The marketing of scents through clever branding, rather than real differences in what’s being sold, originated in nineteenth-century France.

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Henrietta Lacks's "immortal" cell line, called "HeLa," is used in everything from cancer treatments to vaccines. A new portrait memorializes her.

An interview with Arif Anwar, whose debut novel covers sixty years of Bengali history in five love stories.

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As conservation efforts succeed, wolves, leopards, alligators, and other predators colonize new lands.

Carole King, Joni Mitchell, and Carly Simon offered a way to imagine more modern ideals of romance and sexual relationships.

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The graduation rate gap between black and white kids is a major issue. One organization emphasizes social identity, media literacy, and youth development in redressing the problem.

Could humans be responsible for the extinction of megafauna like giant sloths and mastodons?