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Health Highly infectious coronavirus variant dampens prospects for summer return to normal Experts say it raises need to speed vaccinations, lifts herd immunity threshold
World The oddities of Inauguration Day The two-month post-election wait used to be four, and a constitutional scholar thinks it should be shorter still
World A poetic beginning First U.S. youth poet laureate Amanda Gorman to deliver reading at Biden inauguration
World Reaffirming inauguration rituals after Capitol assault How the symbolic aspects of a cornerstone of American democracy evolved
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World A poetic beginning First U.S. youth poet laureate Amanda Gorman to deliver reading at Biden inauguration
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World Connection as an answer to turmoil Dalai Lama: ‘We can no longer say “my nation” … We should say “my planet” ‘
Health Plant-based diet may feed key gut microbes Large-scale study finds gut microbes associated with lower risks for diabetes, heart disease, obesity
Health When science meets mindfulness Researchers study how it seems to change the brain in depressed patients
Arts Soundwalking around Harvard Claire Chase’s first-year seminar creates Digital Sanctuaries, now available as an app
Arts Voices raised in glee Three choral clubs mesh, this time virtually, to celebrate diversity, fellowship
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Science Island investigations Largest-yet study of ancient Caribbean DNA documents distinct stone tool-, ceramic-using populations
Health Plant-based diet may feed key gut microbes Large-scale study finds gut microbes associated with lower risks for diabetes, heart disease, obesity
Health Highly infectious coronavirus variant dampens prospects for summer return to normal Experts say it raises need to speed vaccinations, lifts herd immunity threshold