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208 million Americans are classified as obese or overweight, according to new study synthesizing 132 data sources

208 million Americans are classified as obese or overweight, according to new study synthesizing 132 data sources

To control your spending this holiday season, stick with cash

To control your spending this holiday season, stick with cash

Japanese scientists were pioneers of AI, yet they’re being written out of its history

Japanese scientists were pioneers of AI, yet they’re being written out of its history

Nusra Latif Qureshi’s art invites us to confront colonial histories – and the messy threads that led us to the present

Nusra Latif Qureshi’s art invites us to confront colonial histories – and the messy threads that led us to the present

How the gladiators inspired evangelicals’ sense of persecution

How the gladiators inspired evangelicals’ sense of persecution

Social media companies won’t be able to compel people to provide digital or government-issued ID to verify age

Social media companies won’t be able to compel people to provide digital or government-issued ID to verify age

China’s influence grows at COP29 climate talks as US leadership fades

China’s influence grows at COP29 climate talks as US leadership fades

How to navigate the evolving parent-child relationship as kids become adults

How to navigate the evolving parent-child relationship as kids become adults

Are seed oils really as harmful as Robert F. Kennedy Jr. claims?

Are seed oils really as harmful as Robert F. Kennedy Jr. claims?

Taxpayers spend 22% more per patient to support Medicare Advantage – the private alternative to Medicare that promised to cost less

Taxpayers spend 22% more per patient to support Medicare Advantage – the private alternative to Medicare that promised to cost less

Students go to hell and back in this course that looks at depictions of the damned throughout the ages

Students go to hell and back in this course that looks at depictions of the damned throughout the ages

Five ways you might already encounter AI in cities (and not realise it)

Five ways you might already encounter AI in cities (and not realise it)

Is it possible to dig all the way through the Earth to the other side?

Is it possible to dig all the way through the Earth to the other side?

Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs’ case raises questions about the many observers who might have ignored his alleged crimes

Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs’ case raises questions about the many observers who might have ignored his alleged crimes

A milestone legal case from 35 years ago holds important lessons for how courts deal with scientific evidence today

A milestone legal case from 35 years ago holds important lessons for how courts deal with scientific evidence today

After nearly 10 years of debate, COP29’s carbon trading deal is seriously flawed

After nearly 10 years of debate, COP29’s carbon trading deal is seriously flawed

AI has been a boon for marketing, but the dark side of using algorithms to sell products and brands is little studied

AI has been a boon for marketing, but the dark side of using algorithms to sell products and brands is little studied

Is TikTok right? Are there health benefits to eating sea moss?

Is TikTok right? Are there health benefits to eating sea moss?