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Why It Pays to Be a Bit of a PsychopathThe Machiavellians among us only cooperate when it suits them.
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5 Fascinating Facts About Fetal UltrasoundsCountdown Obstetric ultrasound has a fascinating history, in both technical and social terms.
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The Scientist Who Helped Save New York's Subway from Sandy -
Monkey Lip-Smacking Resembles Human SpeechGelada monkey sounds could be an evolutionary step toward human language.
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'Singing' Fish Hums to Attract MatesThis fish produces a curious sound to attract the ladies.
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Lobotomy: Definition, procedure and historyLobotomy is a neurosurgical operation that involves severing connections in the brain's prefrontal lobe.
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Human brain: Facts, functions & anatomyThe human brain is the command center for the human nervous system.
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7 ways the election will shape the future of science, health and the environmentClimate change, nuclear arms control, the pandemic and more will be determined by whoever wins the White House and Congress.
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What Is Inflammatory Bowel Disease?Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) is a condition that involves chronic inflammation in all or part of the digestive tract.
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What is an MRI (Magnetic Resonance Imaging)?Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) uses powerful magnets to realign a body's atoms, which creates a magnetic field that a scanner uses to create a detailed image of the body.
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Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS): Facts & Symptoms of Lou Gehrig's DiseaseIce bucket challenges aside, treatment for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), a progressive and fatal neurological disease, is limited. However, promising research is ongoing.
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Poison Ivy: Rash, Treatment & PicturesPoison ivy is a toxic plant that causes an itchy and sometimes painful rash in most people when they touch it.
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Goliath Birdeater: Images of a Colossal SpiderImagine a spider as big as a child's forearm that weighs as much as a puppy. That's how huge the South American Goliath birdeater — arguably the world's largest spider — can be.
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Photos: Grizzlies & Black Bears Cross the Trans-Canada HighwayBlack bears and grizzly families are shown using highway underpasses and overpasses to get across the road.
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Saturn's Moon Titan Has Polar Winds, Just Like EarthIn our solar system, the objects with rainfall, rivers and oceans can be counted on two fingers: Earth, and Saturn's moon Titan. Both also share a thick atmosphere, rocky ground and plate tectonics.
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Art-ificial Intelligence? Algorithm Sorts Paintings Like a PersonFrom assembly-line work to self-driving cars, computers are taking over many tasks once performed by humans. Artistic jobs, however, have been relatively safe — until now.
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Gangnam Style! Robots Dance & Slither at DARPA ChallengeFrom robots that scuttle like spiders to ones that dive underwater, a menagerie of amazing machines were on display this weekend at the DARPA Robotics Challenge Finals.
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Korean Robot Takes Home $2M Prize in DARPA ChallengeA robotics team from South Korea took home the $2 million first-place prize in a competition this weekend to design robots that could aid humans in a natural or manmade disaster.
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Apelike Robot Dominates First Day of DARPA Robotics Competition
