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The Fed chair who served under five US presidents was more practical and less ideological than his detractors claimed.
Parents and educators sometimes avoid having conversations about grief with children because they don’t know what to say. Here are some tips for how to approach it.
When huge companies assert their patents, smaller businesses and public plant breeders are dissuaded from conducting research that might not be illegal at all.
Heat waves can be dangerous, and the conditions indoors can be worse than outdoors. A study of all the single-family homes in Austin, Texas, shows why.
In a polarized world, the greeting may be an acknowledgment of our interconnectedness.
Because melatonin is sold as a dietary supplement rather than a drug in the US, there is little to no quality control over the wide array of product types.
From airliners to supertankers, GPS has long been invaluable for safe navigation, but its signals can easily be jammed and almost as easily faked. Researchers are racing to develop backups.
A German loan for fixing Johannesburg’s electricity utility is unlikely to make much difference to users yet: prices will probably rise faster than inflation.
The latest in the president’s long list of upgrades, renovations and new monuments has sent social media into a frenzy.
For 15 consecutive days, temperatures were over 32°C. Today, heatwaves are 3°C or 4°C hotter.
Morel made public the now notorious abuses of Belgian rule in the Congo.
A major review of 69 trials finds calcium and vitamin D supplements do little to prevent fractures or falls.