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On Tuesday, the AHA and three other medical societies published the first guidelines to help clinicians prevent and manage CKM, as it is called, urging them to focus on their patients’ overall metabolic health.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 9, 2026

Both rich and poorer countries are grappling with declining birth rates which lead to aging societies and a shrinking workforce -- putting strain on social security systems and potentially dampening economic growth and productivity.

From Barron's • Jun. 8, 2026

While Disclosure Day centres on the possibility of extraterrestrial life, many of its themes focus on trust, secrecy and how societies respond when long-held assumptions are challenged.

From BBC • Jun. 4, 2026

The findings expand scientists' understanding of the many ways animal societies can handle leadership crises.

From Science Daily • May 26, 2026

Mesoamerican writing is believed to have arisen independently of Old World writing, because there is no convincing evidence for pre-Norse contact of New World societies with Old World societies possessing writing.

From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond