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Science
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The Planet Isn’t Waking Up. But Some Disasters Really Are Connected.
A monster quake, a stirring volcano, a freak heat wave — all in one news week. It feels like the planet is winding up for something. It isn't — but some of it genuinely is connected. Here's the honest sort: what's real, what only looks linked, and what's pure myth.
2026-06-25 · explainer
Being Born First Is Worth About 3,000 Hours
Birth order doesn't hand you a personality — the 'bossy oldest, rebel youngest' science mostly collapses under scrutiny. What it hands the firstborn is more concrete: thousands of extra hours of their parents.
2026-06-20 · feature