It was the first day of spring break in 1992 in Phoenix, Ariz. and 12-year-old Heather Smith was excited for her family's upcoming ski trip. But before Smith and her family had even packed their snow ...

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It's no secret that more and more bands are discovering the power of quiet music: From the spare, plodding beauty of Low to the lush, melodramatic earnestness of Red House Painters, it's become a ...

Kevin McConway is a trustee of the Science Media Centre. The news reports were based on a new study by researchers at Case Western Reserve University, which analysed data on more than 62m people in ...