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Globally, Deaths From War And Murder Are in Decline
The world is getting safer, even if it doesn’t necessarily feel like it
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Putting Your Hand Over Your Heart Makes You Both Appear And Behave More Honestly
Our bodily actions have more influence over our behavior and perceptions than we might realize
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Not Everyone Thinks Extreme Happiness Is an Ideal State of Being
Being happy—but not too happy—is the safest route.
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Conches Evolved To Be Smaller Because of Hungry Humans
Conches began maturing when they were smaller in order to breed before humans snatched them up
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The Science of Monday’s Big “Gravitational Wave” Thing Explained in Two Minutes
Big Bang news left you lost? This Minute Physics video might help
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Like Humans, Dolphins’ Genetics Are Shaped by Their Culture
Dolphins that use sponges as tools have a different haplotype than those that do not
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Scientists Discover a Large and Feathered Dinosaur that Once Roamed North America
The ‘Anzu wyliei’ species looks like a cross between a chicken and a lizard
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Why Dark Chocolate Is Not Just Delicious But Good For Us
It turns out the microbes in our guts love dark chocolate, too
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This 3,000-Year-Old Human Skeleton Reveals the Earliest Known Example of Cancer
Skeletal scans of the remains, which were found in Sudan, shows the cancer had spread before the victim died
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Some Sea Snakes Can Go Seven Months Without Drinking Water
To survive the dry season, yellow-bellied sea snakes severely dehydrate until the wet season brings freshwater for them to lap up from the ocean’s surface
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The Narwhals’ Unicorn-Like Tusk Can Sense Changes in Its Environment
The nerve-filled appendage helps the animals sense temperature and perhaps find prey and mates
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This Moss Sprung Back to Life After Being Frozen for 1,500 Years
Older organisms have been brought back from a state of suspended animation, but this is by far the oldest moss to come back to life
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Give Rats THC, And Their Kids’ Brains Look Different
The progeny of rats that were exposed to marijuana show some differences
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Checking the Claim: Can Probiotics Make You Smarter?
A researcher says a certain strain of gut bacteria can enhance brain power—but some critics aren’t sold
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What’s the Flattest-Looking State in the U.S.?
How things are, and how things look, aren’t always the same thing
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You Can Make Or Break a First Impression by How You Say “Hello”
Specifically, it’s the tone of your voice that is sending subtle clues about yourself—true or otherwise
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Journey to the Center of Earth
There May Be a Second Massive Ocean Deep Beneath the Surface
Chemically bonded to minerals in the transition zone, Earth’s mantle may be rather wet
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Forests Around Chernobyl Aren’t Decaying Properly
It wasn’t just people, animals and trees that were affected by radiation exposure at Chernobyl, but also the decomposers: insects, microbes, and fungi
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Let Us Introduce You to a Tiny Arctic Tyrannosaurs
Nanuqsaurus hoglund lived above the Arctic circle
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