The Lab Racing to Find Out What Microplastics Are Doing to Our Bodies

Inside a New Mexico lab, researchers estimate there is five bottle caps worth of plastic in human brains. Now they are trying to find out its effects.

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Ideology May Not Be What You Think but How You’re Wired

In her new book, “The Ideological Brain,” the neuroscientist Leor Zmigrod outlines what makes some people prone to rigid thinking.

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Art Sales Fell by 12% Last Year, Art Basel and UBS Report Says

“Geopolitical tensions, economic volatility and trade fragmentation” drove the market down, according to the Art Basel and UBS Global Art Market Report.

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Trump Administration Fires Another Female U.S. Military Leader

Vice Adm. Shoshana Chatfield has joined a list of several leaders who have been purged from the military’s highest ranks.

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Who Will Care for Infants With H.I.V. Overseas?

The consequences of mother-to-child transmission can be enormous, a new study suggests. But the U.S. has dismissed experts working to solve the problem.

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China Accuses U.S. of Blackmail After Trump Threatens More Tariffs

The country’s commerce ministry called President Trump’s threat to escalate tariffs on China by another 50 percent “blackmail.”

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South Korea Sets New Presidential Election for June 3

Polls show the main opposition leader, Lee Jae-myung, is the front-runner to replace Yoon Suk Yeol, who was removed from office for declaring martial law.

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Leaders Flex Muscles Against International Criminal Court

The leaders of Israel, Hungary and the United States have moved to neutralize the judiciary both at home and abroad.

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How Japan Built a 3D-Printed Train Station in 6 Hours

As Japan’s population shrinks, maintaining rail service in remote small towns is becoming a challenge. Is this the answer?

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Prince Harry’s Court Case Over Security in the U.K., Explained

A two-day hearing is set to begin on Tuesday in London’s Court of Appeal, as Harry challenges the government over his security protection in Britain.

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