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Why the start of your run feels so difficult
It’s a problem that affects almost everyone – from someone attempting their first 5K to elite endurance athletes.
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How ‘To Catch a Predator’ indulged America’s appetite for humiliation and punishment
The show presented itself as a crusade to protect children. But its appeal may have had as much to do with the pleasures of being able to play judge, jury and executioner from your living room couch.
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What happened at the end of the Revolutionary War? Here’s how Americans set up a brand-new country once the fighting ended
The United States came out of the Revolutionary War victorious. But building a new nation was very different from fighting a war.
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What Philly can – and can’t – do to reduce the number of people killed in car crashes
Philadelphia has more fatal traffic accidents than other big US cities, and they’re concentrated in poor neighborhoods.
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Why AI resembles a charismatic religious leader
AI can function as a charismatic figure without standing on a stage, establishing a church or gathering disciples, writes a scholar of religion.
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The higher your body fat percentage, the less accurate your smartwatch is at measuring calories you burn when exercising – new study
Smartwatch users should be wary of relying too heavily on these devices’ algorithmic measurements.
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How employers can make good decisions about remote work before the next crisis strikes
Whether work gets done on-site, remotely or using a hybrid of the two can have a lot to do with an employer’s organizational culture.
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As cities prepare for 2026’s super El Niño, some crucial blind spots can’t be ignored
Aging levees and dams are only the beginning of the risks communities face. One of the biggest challenges is helping people manage the heat and storms.
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Noise pollution is a serious but often forgotten public health problem
Creating a quieter environment can improve your health – but you have to know what you’re listening for.
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End of humanity? Blow-by-blow account of what would happen if the Yellowstone supervolcano erupted now
Anybody within the eruption zone would be pulverised by blasts, crisped by the heat, or asphyxiated by ash.
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Can nutrients in our foods mimic calorie restriction and increase our healthspan?
Researchers are investigating whether food compounds can imitate calorie restriction. The strongest evidence still comes from cells and animals.
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Forgotten Mozart notebook reveals how a young woman learned to compose
The notebook preserves something that composer-centred histories often miss: the musical work taking place around Mozart, in this case by a young woman.