Despite intermittent efforts over the past three decades, the UAW union has been unable to organize employees of foreign-based automakers in states such as Alabama and Tennessee.

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04.05.2024

What’s in a VIN? How to decode the vehicle identification number, your car’s unique fingerprint

VINs can tell a story if you know what to look for.

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14.11.2024

Volkswagen: the end of a German industrial myth?

A symbol of German industrial power, Volkswagen is facing major financial difficulties. How did the emblem of “deutsche Qualität” get to this point? And can it pull through?

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11.12.2024

Jaguar Type 00: the controversial pink car is more in step with the brand’s history than detractors think

The new concept ruffled feathers but Jaguar has always innovated in the hopes of attracting new and younger buyers.

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07.12.2024

Extraterrestrial life may look nothing like life on Earth − so astrobiologists are coming up with a framework to study how complex systems evolve

A specific set of chemical conditions led to the emergence of life on Earth. But can life emerge from other chemistries?

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14.12.2024

Ferns’ ability to evolve ‘backward’ offers insights into the meandering path of evolution

Evolution is often depicted as a steady forward march from simple to complex forms. But new research shows that certain ferns can evolve ‘backward.’

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17.12.2024

Twins were the norm for our ancient primate ancestors − one baby at a time had evolutionary advantages

Twins are pretty rare, accounting for just 3% of births in the US these days. But new research shows that for primates 60 million years ago, giving birth to twins was the norm.

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23.12.2024

Interactive: What Earth’s 4.54 billion-year history would look like in a single year

The dinosaurs went extinct on Christmas Day.

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06.12.2024

Mental health and motherhood: South Africa now has treatment guidelines, the trick will be to make them work

Mental health needs for pregnant women and mothers with newborn babies are being recognised at last in South Africa.

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11.12.2024

Hypnosis is not just a parlor trick or TV act − science shows it helps with anxiety, depression, pain, PTSD and sleep disorders

Hypnosis is safe and can work as both a stand-alone or a complementary treatment with other therapies.

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19.12.2024

How to cope with food anxiety during the festive season

The holiday season’s focus on food and over-indulgence can be difficult for those who struggle with disordered eating.

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20.12.2024

A nation exhausted: The neuroscience of why Americans are tuning out politics

Political polarization and people not being exposed to other perspectives online are two major factors that contribute to Americans feeling exhausted with politics.

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UAW’s Southern strategy: Union revs up drive to get workers employed by foreign automakers to join its ranks

What’s in a VIN? How to decode the vehicle identification number, your car’s unique fingerprint

Volkswagen: the end of a German industrial myth?

Jaguar Type 00: the controversial pink car is more in step with the brand’s history than detractors think

Science

Extraterrestrial life may look nothing like life on Earth − so astrobiologists are coming up with a framework to study how complex systems evolve

Ferns’ ability to evolve ‘backward’ offers insights into the meandering path of evolution

Twins were the norm for our ancient primate ancestors − one baby at a time had evolutionary advantages

Interactive: What Earth’s 4.54 billion-year history would look like in a single year

Health

Mental health and motherhood: South Africa now has treatment guidelines, the trick will be to make them work

Hypnosis is not just a parlor trick or TV act − science shows it helps with anxiety, depression, pain, PTSD and sleep disorders

How to cope with food anxiety during the festive season

A nation exhausted: The neuroscience of why Americans are tuning out politics

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