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Better urban design could help save Florida’s threatened Big Cypress fox squirrel
Florida is home to a host of diverse wildlife you can’t find anywhere else. Most people know of manatees and…
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Kratom poisonings surged 1,200% over the past decade, and regulators are struggling to keep up with the dangers
Proposals to ban or regulate kratom, a plant-based substance sold in gas stations, convenience stores and vape shops, are making…
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Toxic dust from California’s shrinking Salton Sea is harming children’s lung growth – our study tracked the impact in 700 kids
Southern California’s Salton Sea was once a resort playground, with sunny beaches, celebrities and people waterskiing on the vast inland…
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Why You Think Others Are More Selfish Than You Actually Are
When Mrs. Kapoor assigned a major science project to Class 10 students at Delhi’s St. Xavier’s School, she divided them…
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Why We Judge Actions by Results Instead of Intentions
On a rainy evening in Mumbai, two friends—Arjun and Rohan—were driving home from school separately, each in their family’s car.…
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Why We Blame Victims and Believe Bad Things Only Happen to Bad People
When news spread through Delhi’s Rajendra Nagar that Mr. Sharma, the beloved chemistry teacher, had been seriously injured in a…
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Why You Think You Understand Others Better Than They Understand You
Seventeen-year-old Meera and Priya had been best friends since childhood at Delhi’s Bal Bharati School. They shared everything—secrets, dreams, fears,…
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Why We Think Beautiful People Are Kind and Smart People Are Trustworthy
When Kavya transferred to Mumbai’s Cathedral School in Class 10, she made an immediate impression. Tall, confident, and strikingly attractive,…
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Why Judging a Whole Group by One Person’s Actions Is Unfair
At Delhi’s Ramjas School, the cricket team had just won the inter-school championship. Seventeen-year-old Arjun, the team captain, was celebrating…
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Why You Think Others Are Rude But You’re Just Having a Bad Day
At Delhi Public School’s cafeteria, seventeen-year-old Priya was carrying her lunch tray when a classmate named Vikram accidentally bumped into…
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Why Generic Personality Tests Feel Like They Know You Personally: The Barnum Effect
At Mumbai’s Wilson College, psychology professor Dr. Mehra conducted an experiment with her Class 10 students. She told them she’d…
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Why Everyone Thinks Most People Agree With Them (Even When They Don’t)
During a social studies class at Delhi’s Modern School, the teacher asked seventeen-year-old Priya and her classmates to participate in…
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Why You’re Passionate But Others Are Just Doing It for the Money
At Mumbai’s Cathedral School, the student council launched a community service initiative requiring all Class 10 students to complete twenty…
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Why Everyone in Your Group Project Thinks They Did Most of the Work
When the Class 10 science fair at Delhi Public School announced results, three friends—Rohan, Priya, and Aditya—celebrated their project winning…
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Why We Blame Victims More When Their Suffering Hits Close to Home
When news broke that a student from a neighboring school was injured in a road accident, seventeen-year-old Priya and her…
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