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Good morning. Yesterday, I was shocked to read that nearly half of sexually active under-18s have either been strangled or strangled someone during sex.“Choking”, as it…

When Everyone Knows That Everyone Knows…: Common Knowledge and the Science of Harmony, Hypocrisy and Outrage Steven Pinker Allen Lane (2025)How do we know when others…

People in the US consume between an estimated 39,000 and 52,000 microplastic particles every year. This can come from items in our kitchens, takeout containers or…

Engineer John Logie Baird used ventriloquist dummies in early experiments of his invention: the television.Credit: Hulton-Deutsch Collection/Corbis via GettyLong before modern technology, the principle of the…

RESEARCH HIGHLIGHT 26 September 2025 Experiments show that the bacterial component of fine particulate matter has a highly potent inflammatory effect.

California has long led the way on school meals. In 2022, it became the first state in the country to make school meals free for all…

“Marriage is a business deal and it always has been.” So says Dakota Johnson’s Lucy, an elite Manhattan matchmaker in Celine Song’s second feature, Materialists. Lucy…

New research suggests exposure to some common Pfas or “forever chemical” compounds causes changes to gene activity, and those changes are linked to health problems including…

Ever since 15 private colleges and universities teamed up to launch the Common App 50 years ago, the college admissions form has shifted practices and technology…