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A Worrier's Guide To Life Courtesy of Andrews McMeel Publishing hide caption
Grand Daddy Purple, Skunk #1, Sugar Daddy Courtesy of Chronicle Books hide caption
Researchers have found that the brain deals with the challenges of accented speech differently than it does hearing loss. Ikon Images/Corbis hide caption
Long-Term Depression May Boost Stroke Risk Long After Mood Improves
Workers try to remove some of the 11 million gallons of oil spilled by the Exxon Valdez off Alaska in 1989. The ship's third mate may have been up for 18 hours before the accident. Rob Stapleton/AP hide caption
Report: Inmates With Mental Disabilities Often Subjected To Excessive Force
Carolyn Walworth is a junior at Palo Alto High School (the main building of which is shown here in 2012). After four recent suicides in her school district, she wrote an op-ed about the stress faced by students in the area, which is home to some of the nation's most competitive public high schools. Ho John Lee/Flickr hide caption
In Palo Alto's High-Pressure Schools, Suicides Lead To Soul-Searching
TMAYD founder Izzy Lloyd (right) gives a friend a hug after asking about her day. Maia Weinstock/MIT hide caption
Are You Sick, And Sick Of Hearing 'Everything Happens For A Reason'?
Engaging, mentally stimulating work is good for the brain, scientists say, whether you get paid to do it or not. Running a household can be as mentally demanding as running a company. iStockphoto hide caption
Dried plants dosed with psychoactive chemicals is marketed as K2 or spice. Kelley McCall/AP hide caption
Work partners Jon Chintanaroad (left) and Mike Prestano are all smiles now, but founding a tech startup together threatened their friendship — and their business. April Dembosky/KQED hide caption