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Move over belly flops and cannonballs. Manu jumps, pioneered by New Zealand’s Māori and Pasifika communities, reign supreme.
By Elie Dolgin
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Move over belly flops and cannonballs. Manu jumps, pioneered by New Zealand’s Māori and Pasifika communities, reign supreme.
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Ancestral Menominee people in what’s now Michigan’s Upper Peninsula grew maize and other crops on large tracts of land despite harsh conditions.
Mice exposed to polystyrene nanoplastics developed problems in their guts and livers. It’s not yet clear if humans are similarly affected.
A national survey finds that mothers of children ages 0 to 17 years report mental health declines from 2016 to 2023.
The personal care products suppress reactions between skin oils and ozone. It's not clear how, or if, this chemistry change might impact human health.
Molecular evidence from a 2-million-year-old southern African hominid species indicates sex and genetic differences in P. robustus.
The Trump administration is cutting $1 billion in grants that support student mental health. That has educators worried.
The personalized CRISPR treatment could be the future of gene therapy, but hurdles remain before everyone has access.
Ancient scavengers of the beached beasts turned their bones into implements that spread across a large area, researchers say.
Pruney fingertips aren't swollen sponges — the wrinkles actually come from blood vessels constricting and pulling skin inward.
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