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Winning streaks are engrained into our sports psyches, but are they actually a legitimate phenomoenon?
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A new study suggests that people may be able to teach themselves to have synesthetic experiences
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The future under climate change indicates that rice will become an even more abundant staple, thanks to a boost in carbon dioxide that make crops thrive
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Cracking the Code of the Human Genome
Rather than looking for the genetic regions responsible for a person's high IQ, maybe we should be looking for the opposite: the root of stupidity
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Telstar 1, which launched 50 years ago today, was the world's first commercial satellite, and a testament to government-industry cooperation
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3,000 year old bodies discovered in a bog turned out not to be two bodies at all. The skeletons are stitched together from the remains of six individuals
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Just in time for another scorching July day, the history of the modern popsicle - and why the store-bought ones are less drippy than the DIY kind
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Scientists demonstrate how animals view the world, and why their vision influences the way they look
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To the ancient Greeks, just like today, picking a name for your new pup was an important step. But the process was a little more peculiar back then
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