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Analysing voter turnout and victory margins could help to detect fraudulent elections 1.

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Studies reveal how risky play can benefit child development. But encouraging it can be a challenge for parents.

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A century ago, physics had its Darwinian moment — a change in perspective that was as consequential for the physical sciences ...

Around 6,000 years ago, a group known as the Cucuteni–Trypillia culture developed egalitarian settlements north of the Black ...

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