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The increase was the most significant among women, individuals with a college education as well as incomes at the lower end, $20K to 49K and upper end, greater than $75K, as well as the married.

The Facebook page "I Fu**ing Love Science" became an internet sensation a few years ago, largely because it had nice graphics, engaging headlines, and liberal use of the F word.

“Toward midlife, chimpanzees and orangutans are most unhappy. Soon after though, their perception of life improves.

A few days ago, Dr.

“In America, the majority of fast-food restaurants aren’t owned by the corporation itself, but by franchisees — individuals who pay for the right to use a brand name.

“Common sense” suggests that as we age, our political views tend to harden and shift to more conservative positions.

The journal Science publishes a weekly column in which scientists write about various challenges they have faced in their careers.

Note: This column was originally submitted and initially accepted for publication by an associate editor at the journal Science. After two months of work and nine revisions, it was spiked at the last moment by a senior editor.

Every decent science writer has, at some point in his or her career, been called a "corporate shill." It's a rite of passage.