Events in the Middle East, like tremors along a fault line, often send shockwaves far beyond the region’s jagged frontiers.

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How junk food outsmarts our brains—by hiding in our memories. New research reveals that memories of fatty and sugary foods are encoded in the hippocampus, helping explain why some cravings feel ...

The virus killed at least 20 million people, wiped at least $10 trillion from the global economy and upended billions of ...