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A pregnant woman in the foreground as the unrecognizable doctor shows her an ultrasound (Getty Images/SDI Productions)

The rise in pregnancy over 45

Mary Elizabeth Williams
Aldi Grocery Store (Paul Weaver/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images)

The history behind Aldi's first US store

Joy Saha
Fair Trade Coffee is on sale at Starbucks October 24, 2001 in New York City. (Mario Tama/Getty Images)

The ins and outs of fair trade labels

Ryan Nebeker - FoodPrint
Sheryl Lee Ralph performs during Super Bowl LVII at State Farm Stadium on February 12, 2023 in Glendale, Arizona. (Kevin Mazur/Getty Images for Roc Nation)

Anthem anger: Do football, not wokeness

Joy Saha
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Chicken leg falls into the water on a black background (Getty Images/andreygonchar)

So, should you wash your chicken or not?

Mary Elizabeth Williams
"Parks and Recreation" Season 2, Episode 16 "Galentine's Day" (Courtesy of Peacock)

The origins of Galentine's Day

Joy Saha
Fresh kumquat fruits on tree (Getty Images/Oliver Helbig)

A guide to winter citrus varieties

Lela Nargi - FoodPrint
Teenager with a dinosaur mask about to eat lunch (Getty Images/THEPALMER)

This is why you're so hangry

Mary Elizabeth Williams
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Super bowl snacks close-up (Getty Images/Dwayne Barker/500px)

Avoid food poisoning this Super Bowl

Joy Saha
Young caucasian female addict preparing heroin dose. (Getty Images/urbazon)

The science of relapsing — and recovery

Matthew Rozsa
Wild-eyed man peeking ominously through the blinds (Getty Images/RapidEye)

8 traits that help you spot a psychopath

Matthew Rozsa
Young girl opening front door (Getty Images/vitapix)

The specter of stranger danger lives on

Mary Elizabeth Williams
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(Getty Images)

These cheeses aren't the same, promise

Anabelle Doliner - Food52
Large group of coffee cups placed in a pattern with one red cup standing out (Getty Images/Daniel Grizelj)

Nope, coffee won’t give you extra energy

Emma Beckett - The Conversation
Callie Haverda as Leia Forman in "That ‘90s Show." (Patrick Wymore/Netflix)

Netflix's clunky password crackdown

Alison Stine
Groundhog in Space (Photo illustration by Salon/Getty Images)

Groundhog Day's astronomical roots

Nicole Karlis
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M3GAN (Photo courtesy of Geoffrey Short/Universal Pictures)

How robot doll M3GAN became a queer icon

Joy Saha
Bacon strips in the shape of a heart (Getty Images/stevanovicigor)

The rise and fall of Bacon Mania

Joy Saha
Nick Offerman and Murray Bartlett in "The Last of Us" (Liane Hentscher/HBO)

A "Long, Long Time" for Linda Ronstadt

Alison Stine
Protesters rally against Christynne Wood, a transgender woman who was criticized for using the female locker room at the YMCA, in Santee, a suburban city in San Diego County California, January 21, 2023. (SANDY HUFFAKER/AFP via Getty Images)

Why moral panic over "grooming" works

Matthew Rozsa
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A man reads a book while waiting on line at a mobile Covid-19 test site. (BRYAN R. SMITH/AFP via Getty Images)

Here's why you're still getting COVID

Mary Elizabeth Williams
That '70s Show cast (FOX Image Collection via Getty Images)

'70s Show actors missing from '90s Show

Joy Saha
Trimming a bush (Getty Images/Adene Sanchez)

The scientific mystery of pubic hair

Matthew Rozsa
2023, Year OF The Cat/Rabbit (Photo illustration by Salon/Getty Images)

Why there is and isn't a Year of the Cat

Joy Saha, Hanh Nguyen
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