Of all the reasons it could be hard to pay rent each month, did you have an algorithm-powered illegal cartel on your list?

Millions of people across the United States are paying far more rent than they can reasonably afford, with rental housing prices rising far quicker than household income[1]. In 2022, 22.4 million U.S. households were ...

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Millions of people[1] in the U.S. and around the world suffer from urinary tract infections every year. Some groups are especially prone to chronic UTIs[2], including women, older adults and some veterans.

These infections are typically treated with antibiotics, but overusing these drugs[3] can make the microbes they target become resistant and...

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With the Taurid meteor shower now hitting the night skies worldwide[1], look for what could be a celestial treat – you might see shooting stars, and maybe even fireballs[2], the biggest and brightest meteors.

As the full moon begins to wane after Nov. 15[3], the sky will be darker, due to diminishing moonlight, so finding the meteors...

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When I started my research on the Samuel George Morton Cranial Collection[1], a librarian leaned over my laptop one day to share some lore. “Legend has it,” she said, “John James Audubon[2] really collected the skulls Morton claimed as his own.” Her voice was lowered so as not to disturb the other scholars in the hushed archive.

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