In the early 1900s, some Americans feared that teddy bears would not instill maternal instincts in girls, thereby causing “race suicide.”
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In ancient Rome, collective bathing was the norm. In the West today, it’s the exception — and that’s too bad.
From the bedside to the lab bench, here’s how laboratory testing works.
The design was as intricate as that of modern-day, factory-fabricated denim jeans, and just as durable. The ancients had fashion.
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One of the winners. Dr. K. Barry Sharpless, is now the fifth person in history to win two Nobels.
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Inside the “out there” quest for a drug that would help doctors save lives before it’s too late.
Esperanto was intended to be an easy-to-learn second language that enabled you to speak with anyone on the planet.
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Predatory dinosaurs with big skulls tend to have tiny arms. Researchers propose there might be a direct link between those traits.
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Six visionary science fiction authors on the social impact of their work.
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The fictitious 31st-century world portrayed by the series is actually quite a bit like our own in the 21st century.
In 1934, American Communists translated a Stalinist book about revolution into a children’s game. Curiously, it didn’t catch on.
The popular game has a backstory rife with segregation, inequality, intellectual theft, and outlandish political theories.
Scientists are still figuring out why tirzepatide causes weight loss. One theory is that they “accidentally” created a new hormone.
Six hundred years in the history of trousers.
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Dante’s epic journey through hell and heaven reveal how the poet felt about his own country.
Every opportunity seized is another lost — but not choosing is the worst choice of all.
New radiocarbon dating reveals astonishing insights.
Research shows how “dark” Brett Martinpersonality traits affect Bitcoin enthusiasm.
Before the war, medical experts treated the body as a sum of its parts. Conditions like wound shock and brain damage called for a change in perspective.
The Industrial Revolution changed music forever, thanks to a combination of technological advances and clever entrepreneurs.
Compared to Earth, Mars is small, cold, dry, and lifeless. But 3.4 billion years ago, a killer asteroid caused a Martian megatsunami.