South Korea is finally reckoning with its decades-long foreign adoption scandal

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Kim Tak-un was four years old when he was adopted by a Swedish family in 1974. Originally from South Korea, Tak-un had lived with his single father, a labourer who moved frequently for work. One day in the summer of 1974,...

How I uncovered a potential ancient Rome wine scam

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Before artificial sweeteners, people satisfied their cravings for sweetness with natural products, including honey or dried fruit. Raisin wines, made by drying grapes before fermentation, were particularly popular....

No packaging, no problem? The potential drawbacks of bulk groceries

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The bulk distribution model has been in the news again lately, with well-known brands such as The Laughing Cow making their way into French supermarkets. Stakeholders in the bulk sector are seeking to introduce innovations...

A field guide to ‘accelerationism’: White supremacist groups using violence to spur race war and create social chaos

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A man named Regan Prater was charged with arson for the burning of Highlander Center in New Market, Tennessee, on May 7, 2025. The nonprofit has a long history of involvement in the Civil Rights Movement. The FBI stated in...

How was the wheel invented? Computer simulations reveal the unlikely birth of a world-changing technology nearly 6,000 years ago

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Imagine youre a copper miner in southeastern Europe in the year 3900 B.C.E. Day after day you haul copper ore through the mines sweltering tunnels. Youve resigned yourself to the grueling monotony of mining life. Then one...

We surveyed 1,500 Florida kids about cellphones and their mental health – what we learned suggests school phone bans may have important but limited effects

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In Florida, a bill that bans cellphone use in elementary and middle schools, from bell to bell, recently sailed through the state Legislature. Gov. Ron DeSantis signed it into law on May 30, 2025. The same bill calls for...

You’re probably richer than you think because of the safety net – but you’d have more of that hidden wealth if you lived in Norway

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How wealthy are you? Like most people, you probably would do some math before answering this question. You would add up the money in your bank accounts, the value of your investments and any equity in a home you own, then...