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Human Record Set for Lack of OxygenThe lowest levels of oxygen in humans were recorded from climbers breathing ambient air on Mount Everest.
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Why Smokers Can’t Quit EasilySmokers that have just kicked the habit almost relapse immediately just by seeing photographs of people smoking. The cause is heightened brain activity that controls habitual responses.
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Why Some of Us Hate to CryMost of us like to cry, but a new study reveals why it doesn't benefit all of us.
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Very Strange: The Spider Sex ChroniclesSpiders display bizarre behaviors when they’re having sex.
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Old People Store Bad Memories DifferentlyOlder adults (around 70 years) rely on “more abstract thinking” brain areas more so than younger adults to remember negatively emotional, past events.
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Bizarre New Robot Jumps and RollsA robot that can jump like a grasshopper and roll like a ball might be the next best thing for space exploration.
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No Batteries Required: Future Devices Could Power ThemselvesPhysicists aim to eliminate replaceable power supplies, such as batteries, by improving energy harvesting, nanometer-sized materials already found in portable high-tech devices.
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Some Brains Are Wired for ChangeInnovation-oriented people may have stronger connections between their memory and reward brain centers.
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Sea Snakes Need FreshwaterSea snakes actually become dehydrated in the seawater they swim in. They need a source of freshwater to survive.
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14-year-old Helps Dad Solve Avian MysteryA geoscientist and his 14-year-old son are the first to report documented evidence of a bird (the White-winged Diuca Finch) other than a penguin that nests directly on ice, in the Andes Mountains.
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Frog Embryos Actively Seek OxygenRed-eyed treefrog embryos behaviorally rotate inside their eggs to position gills where oxygen levels are highest.
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Top 5 Halloween Myths DebunkedCountdown In the darkness of the strange holiday of Halloween, five myths and urban legends can be debunked.
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The Stink in Farts Controls Blood PressureThe smelly rotten-egg compound in farts controls blood pressure in mice.
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Economics Concept Explains Brain MysteryEconomic theory is revealing how information flows through the brain
