Scientists discovered the oldest known DNA and used it to reveal what life was like two million years ago in the northern tip of Greenland
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How do fireflies flash in sync? Studies suggest a new answer.
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New evidence indicates that an effort to stamp out disease-carrying insects is working. The key? Mosquitoes genetically engineered to kill off their own kind.
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US physics body concedes mistakes in study of missile defense
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‘Zombie papers’ just won’t die. Retracted papers by notorious fraudster still cited years later.
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Dual use of artificial-intelligence-powered drug discovery
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Predictive pattern classification can distinguish gender identity subtypes from behavior and brain imaging
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When times are good, the gender gap grows
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Could search engines be fostering some Dunning-Kruger?
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Approximate data deletion from machine learning models
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Butterflies released in Finland contained parasitic wasps, with more wasps inside – introduction of Glanville fritillary leads to emergence of three new species on island of Sottunga
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Online trolls actually just assholes all the time, study finds
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Does X cause Y? An in-depth evidence review.
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Meth addiction in fish poses threat to ecosystem balance, study says
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Neurotype-matching, but not being autistic, influences self and observer ratings of interpersonal rapport
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Robotic ‘Third Thumb’ use can alter brain representation of the hand
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To the brain, a tool is just a tool, not a hand extension
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Politically polarized brains share an intolerance of uncertainty
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Our brain typically overlooks this brilliant problem-solving strategy
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How important is passion? It depends on your culture
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Microdosing's feel-good benefits might just be placebo effect
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Stanford study into “Zoom Fatigue” explains why video chats are so tiring
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Pigs can play video games with their snouts, scientists find
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Identical twins aren’t perfect clones, research shows
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New study links psychopathic tendencies to racial prejudice and right-wing authoritarianism
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Metagenomic sequencing can quickly identify pathogens in body fluids, new study finds
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The small effects of political advertising are small regardless of context, message, sender, or receiver
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What sexual and gender minority people want researchers to know about sexual orientation and gender identity questions: A qualitative study
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Low doses of LSD have been found to increase pain tolerance comparable to oxycodone or morphine
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Magicians’ priming techniques are effective at influencing choice
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Lab mice have a chill, and that may be messing up study results
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Predictability: Can the turning point and end of an expanding epidemic be precisely forecast?
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Physical force alone spurs gene expression, study reveals
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Smarter individuals engage in more prosocial behavior in daily life, study finds
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"Both studies ... sought to pin down how many times the human brain oscillates in and out of focus per minute."
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An examination of over 4700 clinical trials found that less than 45% of them reported their results on time, despite it being a legal requirement
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Research identifies new route for tackling drug resistance in skin cancer cells
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New studies help to explain how microbes in the gut can shape a host’s fear responses
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A new study shows an animal’s lifespan is written in the DNA. For humans, it’s thirty-eight years
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The Vietnam draft lotteries functioned as a randomized experiment—which has allowed social scientists to study its life-changing effects
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Cows wearing VR headsets might produce better milk
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Effects of one year of Vitamin D and marine Omega-3 fatty acid supplementation on biomarkers of systemic inflammation in older US adults
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GM mosquito progeny not dying in Brazil: study
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Can face-to-face discussions improve societal cohesion?
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How life sciences actually work
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Climate deniers get more media play than scientists: study
News article: Climate deniers get more media play than scientists: study Study: Discrepancy in scientific authority and media visibility of climate change scientists and contrarians
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Self-blinding microdosing study, open to participation
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Origins of the current outbreak of multidrug-resistant malaria in southeast Asia: a retrospective genetic study
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Very rare pathogenic genetic variants detected by SNP-chips are usually false positives: implications for direct-to-consumer genetic testing
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Snowball the dancing cockatoo has wide range of killer moves, new study finds
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