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The horse bit and bridle kicked off ancient empires – a new giant dataset tracks the societal factors that drove military technology
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Extreme rain heads for California's burn scars, raising the risk of mudslides – this is what cascading climate disasters look like
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How do you spot a witch? This notorious 15th-century book gave instructions – and helped execute thousands of women
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Decades of hype turned protein into a superfood – and spawned a multibillion-dollar industry
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The American founders didn’t believe your sacred freedom means you can do whatever you want – not even when it comes to vaccines and your own body
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Bolsonaro faces 'crimes against humanity' charge over COVID-19 mishandling: 5 essential reads
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Deportation threats for some students come from within schools
Editorial: 'Matching' school funding isn't fair
Editorial: 'Matching' school funding isn't fair
Editorial: Court affirms 'qualified immunity,' lending new urgency to police reform laws
Boucher: Repealing aluminum tariffs is a win-win for climate, foreign relations
Boucher: Repealing aluminum tariffs is a win-win for climate, foreign relations
Forehand: What the country needs
Forehand: What the country needs
Worner: Defund education: Here’s how!
Worner: Defund education: Here’s how!
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Short-sleepers are more likely to suffer from irregular and heavy periods
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What is COP26? Here's how global climate negotiations work and what's expected from the Glasgow summit
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Drácula, el enfermo: cómo nació el mito del vampiro
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Future of college will involve fewer professors
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Cities worldwide aren't adapting to climate change quickly enough
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How ideas from ancient Greek philosophy may have driven civilization toward climate change
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Wiccans in the US military are mourning the dead in Afghanistan this year as they mark Samhain, the original Halloween
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Smells like witch spirit: How the ancient world’s scented sorceresses influence ideas about magic today
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Can Facebook’s smart glasses be smart about security and privacy?
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Trailblazing women who broke into engineering in the 1970s reflect on what's changed – and what hasn't
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Williams: Freedman Joseph R. Holmes was murdered on the steps of a Virginia courthouse. A new marker tells why his life mattered.
Williams: Freedman Joseph R. Holmes was murdered on the steps of a Virginia courthouse. A new marker tells why his life mattered.
Letter: Support the Environmental Justice for All Act
Waters: Mill Mountain students get creative to bring Botetourt history to life
Waters: Mill Mountain students get creative to bring Botetourt history to life
Editorial: Colin Powell sought to build bridges and steer his party away from extremism
Editorial: Term limits could potentially take the heat out of Supreme Court confirmation fights
Howell: Democrats can’t let Virginia become Texas
Zangana: Government should not make schools interfere with families' faith
Zangana: Government should not make schools interfere with families' faith
Schapiro: McAuliffe learning a hard lesson — Youngkin's no softy
Schapiro: McAuliffe learning a hard lesson — Youngkin's no softy
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Viruses are both the villains and heroes of life as we know it
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Biden calls for a big expansion of offshore wind – here's how officials decide where the turbines may go
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Yes, we should be keeping the healthier hand-washing habits we developed at the start of the pandemic
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What's behind the magic of live music?
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Simple safety tips for trick-or-treating after Fauci greenlighted Halloween 2021
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A century after partition, Ireland’s churches are cooperating more closely than ever
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Having COVID-19 or being close to others who get it may make you more charitable
Editorial: Some questions about renewable energy
Editorial: Some questions about renewable energy
Letter: Virginia Tech must do more to prevent sexual assault
Letter: What do Republicans support?
Letter: Derrick Kitts is clear choice
Letter: How naive was I?
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As a patriot and Black man, Colin Powell embodied the 'two-ness' of the African American experience
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Cellphone data shows that people navigate by keeping their destinations in front of them – even when that's not the most efficient route
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Does raising the minimum wage kill jobs? The centurylong search for the elusive answer shows why economics is so difficult – but data sure helps
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How ‘managed retreat’ from climate change could revitalize rural America: Revisiting the Homestead Act
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A forgotten mangrove forest around remote inland lagoons in Mexico's Yucatan tells a story of rising seas
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Teachers must often face student attacks alone
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How to nurture creativity in your kids
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Is chewing on ice cubes bad for your teeth?