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Do you know what is the difference between May Day and Labor Day 2025? Both honor workers and the American Labor movement’s hard-fought victories, yet they are very different holidays celebrated on ...

Hurricane Milton, Typhoon Meranti, and Cyclone Winston all rank among the strongest storms ever observed around the world. Each system had an ominous eye, tremendous winds, and caused significant ...

The iPhone 17 is now official. Apple's new "default iPhone" has debuted this year alone, with the iPhone Air taking out the Plus model. During the event, Apple focused the most on the iPhone Air and ...

Disability advocates say the province’s changes to how benefits are paid to recipients may hurt their quality of life. The move will see many Albertans receiving benefits through the Assured Income ...

Space Command: “Actively employs joint forces from the U.S. Army, Marine Corps, Navy, Air Force and Space Force to accomplish the command’s mission.” What that means: Space Command is a Combatant ...

Acute renal failure comes on suddenly, usually in people who are already critically ill. Chronic kidney disease develops gradually and may not cause symptoms until much later. Treatments differ, but ...

Like probiotics, prebiotics can be found in foods or supplements. Human enzymes cannot digest them. Instead, they are processed by gut microbiota. Prebiotics help these gut bacteria grow and thrive.

High-yield savings accounts have become popular in recent years as the high-interest earning alternative to traditional savings accounts. But there's another type of deposit account where your money ...

Sam Walters is the associate editor at Discover Magazine who writes and edits articles covering topics like archaeology, paleontology, ecology, and evolution, and manages a few print magazine sections ...