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dinosaurs University of Texas at Austin Dinosaurs couldn’t stick out their tongues

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Will Trump’s executive order change things at Mexican border?

Two experts explain what's going on at the border and whether things will be different after President Trump's recent executive order.

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computers University of Michigan

Tiny device forces us to rethink ‘What is a computer’?

sharks University of Washington

Whirlpools are hot spots for great white sharks

University of Washington Whirlpools are hot spots for great white sharks

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

Stanford University Will Trump’s executive order change things at Mexican border?

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

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

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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

workplaces University of Melbourne How managers can spark, not squelch, our motivation

brains Rockefeller University

These brains cells don’t die, but they do move

blood tests University of Melbourne

Blood test may offer better heart attack prediction

goals Iowa State University

How setbacks make us rethink our goals

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physics Iowa State University

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

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

addiction Iowa State University

How calling video game addiction a disorder will help addicts

brains

Rare mutation sheds light on the brain’s wiring

A Québec family's unusual gene offers insight into how the brain is built, as well as disorders like addiction, depression, and schizophrenia.

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

Whirlpools are hot spots for great white sharks

batteries Georgia Institute of Technology