New Research
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Women Can’t Do Pull Ups? Not So Fast
With enough training and determination, women can do pull-ups
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A Massive Field of Frozen Greenhouse Gas Is Thawing Out
Vast stores of methane hydrates off the US east coast are thawing out, but what this means is still up in the air
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Can We Excuse Cheating If It Supports a Good Cause?
Is it ever ok for us to bend the rules or cheat in order to achieve a greater good, or to support those who do?
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People Discriminate Against Cats Based on Color, Too
People ascribe different personality traits to cats of different colors, a bias that skews adoption rates
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Platonic Friendships Between the Sexes Are Impossible
New research says it's not really possible for straight guys and gals to ever be "just friends"
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Beluga Whale Learns to Speak Like a Human
Beluga whales can vocalize in a way remarkably close to human speech, according to new observations
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Young People Still Love Libraries
Most Americans between 16 - 29 still use the library to get books—real, paper books
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People Leave Hospitals Unhappy Because Doctors Are Mean
Many patients leave the emergency room unhappy because they feel belittled or ignored
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No Life Found In Lakes Beneath Antarctic Glaciers—Yet
Scientists hoping to find life beneath Antarctic ice have so far come up empty-handed
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Dolphins Sleep With Only Half Their Brain at a Time
Dolphins sleep with only half of their brains at a time, bestowing them with the uncanny ability to stay constantly alert for at least 15 days in a row
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Brain-Eating Crows May Help Spread Prion Diseases
Prions - the infectious proteins that cause illnesses in humans and other animals such as mad cow disease - can pass through the digestive systems of crows
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Germophobes Take Note: Your Pillowcase Is As Dirty As Your Toilet
Bacterial swabs from toilet seats and pillowcases are pretty much indistinguishable
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‘Eye Cells’ Hone in on Eye Contact, Create Special Connections with Others
Researchers may have pinpointed neurons responsible for that "special connection" feeling associated with first making eye contact
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Teenage Brains Are Like Soft, Impressionable Play-Doh
There's a softer side to adolescent minds: they're vulnerable, dynamic and highly responsive to positive feedback
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Either Curiosity Is Shedding Or Mars Is Covered in Weird Shiny Particles
After an unknown object turned out to be nothing but plastic, scientists were surprised to find more shiny things buried in the dirt
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What Makes Temple Grandin’s Brain Special?
Temple Grandin, perhaps the world's most famous person with autism, allowed scientists to peak into her exceptional brain for the first time in order to better understand the minds of savants
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City Birds Are Evolving To Be More Flexible and Assertive Than Their Country Cousins
Animals are adapting to life in the big city
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Turning Iron Into Platinum: Easier—And More Useful—Than Turning Lead Into Gold
Chemical trickery causes iron to act like platinum
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Melting Greenland Ice Has Consequences
Melting Greenland ice could affect ocean circulation patterns, and further spur global warming
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Downer News Bums Out Women But Not Men
Bad news delivered through the media increases women's sensitivity to stressful situations, new research finds, but men are immune to such effects
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