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They say all roads lead to Rome. Unfortunately that ain’t all that roads lead to. A new study shows that roads can promote the spread of antibiotic-resistant bacteria.
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Next month, researchers in the U.K. will start to pump water nearly a kilometer up into the atmosphere, by way of a suspended hose.
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What does a bookworm have in common with a black-tufted marmoset? They both like a little quiet. Or so say scientists in the Royal Society journal Biology Letters
Read More »Speed Dating and Decision-Making: Why Less Is More
As a psychologist, I have always found the concept of speed dating fascinating. In fact, some years ago, I decided to try it myself.
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