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Were you conditioned by academia to think that love poems, short poems, funeral poems and other forms of poetry are stuffy, profound waxings on the natural world and the human condition?

These changes included her feet shrinking, starting to like avocados, and losing friends. On a family trip in 2022, Emma Roma Jayne stayed in the car as everyone else went to the beach.

The Trump administration plans to shrink the workforce of the Department of Health and Human Services by nearly a quarter, officials announced Thursday, as part of a major restructuring of the ...

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Every year, World Water Day that falls on March 22 serves as a stark reminder of the global water crisis, with 220 crore people still lacking access to safe water. While surface water availability ...

As the important water towers continue to shrink, less availability of freshwater is expected to contribute to greater competition for water resources, environmental groups have warned.

Poetry in the 21st century is both ubiquitous and oddly peripheral. Verses are displayed on subway walls, recited on momentous occasions, and served up in giant fonts on social media, but rarely ...

Exxon Mobil Corp. will shrink its UK headcount by about 250 positions as the Texas oil giant consolidates its operations in the country. Exxon’s longtime Leatherhead office south of London is ...

More than a million people of nearly all ages lace up their trainers and hit the pavement in a marathon every year. And while running any distance has numerous health benefits, researchers warn ...

They’re also learning foundational math—what looks like everyday, messy child’s play is in fact an important stepping stone toward kindergarten preparedness. “When children are dividing sticks amongst ...