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Scientists Found Two Scents That Can Easily Make People Spend More
While holiday shopping this year, you might want to pay more attention to how things smell in the stores you're visiting.Those scents just might make your spend more.While lighting and music can play a...
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A New Generation Of Flu Vaccines Will Be Ready Quicker To Combat Seasonal...
A new flu vaccine being developed in Germany may be able to prevent the flu permanently through developing new cures more rapidly.Researchers at the Friedrich-Loeffler-Institut found that a vaccine...
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These Tiny South American Monkeys Were Named For Their Beautiful Hair
Marmosets and tamarins (callitrichids) are small platyrrhine monkeys: total lengths range from 40 cm for the Pygmy marmoset Cebuella pygmaea to 75 cm for the Golden lion tamarin Leontopithecus...
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Is Marijuana Bad For You?
How does marijuana get users high?When marijuana is smoked or eaten, a chemical called tetrahydrocannabinol, or THC, is absorbed into the bloodstream, activating proteins in the user's brain and spinal...
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6 Old Wives' Tales That Are Actually True
The holidays are here again. That means family, and family means listening to insane, ill-informed debates over every subject imaginable.But just because your relatives are old and probably a little...
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If We're Not Careful, Climate Change Could Cause A Second Dust Bowl
A cool October broke a 16-month streak of above average temperatures across the Lower 48, but temperatures are projected to remain above normal across most of the western half of the country in the...
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Researchers Are Making A Nasal Spray To Help Women Orgasm
The American Psychiatric Association regards Female Orgasmic Disorder as an official diagnosis.It's in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual, defined as a situation in which a woman is experiencing...
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Is Our Cushy Existence Making Us Dumber Or Smarter?
James R. Flynn’s observation that IQ scores experienced dramatic gains from generation to generation throughout the 20th century has been cited so often, even in popular media, that it is becoming a...
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Giant Atom Smasher Creates A New Kind Of Matter
Collisions between particles inside the Large Hadron Collider atom smasher have created what looks like a new form of matter.The new kind of matter is called color-glass condensate, and is a liquidlike...
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Getting Along With The In-Laws Makes Women More Likely To Divorce
Getting along with the in-laws is never easy but it could be the secret to a long and happy marriage, according to new research.Husbands who enjoy a good relationship with their in-laws have a 20 per...
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Your Trip To Space Might Happen Sooner Than You Think
Not all space tourism is rocket science.A newly successful test of a balloon could allow paying human customers to enjoy stunning Earth views and the weightless astronaut experience by 2014.The test...
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Half Of Young Adults With HIV Have No Idea They're Infected
More than half of US youths who are infected with HIV don't even know it, the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention announced today.The CDC report has a number of disturbing statistics about...
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Being Sick And Being Depressed Look A Lot Alike
Please welcome the first of the Scicurious Guest Writers, Nicole Baganz!Sunday.6:00 AM. The clock glared at me, so I pulled the sheets over my head. It’s freezing out there.10:03 AM. I never sleep this...
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Blue Whales Perform Pirouettes Before Gulping Down Their Dinner
As if behemoth ballerinas, blue whales pirouette before lunging at their prey, a strategy that may help the giants ambush krill from below."This behavior probably improves the whales' chances to engulf...
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How To Be The Best Liar You Can Be
The more you practice a lie, the better you get at it, say the results of a new study.Published Nov. 12 in the journal Frontiers in Cognitive Science, the study found that, after 20 minutes of...
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Here's A Great New Tip To Avoid Catching The Flu
During cold and flu season, we're inundated with messages to wash our hands frequently.But to avoid getting sick, it's also important that we stop touching our noses and mouths all the time, a new...
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11 Surprising Products That Have Caffeine
It's no secret that caffeine is the lifeblood of America, and companies have been quick to capitalize on the "keeping you awake" trend by infusing a host of unlikely products with the perky, if...
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When Your Friend Checks Their Phone You Are More Likely To As Well
Cellphone use is ubiquitous and new research shows it may be socially contagious, too.People are more likely to pull out their phones to check their text messages or email if they're with someone who...
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Don't Worry, Tonight's Full Moon Won't Make You Crazy
This week, lucky viewers will see the full moon darken as a penumbral lunar eclipse graces the sky. But don't expect much madness along with this astronomical event.Despite popular myths, there's not...
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Cheese Can Be Super Salty — If You Watch Your Sodium Intake Find Out Here...
"More salt in cheese than seawater,"screeched one tabloid. The Consensus Action on Salt and Health (Cash) today publishes research into the salt content of almost 800 supermarket varieties of...
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