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As AI makes advertising more personal and persuasive, mindful shopping habits could help consumers stay in control.

A weekly oral pill would give people living with HIV greater treatment choice.

Tourism that seeks to engage with indigenous communities often masks the enduring historical struggle of who gets to decide what a place is and who benefits from it.

Lower inflation does not mean prices will return to where they were before. Inflation measures the average change in prices over time, not which specific prices are rising or falling.

A study of 701 households in Nairobi found that rising food and fuel prices after Russia’s invasion of Ukraine forced many families to eat and cook less.

Destacamos formas de celebrar la sabiduría, la alegría, la belleza y la resistencia de los indígenas wounaan mientras hablamos de la historia.

Math achievement gaps begin in kindergarten and persist through Grade 9, highlighting the importance of investing in children’s early development.

In the age of AI we are once again hearing about Luddites, the 19th-century textile workers who sought to protect their livelihoods in early industrial England.

The White House’s controversial Aliens.gov portal dehumanises undocumented non-US citizens by blurring the boundaries between the term “illegal aliens”, or unauthorised residents, and extraterrestrials.

Greater Philadelphia earned failing air quality grades. A new study finds higher asthma rates near industry and major roads, especially where green space is scarce.

We highlight ways to celebrate Wounaan wisdom, joy, beauty and resistance while discussing centuries of taking from Indigenous communities.

On extremely hot days and in the aftermath of storms, people tend to hole up inside. Losing festivals, traditions and gathering places can worsen that loneliness.