Teddy Roosevelt’s failed Bull Moose campaign may portend the future of the GOP and Donald Trump
What happens when a former president decides he wants his old job...
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Spider Jorgensen: A Brooklyn Dodger hero
John Donald (Spider) Jorgensen was a Brooklyn Dodger who sacrificed the heart...
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Unusual, long-lasting gamma-ray burst challenges theories about these powerful cosmic explosions that make gold, uranium and other heavy metals
The big idea A bright flash of gamma rays from the constellation...
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Who is at the manger? Nativity sets around the world show each culture’s take on the Christmas story
For many Christians around the world, celebrating the Nativity, or the birth...
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Holiday season woes? Try talking to your family like an anthropologist
How is it possible to spend so much time with your parents...
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Economist who studies holiday spending urges caution in the ‘Buy now, pay later’ mentality
Gift-givers hoping to splurge this holiday season despite the pinch of...
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1918 flu pandemic upended long-standing social inequalities – at least for a time, new study finds
The big idea Racial disparities in influenza deaths shrunk by 74% in...
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The Christmas tree is a tradition older than Christmas
Why, every Christmas, do so many people endure the mess of dried...
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Mpox, AIDS and COVID-19 show the challenges of targeting public health messaging to specific groups without causing stigma
During infectious disease outbreaks, clinicians and public health officials are tasked with...
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