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hands University of Florida Ancient primates had extra claws just for grooming

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Team finds hidden state of matter in superconductive alloy

Here's how researchers switched on a hidden state of matter by modifying quantum interactions down at the atomic and subatomic levels.

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batteries Georgia Institute of Technology

Sodium-based batteries could be great alternative to lithium

cancer University of Melbourne

How 1 ‘super tumor suppressor gene’ shields us from cancer

Georgia Institute of Technology Sodium-based batteries could be great alternative to lithium

Johns Hopkins University ‘E-skin’ lets prosthetic hands sense touch and pain

Northwestern University 3D printing makes flexible bone grafts

Ayahuasca preparation (psychedelic drugs concept)

New York University How underground groups use psychedelic drugs for healing

Washington University in St. Louis 6 questions about the big risks of softball pitching

New York University Writer Pete Hamill recalls RFK campaign and assassination

Cardiff University See new photos of Egypt and Palestine during WWI

Stony Brook University Colony of 1.5 million penguins ‘hid’ from scientists

Penn State Why some fish leave their embryos in a really hot spot

Michael Pollan on stage, pointing at head

University of California, Berkeley Listen: Michael Pollan on psychedelics, death, and depression

portrait of young woman in orphanage in Kenya

Duke University Can lay people provide mental health care in Kenya?

mom braiding daughter's hair (signs of eating disorders)

University of Rochester 13 signs your teen may have an eating disorder

drugs New York University How underground groups use psychedelic drugs for healing

endometriosis University of Melbourne

Endometriosis isn’t just a ‘thin women’s disease’

fracking Duke University

Fracking exposure leads to more fat cells

touch Johns Hopkins University

‘E-skin’ lets prosthetic hands sense touch and pain

poverty University at Buffalo

People in Nairobi’s slums face ‘double jeopardy’

"People living in Kenyan slums face depraved living conditions and a rental housing market that is highly exploitative of its tenants."

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addiction Iowa State University How calling video game addiction a disorder will help addicts

relationships

two coworkers in pink cubicles (cooperation concept)

cooperation Brown University

This quality makes people better at working well with others

dating

Why ‘certainty’ is good for romance

While we might think an air of mystery about potential romantic partners could keep things interesting, new research suggests the opposite is true.

genomes

evolution Purdue University

Steelhead trout adapted to lake life in just 120 years

food

Our tiny, furry genetic ancestors were bug eaters

"It is a signature in your genome that says, once upon a time you were not the dominant group of organisms on Earth."

vision

sleeves over face (haptic communications concept)

touch Purdue University

Sleeve system lets users ‘read’ messages through touch

attention

Waste time looking for your keys? Try this attention trick

We pay more attention to things we've interacted with in our environment, according to new research. Using that to your advantage could make your life a lot easier.

addiction

brains McGill University

Rare mutation sheds light on the brain’s wiring

opioids

4 U.S. states beat all others at cutting opioid dosages

While many states struggle with the ongoing opioid epidemic, four have prescription drug monitoring programs that are making an impact.

data science University of California, Berkeley Big data may only offer ‘fuzzy snapshot’ of health

Sodium-based batteries could be great alternative to lithium

touch Johns Hopkins University