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Research continues to show that the sing-song way adults often talk to babies can support attention, bonding, and language development. What looks silly from the outside may actually…
Read the storyThree Stanford professors offer questions that can help people think more clearly about what comes next in life. The value is not in finding one perfect answer, but…
Read the storyA tiny dog survived an astonishing swim through San Francisco Bay before rescuers found him and helped reunite him with his family. The details are almost unbelievable, but…
Read the storyIn 1979, two strangers answered a newspaper ad and set out to bike across the country together. Decades later, they reconnected and remembered the unlikely trip that had…
Read the storyWhen a local resident learned that teachers in her wealthy California county were still among the lowest-paid in the state, she decided to do something direct. She gave…
Read the storyResearchers and designers are looking at how rooftop rainwater systems could help cool buildings and ease pressure from rising air-conditioning use. The idea connects water, heat, and energy…
Read the storyFinland is using a giant sand battery to store renewable energy as heat, helping solve one of clean power’s biggest challenges: what to do when energy is produced…
Read the storyInnovative prosthetics have helped animals regain movement, balance, and comfort, from dolphins to birds and beyond. The devices are part engineering, part compassion, and part refusal to give…
Read the storyAfter growing up with deep questions about belonging, a man finally met the father he had hoped to find for decades. The reunion did not erase the years…
Read the storyA caller asked a pizza shop whether it ever threw away food, and that question sparked a better idea. The shop began a meal wall where people can…
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