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What counts as a phobia?Specific phobias are out-of-proportion fears to objects, animals or situations, and fortunately, they can be treated.
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Trump executive order calls mental health prescriptions a 'threat' — why?A federal commission to examine U.S. chronic disease could undercut real treatment for kids with depression, ADHD and other mental health challenges
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30 amazing women in science and mathFrom the first woman to win a Nobel Prize to the discoverer of jumping genes, here are some of the women who have made major contributions to science and mathematics.
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Fake studies are slowing lifesaving medical research — all while fraudsters are getting rich, investigation revealsFake papers are contaminating the world’s scientific literature, fueling a corrupt industry and slowing legitimate lifesaving medical research
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Parents really do have favorites, study suggestsParents are more likely to favor daughters and more-agreeable children, new research suggests, although the findings may only apply to people from certain demographics.
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'It's better to be safe than sorry': How superstitions may still benefit usNew research found behaving superstitiously could benefit us psychologically, even if we know it has no real effect on the outcomes of our actions.
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10 mind-blowing black hole discoveries from 2024From missing links, to primordial beginnings, to extremely powerful plasma jets that could be shaping our universe in mysterious ways, here are the top 10 black hole discoveries that blew our minds this year.
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The 8 most controversial science stories of 2024From a piece of cloth that may have belonged to Alexander the Great to an image of our galaxy's central black hole, here's our pick of controversial science stories in 2024.
