Generation Beta officially arrived on Jan. 1, successors to Gen Alpha. While the name follows the conventions of the Greek alphabet, its connotation is less scholarly and more sus for some young parents and every school-age child. Beta is commonly used as slang for weak and passive. (Alcántara, The Wall Street Journal)
Read MoreA year after mommy vlogger Ruby Franke was convicted of child abuse, her husband, Kevin Franke, and two oldest children, Shari and Chad Franke, are sharing their story in Hulu’s new docuseries “Devil in the Family: The Fall of Ruby Franke.” (Davies, Los Angeles Times)
Read MoreThe biotechnology company Colossal Biosciences unveiled images and footage of the woolly mice on Tuesday (March 4). The adorable rodents mark a milestone in Colossal's project to bring back woolly mammoths by 2028, the company said in a statement shared with Live Science. (Pare, Live Science)
Read MoreMany Christians mark the beginning of Lent by marking their foreheads with the sign of a cross in ash. For those whose homes and churches burned in the Los Angeles area fires in January, this year's Ash Wednesday is especially poignant. (DeRose, NPR)
Read MoreOver the past decade, Americans have remained broadly supportive of non-discrimination laws and policies toward LGBTQ+ people. They are less supportive of gender-transition medical care for minors, a new PRRI survey shows. (Shimron, Religion News Service)
Read MoreGrowing a baby outside of a mother’s body in an artificial womb for an entire pregnancy is a concept strongly opposed by most Britons, but not all. Members of Gen Z aged under 25 welcome the prospect, a study has found. (Burgess, The Times)
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