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A scholar of African American studies explores how the former secretary of state, who died at 84, dealt with what WEB DuBois described as the ‘double-consciousness’ of being Black and American.

A doctor explains why he prescribes time outside to his patients.

Cognition did not appear out of nowhere in ‘higher’ animals but goes back millions, perhaps billions, of years.

Your diet soda might just be worse than a regular one.

Most people reaching out to the new service are friends and family who are on the cusp of cutting all ties.

The legendary anchor has written a wild, unflinching memoir. Does that make her a bad person?

The legendary trail has carved itself into American history—and, in some places, into the earth itself.

“Bravery is always more intelligent than fear, since it is built on the foundation of what one knows about oneself: the knowledge of one’s strength and capacity, of one’s passion.”

Breaking down a geographical technicality.

There’s growing evidence that signals sent from our internal organs to the brain play a major role in regulating emotions and fending off anxiety and depression.