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World Science
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The world's most exciting science news, long before it's in the papers
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Earlier treatment might be key in Alzheimer's: researchers
The devastating memory illness spreads through links between brain regions, a bit like cancer, research suggests.
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Move elephants into Australia, scientist proposes
Does the Land Down Under need an infusion of large mammals to solve its ecological and wildfire problems?
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From tiny to titanic in 24 million generations
It takes eons for a mouse-sized animal to evolve to an elephant's size, but reductions in size go much faster, scientists say.
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Arabia identified as key stop in early human migrations
Arabia was the first staging post for humans when they first migrated out of their ancestral home of Africa,
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Mice sing too, scientists find
Male house mice produce melodious songs to attract mates, not unlike many birds, according to new research.
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Study: Lifelong criminality may stem from genes
The link between genes and crime is a divisive issue in the criminology field.
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Leftists and rightists found to look at things differently -- literally
It's increasingly apparent that political differences stem partly from biological ones, researchers claim.
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"Oldest known" dino nesting site found
A practice of using the same nesting sites repeatedly and in groups may have originated earlier than
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Comet dies on film, leaving trail of mystery
A comet has been caught doing something never seen before: die a scorching death in the heat of the sun.
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Empathy? It seems we can't even spare it for ourselves
An "empathy gap" between us and our future selves leads us to overestimate how much courage we'll muster,
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