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Most super-rich couples have breadwinning husbands and stay-at-home wives, contrasting sharply with everyone else
Men are the sole breadwinners in over half of super-rich heterosexual couples—defined as those in the top 1% of households—while the women are not employed, according to our new peer-reviewed...
Q&A: Are liberals truly more depressed than conservatives?
Do self-identified liberals suffer from higher levels of depression than their conservative counterparts? Research suggests so, which has a small circle of commentators and academics humming with theories to explain...
Attack on poor Sudan market leaves 19 dead, U.S. promises sanctions
More than a dozen people have been killed in an attack on a market frequented by poor Sudanese residents near the capital of Khartoum after cease-fire talks broke down earlier...
Watch: Motorized trash can reaches 55 mph in England
A British engineer unofficially broke a world record when he took his motorized trash can up to speeds of 55 mph.
How food insecurity affects people's rights to choose whether or not to have children, and how they parent
Food insecurity—difficulties getting enough nutritious food for a healthy life—is a growing problem globally. It has been linked to many health and social problems including malnutrition, difficulties managing diabetes, impaired...
Boris Johnson turns in contested WhatsApp messages, notebooks sought by COVID-19 inquiry
Former British Prime Minister Boris Johnson handed over to the government Thursday WhatsApp messages and notebooks and urged the Cabinet Office to pass them on to a COVID-19 public inquiry.
Infant boys make more vocalization sounds than girls in first year, study shows
Girls have long been thought to have a language advantage over boys as infants. But new research finds that boys make more vocalization sounds than girls do in the early...
No charges filed against actor Armie Hammer in sex assault case
The Los Angeles District Attorney's Office has announced it will not charge actor Armie Hammer with sexual assault after an investigation into allegations a woman made in 2021.
CDC: Teen birthrates fall to record low as more women wait to have children
The birthrate among U.S. teenagers fell to an all-time low in 2022 while fewer babies were born overall than the previous year as more young women were choosing to wait...
Aras Amiri highlights jailed Iran environmentalists' plight
A former prisoner held for years in the same jail as the group tells the BBC of their plight.
'Queer ecology' gifted him new perspective. Take his hikes to find it too
For Jason Wise, knowing more about the natural world could've fortified him growing up in a conservative religious community. Now he's sharing his queer ecology knowledge on hikes for Pride...
Why you should sleep naked tonight, according to science
The secret to more youthful skin? Skip the pj's. Deposit Photos Love it or hate, sleeping naked hits different. Not only is it less laundry to wash, but taking off those pajamas...
It is written: why France holds to analysing handwriting
Caroline de la Tournelle says her ability to decipher handwriting has influenced whether hundreds of people got jobs, helped police track death threats and even saved a child that was...
How does wildfire smoke affect long-term health? Researchers are trying to find out
As Canadians learn to deal with the immediate health effects of wildfire smoke, researchers are gradually learning more about the long-term impacts smoke exposure could have on the body.
Actor Danny Masterson found guilty on 2 counts in rape retrial
A jury in Los Angeles has convicted "That 70s Show" star Danny Masterson on two counts of rape in a retrial that could send the 47-year-old actor to prison for...
The easiest ways to share your WiFi password
You don't even have to remember your password. Tima Miroshnichenko / Pexels When a friend asks you to share your WiFi password, how long is your explanation? Saying “Oh, it’s a mess...
How ketamine affects three key regions of brain
Deployed as an anesthetic in human and veterinary medicine for decades, the synthetic compound ketamine was approved four years ago as a fast-acting antidepressant. But in addition to its anesthetic and antidepressant potency,...
Woman who accused Biden of sexual assault says she will seek Russian citizenship
A woman who has accused President Joe Biden of sexually assaulting her 30 years ago when she was his staffer will apply for Russian citizenship.
Jorie Graham confronts time and her own mortality in new book
Jorie Graham’s new book of poetry, “To 2040,” confronts time and mortality and the many crises shadowing what she calls “the human project.” But we still have the humanities, says the acclaimed...
The psychological challenges of rural living
People who endure the daily hassles of big cities often romanticize life in the country. But rural living is not necessarily the carefree, idyllic experience that many people imagine, said...
Baseball reveals that specialists excel after leaving comfort zones
Venturing out of one's comfort zone to perform a task—and then performing poorly in that task, such as a baseball pitcher trying to hit—can lead to better performance when returning...
What is the science behind déjà vu?
Déjà vu, the feeling of having experienced something before, is very common, but why does it happen?
Trial begins for ex-NYPD officer, others accused of operating as Chinese agents
Two alleged Chinese agents and a former New York Police Department officer head to trial Wednesday, accused of intimidating an ex-government employee in an attempt to get him to return...
Romantic relationships between coworkers may deteriorate workplace culture
Workplace ostracism refers to an employee's perception of being excluded, ignored, or rejected in the workplace. A study published in PLOS ONE by Jun Qiu at the School of Nanchang,...
Why do some people live to be a 100? Intestinal bacteria may hold the answer
We are pursuing the dream of eternal life. We fast to stay healthy. And each year, we spend billions of dollars on treatment to make sure we stay alive. But...
Level of support for gender-neutral option on state IDs found to be affected by political orientation, social context
As of June, 22 states and the District of Columbia will allow residents to select a gender-neutral "X" marker, rather than "male" or "female," on their driver's licenses, birth certificates,...
The best garden tools of 2023
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Alabama restricts transgender athletes in college sports
It is now illegal for Alabama public higher education institutions to allow transgender people to participate in sports that do not correspond with the gender they were assigned at birth,...