, Eric W. Triplett and Johnny Ludvigsson

Early screening for neurodevelopmental disorders such as autism is important to ensure children have the support they need to gain the essential skills for...
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