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October 2025

New Dirt on Dirt

- Beth Weinhouse

WORLD OF MEDICINE

Researchers at McMaster University in Canada and the University of Illinois at Chicago have discovered a chemical in soil that can kill bacteria, including several that are resistant to existing antibiotics. The use of antibiotics over decades has allowed some organisms to mutate so that the drugs can’t kill them. The new chemical—a peptide called lario-cidin—might be able to fight some of the drug-resistant bacterial infections responsible for more than one million deaths worldwide every year.

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My Dad, the Cookie Monster

AS MY FATHER grew older, he grew more frugal, and I noticed he didn’t indulge himself as often as I thought he should. He would make one scoop of ice cream last as long as two.

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2 mins

May, 2026

Reader's Digest India

Reader's Digest India

WAYS TO RELIEVE STRESS

MANY PEOPLE FIND IT DIFFICULT TO RELAX. EXPERTS RECOMMEND RELAXATION TECHNIQUES—AND LOOKING AT LIFE THROUGH ROSE-TINTED GLASSES

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5 mins

May, 2026

Reader's Digest India

Reader's Digest India

WHAT KIND OF MEN FOR OLDER WOMEN?

Why would older women want to date younger men when 60-something males have so much to offer?

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3 mins

May, 2026

Reader's Digest India

Reader's Digest India

MÁRIO DE MIRANDA: THE GENIUS WHO DREW A WORLD

On the 100th birth anniversary of this uncommon genius, a family friend and fellow Goan remembers the man whose sharp humour and affectionate gaze captured the heart of a nation

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8 mins

May, 2026

Reader's Digest India

Reader's Digest India

MEETING MY GENETIC TWIN

HOW A STRANGER SAVED MY LIFE AND BECAME PART OF OUR FAMILY

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4 mins

May, 2026

Reader's Digest India

Reader's Digest India

Unseen, Unpaid, Unsustainable

For decades, our systems have ignored the invisible labour shouldered by women to sustain homes, families, and wealth producers of the nation. It's time to stop taking this work for granted

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4 mins

May, 2026

Reader's Digest India

Reader's Digest India

RD RECOMMENDS

SPIDER-NOIR

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4 mins

May, 2026

Reader's Digest India

Reader's Digest India

GOOD NEWS

FOR ABETTER PLANET

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2 mins

May, 2026

Reader's Digest India

Reader's Digest India

A Self-Fulfilling Prophecy

In her latest book, author and climate-tech investor Mridula Ramesh uses the power of fiction to deepen environmental awareness and spark action

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3 mins

May, 2026

Reader's Digest India

Reader's Digest India

MAKING FRIENDS WITH ΑΙ

Whether you're already chummy or you've been avoiding getting acquainted, our guide will help you understand how to best use the technology to make your life easier... and what to watch out for

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8 mins

May, 2026

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