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Lights, Music, Calories
How does restaurant ambiance affect how much we eat?
10 months, 2 weeks ago
The Future of Bananas
Did you know that 99% of bananas sold are of one variety, the Cavendish? And this fact is not good for prosperity.
10 months, 3 weeks ago
When It's Worth It to Be Awake
Ever had to stay up late to cram for that exam? Wouldn’t it be nice to borrow the amazing sleep-deprivation powers of the male pectoral sandpiper?
10 months, 3 weeks ago
Express Anger, Lower Blood Pressure
Why is it that Italians and Spaniards live two years longer on average than people who live in England?
10 months, 3 weeks ago
Superb Fairy-wrens Learn to Eavesdrop
How did these birds learn to recognize the warning calls of other birds?
10 months, 3 weeks ago
Real Lightsabers?
What’s the status on the development of real-life lightsabers? Is it possible?
10 months, 3 weeks ago
Adapting to Starvation
Did a famine in 1944 cause changes in the genes of an entire generation?
10 months, 4 weeks ago
Changing the Gene with Meditation
Researchers from the United States and Spain found in one study that mindfulness may not only affect your mood, it may affect your genes
10 months, 4 weeks ago
Diet Soda Depression
It might not surprise you to learn that drinking a lot of sugary soda can make one prone to depression. Is diet soda an exception?
11 months ago
Dehydration
If you were to stop drinking water right now, how long could you live?
11 months ago