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China May Be Facing Deadly Heat Waves

A region that holds one of the biggest concentrations of people on Earth could be pushing against the boundaries of habitability and be facing deadly heat waves by the latter part of this century, a new study shows. Research has shown that beyond a certain threshold of temperature and humidity, a person cannot survive unprotected ...

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The sun and parched land.

Study Shows Living Abroad Leads to a Clearer Sense of Self

Living abroad can clarify your sense of self, according to new research by a team of social scientists at Rice University, Columbia University and the University of North Carolina. The new research also shows that living abroad leads to clearer career decision-making. They found living abroad increases “self-concept clarity” — the extent to which individuals’ beliefs about ...

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