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Retail therapy fail? Online shopping may raise stress more than news, email or adult content
Planning to save time by doing your shopping online? If so, it's possible you're not doing your well-being any favors. A study from Aalto University in Finland has found that online shopping is more strongly linked to stress ...
Social Sciences
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What Christian Reconstructionism is, and why it matters in US politics
Christian Reconstructionism is a theological and political movement within conservative Protestantism arguing that society should be governed by biblical principles, including the application of biblical law to both personal ...
Social Sciences
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Why the mad artistic genius trope doesn't stand up to scientific scrutiny
Vincent van Gogh sliced off his ear with a knife during a psychotic episode. Ballet dancer Vaslav Nijinsky developed schizophrenia and spent the last 30 years of his life in hospital. Virginia Woolf lived with bipolar disorder, ...
Social Sciences
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The surprising way you could improve your finances in 2026, according to research
When people talk about improving financial literacy, the conversation often focuses on teaching practical skills: how to budget, how to save, how to avoid debt. These lessons feel concrete and actionable. But recent research ...
Economics & Business
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Who did you swipe on? Student sheds light on authenticity in online dating
You've gone through their photos, scanned their bio and pored over their personalized description. But just who are you swiping right on when you match with someone on an online dating platform?
Social Sciences
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Regular email reminders can help bank customers save more money
Wish you could save more money? A new study led by Katy Milkman, a Wharton professor of operations, information and decisions and the co-director of Penn's Behavior Change for Good Initiative (BCFG) finds that simple reminder ...
Economics & Business
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Investors are shifting to 'positive' environmental, social and governance screening, research finds
Investors show a stronger preference for positive environmental, social and governance (ESG) screening, especially in times of uncertainty in stock markets, according to a new study from researchers at Florida Atlantic University.
Economics & Business
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Aligning games and sets in determining tennis matches
Under tennis's rules, the winner of a match is the player who wins the greater number of sets. In the majority of cases, that is also the player who wins the most games, too—but not always.
Economics & Business
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Expert Q&A on post-war legal battle that changed Canadian citizenship
Eighty years ago, Canada enacted executive orders to banish more than 10,000 Canadians of Japanese descent, stripping thousands of citizenship in the process. Named a Top 100 Book of 2025 by The Hill Times and described as ...
Social Sciences
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Police-related stress is associated with health risk for black women
A new study finds that worrying about police brutality and harassment is associated with physical markers of cardiovascular health risk in Black women in the United States. The study found the association was most pronounced ...
Social Sciences
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The G20 was built to stabilize the world's economy—but it's failed on climate, debt and inequality
The Group of Twenty (G20) emerged from the financial turmoil that followed the collapse of the Thai currency in 1997, which rapidly spread financial instability from Thailand to the rest of Asia.
Political science
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The 6-7 craze offered a brief window into the hidden world of children
Many adults are breathing a sigh of relief as the 6-7 meme fades away as one of the biggest kid-led global fads of 2025.
Social Sciences
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Is it OK to feel 'schadenfreude' at work? Here's how to navigate this complex emotion
Have you ever felt delighted (perhaps secretly) when something went wrong for someone else? We may not openly admit it, but many of us have probably felt this way—sometimes intentionally, sometimes unconsciously.
Social Sciences
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Saturday Citations: Missing dinosaurs, quiescent black holes and infectious fungi
Happy new year! If you're a redhead, the pigments in your hair are protecting you from cellular damage. A post-stroke injection comprising regenerative nanomaterial can protect the brain. And researchers have developed a ...
Men's job satisfaction tied to shared money values in dual-income couples
The old saying goes: Money can't buy happiness. But it sure can make or break a relationship.
Social Sciences
Jan 10, 2026
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Japanese study investigates how tariff policies influence long-run economic growth
Rising trade frictions over the past decade have sparked urgent questions about their long-term impact on global economies. The U.S. now applies tariffs of 66.4% on Chinese exports, which is higher compared to the average ...
Economics & Business
Jan 10, 2026
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Global data gaps highlight why citizen science has now become essential for official statistics
For more than three decades, DHS provided vital demographic and health data on population, health, HIV, and nutrition in over 90 countries. Its termination leaves major gaps in tracking the UN Sustainable Development Goals ...
Education
Jan 10, 2026
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The effect of environmental regulations on municipal bonds
Air pollution regulations in the United States are intended to protect public health, but a new study has found that they also carry an unexpected cost: higher interest rates on the bonds used by counties to fund schools, ...
Economics & Business
Jan 10, 2026
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How personality traits influence the way we flirt with others
Flirting is often seen as playful behavior that signals interest to a potential partner. But according to new research, there is much more to the teasing, light-hearted conversation and coquettish glances than meets the eye. ...
Whale hunting began 5,000 years ago in South America, a millennium earlier than previously thought
The hunting of large whales goes back much further in time than previously thought. New research from the Institute of Environmental Science and Technology at the Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona (ICTA-UAB) and the Department ...
Archaeology
Jan 9, 2026
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