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How Did Trees Survive the LA Fires?
In the charred landscapes left behind by the Los Angeles wildfires, a persistent sign of life has transfixed locals: trees. On lots where houses have ...
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A Humbling In-Flight Insight
A pastor and his family on an early morning flight had been delayed for hours and were feeling sleep-deprived and anxious. As the plane landed, another ...
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Insomniac Develops ‘Theology of Sleep’
In her book, Aging Faithfully, Alice Fryling writes about what she learned from insomnia:
Sleep has always been difficult for me, but about the time I ...
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The Benefits of Boredom
Boredom is a universally dreaded feeling. Being bored means wanting to be engaged when you can’t. Boredom is a different experience from the idleness ...
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Heart Attacks Rise During Stressful Sports Events
The Super Bowl means fun, friends, beer, and nachos, but heart attacks and other life-threatening cardiac events rise during and after the big game and ...
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Why Do Some People Enjoy Spoilers?
Many of us go to extraordinary lengths to avoid learning the endings of films we haven't watched or books we haven't read. We get upset with friends ...
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Surgeon General: Parenting Is Hard on Your Health
In August of 2024, the outgoing U.S. surgeon general had a warning: Parenting can be harmful to your mental health. An advisory issued by Dr. Vivek Murthy, ...
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Humpback Whale Briefly Swallows Kayaker
A humpback whale briefly swallowed a kayaker off Chilean Patagonia before quickly releasing him unharmed. The incident, caught on camera, quickly went ...
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TV Series Shows the Power of Lament
In a deeply disturbing scene in the television series “The Crown,” Prince Philip recounted to Queen Elizabeth his moving experience at a funeral ...
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Opting Out of the ‘Preschool Pressure Cooker’
An interesting article in The Wall Street Journal noted that "we are living through a particularly anxious moment in the history of American parenting." ...
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