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Scientists Breed Exercise-Crazy Rats

Thirty-six genes may hold the secret for why some rats preferred running on wheels ten times as much as other rats

Chins Prove There’s No Such Thing As Universal Beauty

Dartmouth researchers studied chin shapes of 180 recently deceased male and female skeletons from Australia, Africa, Asia and Europe

Climate Change Could Make Us Choose Between Wine And Pandas

According to the new models, around 70 percent of the area currently suitable or used for grape growing could be gone by 2050

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Scientists Just Found the Teeny Bones of Fossilized, Embryonic Dinosaurs

From southwestern China, baby dinosaur bones and preserved eggs

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Unhealthy Eating And Not Enough Sleep—Not Genes or Laziness—Driving Surge in Childhood Obesity

Child “obesity is not a disease of inactivity," and the fixes won't be simple

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All the Conditions Required for Life to Appear Are Here, in Antarctica’s Amazing Ice Stalactites

Brinicles, more than ice fingers of death, may have driven the formation of life

How Women May Have Shaped Men’s Penises

Whether women's preference is indeed solely responsible for driving the way penises look today remains an open-ended question, however

Anti-Vaccine Tweets Spread Faster Than Pro-Vaccine Messages

Not all messages are created equal, and when it comes to Tweets about vaccines it's the anti-vaccine messages that spread the fastest

Adélie penguins on Beaufort Island

Climate Change Means More Adélie Penguins

Climate change seems to be giving an unexpected boost to this penguin species

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Your Breath Is as Unique as Your Fingerprint

Microbes within our bodies give our breath a unique signature

Happier Couples Tend to Gain More Weight Over Time

Couple whose relationship is on the rocks or who are considering divorce may maintain the appearances in order to attract other mates

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Whether Monkey or Human, Middle Managers Are the Most Stressed Out

While monkeys and humans may lead very different lives, the way both species' middle-rankers suffer and deal with stress is not so different

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The Scientific Reason LeBron James Isn’t As Important As You Think

The most important players on the team may also be the least flashy

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This Giant New Tarantula Has an Eight-Inch Leg Span

Say hello to Peocilotheria rajaei, Sri Lanka's most recently discovered giant spider.

How Your Brain Reassures You That You’re Better Than Other People

The "superiority illusion" may depend on how connected certain parts of your brain are and how many dopamine receptors you have

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There’s No Such Thing as a ‘Living Fossil’

Though Darwin coined the term 'living fossil,' if he were around today he'd probably agree that it's time to retire it

Meditation May Make You Nicer

Around 50 percent of people who recently meditated gave up their seat for a person in crutches compared to just 15 percent of people who had not meditated

This Sea Lion Can Keep Time With the Backstreet Boys

Ronan the sea lion can keep a beat, something sea lions weren't supposed to be able to do

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People Who Never Apologize Are Probably Happier Than You

That childhood distaste for saying you're sorry hasn't gone away as an adult - not apologizing still makes us feel much better than apologizing does

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This Microbe Isn’t Either Male or Female, It Has Seven Options to Choose Between

This little protozoa has seven different "mating types"

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