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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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What Are the Best Wilderness Areas in America?

The Wilderness Society is putting together the "Great American Backyard Bucket List"

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Why Is There a Cockatoo in This Italian Renaissance Painting?

The bird's presence in the painting lends insight into trade between Europe and Australia in the 15th century

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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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You Can Now Donate Your Voice to People Who Can't Speak

You don’t have to be dead to donate a piece of yourself. A new company lets people donate their voices to those without them

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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 Restaurant That Invented Tiramisu Has Shut Down

Tiramisu is actually a relatively young dessert, invented in the late 1970s

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Cigarette Smuggling Is Rampant in Places Where a Pack Costs $14.50—And Where a Pack Cost Fifty Cents

In a roundabout way, the Iranian government may actually benefit from cigarette smuggling

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What Does Your Earwax Smell Like?

Your earwax's odor is unique

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Careful: These Gorgeous Video Postcards Will Inspire Instant Wanderlust

Take a minute-long trip to a faraway land

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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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Today’s the Spring Equinox: Here’s What it Looks Like from Space

The changing seasons are very pretty from above

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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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In British Columbia, There Are Amazing Waves No One's Ever Surfed Before

Nootka Island is a surfer’s paradise for enthusiasts who don’t mind water temperatures hovering around 50 degrees Fahrenheit

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A Tibetan Mastiff Just Sold for Almost $2 Million

Designer dogs are only the latest luxury good fad in China

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Game Delayed Due to Bees

One can only assume that Oprah has something to do with this

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While LA Journalists Hid Under Desks, a Robot Wrote a Story About the Earthquake

Journalism robots might not be such a bad idea. Especially when you’re trying to stay safe after an earthquake.

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Spokane Indians' New Uniforms Have Team Name in Native Spokane Salish Language

Here come the fighting Sp’q’n’i

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April Showers Bring... a New Record for Atmospheric Carbon Dioxide

In Hawaii, atmospheric carbon dioxide has crossed above 400 ppm, and it's expected to stay there for a while

A Haitian woman collects peanuts in 2012.

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California's Not the Only Place With a Drought, and Haitians are Faring Much, Much Worse

A string of disasters has made it hard for Haitians to weather the ongoing drought

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