Dr. Maria Murray founded The Reading League “out of pure frustration” with widespread reading failures in American schools.

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From chemical building blocks, scientists have created synthetic cells that have most of the hallmarks of life.

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Self-injurious thoughts and behaviours are difficult to predict and treat. A meta-analysis by Liu et al. examines how interoception (the sensing of internal bodily signals) relates to self-injury risk ...

Sokujo sake brewing is the modern starter method using added lactic acid. Learn how it works, its history, and flavor.

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