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Dreaming may have evolved as a strategy for co-operative survival
Have you ever woken from a dream, emotionally laden with anxiety, fear or a sense of unpreparedness? Typically, these kinds of dreams are associated with content like losing one’s voice, teeth falling...
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Climate change solutions: collaboration of politicians, scientists and...
Most Canadians agree something should be done about climate change. Yet, even though there is tremendous pressure on politicians to do something, widespread discontent usually follows whatever action...
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Five things you probably have wrong about the T rex
An icon from the age of dinosaurs, Tyrannosaurus rex has featured in everything from blockbuster movies to the shape of chicken nuggets. As a creature to be feared for its bone-crushing bite or...
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Tatahouine: ‘Star Wars meteorite’ sheds light on the early Solar System
Locals watched in awe as a fireball exploded and hundreds of meteorite fragments rained down on the city of Tatahouine, Tunisia, on June 27, 1931. Fittingly, the city later became a major filming...
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Can seabirds hear their way across the ocean? Our research suggests so
Animals cover astonishing distances when they are looking for food. While caribou, reindeer and wolves clock up impressive mileage on land, seabirds are unrivalled in their travelling distances....
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Marjorie Taylor Greene calls for embalmers to testify to GOP on COVID...
Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) has called on Congress to talk with embalmers to prove a theory about the COVID-19 vaccines being dangerous. In a Thursday social media post, Greene shared an...
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SpaceX launches secretive U.S. military spacecraft on research mission
SpaceX's Falcon Heavy rocket blasted back into space on Thursday night to ferry the U.S. military's secretive X-37B drone to a research mission.After weeks of delays, the rocket launched from NASA's...
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Want to get into stargazing? A professional astronomer explains where to start
There are few things more peaceful and relaxing than a night under the stars. Through the holidays, many people head away from the bright city lights to go camping. They revel in the dark skies,...
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Scientists debunk theory explaining mystery of 'beer goggles' effect
Scientists have debunked a theory that the "beer goggles" effect works by people finding someone more attractive because their faces appear more symmetrical. The team from the University of Portsmouth...
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‘God of Chaos’: NASA sends spacecraft to study asteroid approaching earth
A NASA spacecraft, recently returned from a mission to asteroid Bennu, has been relaunched to study another asteroid as it approaches Earth’s orbit: Apophis, named after the Egyptian god of Chaos. The...
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Omega-3 supplements show promise in enhancing depression treatment in...
An open-label study involving Chinese adolescents with depression compared the effects of treating depressive symptoms using the antidepressant Paxil alone to those of a combination of Paxil and...
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The link between climate change and a spate of rare disease outbreaks in 2023
This story was originally published by Grist. Sign up for Grist's weekly newsletter here.A 16-month-old boy was playing in a splash pad at a country club in Little Rock, Arkansas, this summer when...
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'Watching Sesame Street?' Marjorie Taylor Greene mocked for counting to three...
Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) faced backlash on Sunday after she joked about the last day of 2023. In a social media post, Greene simply shared the number "123123." Presumably, the post was a...
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U.S. Supreme Court's Roberts urges 'caution' as AI reshapes legal field
WASHINGTON — Artificial intelligence represents a mixed blessing for the legal field, U.S. Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts said in a year-end report published on Sunday, urging "caution and...
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Own a restaurant and can't find a waiter? Use a service robot.
"Here's your food," whispers the robot at the airfield restaurant in Gelnhausen, some 45 kilometers east of Frankfurt, Germany. "Please take the food from tray one." The guest complies, reaching for...
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Decimating Nemo: Why we are clowns for chasing Thailand's clownfish
Clownfish, with their little pouty mouths, mini fins and striking orange and white colours, are victims of their own cuteness. The world discovered the anemonefish 20 years ago and has been eagerly...
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From the Moon’s south pole to an ice-covered ocean world, several exciting...
The year 2023 proved to be an important one for space missions, with NASA’s OSIRIS-REx mission returning a sample from an asteroid and India’s Chandrayaan-3 mission exploring the lunar south pole, and...
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Keeping a streak alive can be strong motivation to stick with a chosen activity
Dick Coffee attended 781 consecutive University of Alabama football games. Meg Roh surfed through illness, storms and nightfall to maintain a seven-year daily surfing streak. Jon Sutherland ran at...
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How to identify the healthiest, least-processed meat alternatives
Supermarkets offer a slew of meat alternatives nowadays but it is not always clear how healthy they are. A specialist provides some tips on navigating the various lists of ingredients, nutritional...
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24 climate predictions for 2024
This story was originally published by Grist. Sign up for Grist's weekly newsletter here.Last year, climate change came into sharp relief for much of the world: The planet experienced its hottest...
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