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05-31-2017
Renewing the ocean could help end poverty and world hunger
In 2015, the UN General Assembly adopted the 2030 Agenda...
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05-31-2017
How eating fish can help prevent Alzheimer's
Eating plenty of salmon, mackerel, and sardines prevents Alzheimer's disease...
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05-31-2017
Conserving biodiversity could save us from mass extinction
As humans continue to reshape the planet to our advantage,...
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05-31-2017
Humans and chimpanzees exhibit similar signs of empathy
Humans, like chimpanzees, console their threatened peers out of empathy,...
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05-31-2017
How fish prove that misfits sometimes thrive on new turf
For years, evolutionary biologists have believed that animal misfits that...
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05-31-2017
New study unravels how the brain processes love
As every human (and animal) knows, love can be a...
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05-31-2017
Study: Voluntary sharing makes young children happy
If you’ve been alive for even a few years you’ve...
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05-31-2017
Zebrafish give new insight into human hearing loss
The origin of the mammalian auditory ossicles is an intriguing...
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05-31-2017
How sparrows decide where to build their nests
Survival isn’t always the sole factor considered when birds decide...
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05-30-2017
Duck, duck, goose study reveals beak shape determined by diet
Analysis of an animal’s mouth shape and function can reveal...
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05-30-2017
Cities can fight global warming with reflective roofs, pavement
Overheated cities can fight the “urban heat island" effect by...
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05-30-2017
Why a blast of cold water has health benefits
Scientists are finding increasing health benefits from having a quick...
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