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Breaking a door handle can cost hundreds of dollars. Don't overlook easy solutions just because you're in a rush. Say it’s a frosty, cold morning, and you’ve parked your car outside overnight. You ...

A major global study suggests that a hidden mismatch between two common blood tests could quietly signal serious trouble ahead. When results from creatinine and cystatin C—two markers used to assess ...

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One day in November, a product strategist we’ll call Michelle (not her real name), logged into her LinkedIn account and switched her gender to male. She also changed her name to Michael, she told ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Few words in the English language feel as mischievous as “transmogrify.” It doesn’t just mean “to transform” — it means to change ...

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Nov. 5 (UPI) --Not only have Americans fallen prey to pursuing a seemingly simple answer to a complicated and complex problem, but they also have badly failed. Venezuela is the current poster child ...

If you are concerned about microplastics, the world starts to look like a minefield. The tiny particles can slough off polyester clothing and swirl around in the air inside your home; they can scrape ...

The original version of this story appeared in Quanta Magazine. If you want to solve a tricky problem, it often helps to get organized. You might, for example, break the problem into pieces and tackle ...