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The Criteria For Many Mental Disorders Is About To Change Dramatically
With the release of the latest edition of the mental health manual, the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM), LiveScience takes a close look at some of the disorders it defines....
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Oklahoma Tornado Survivors Describe Terrifying Race For Shelter
Residents who survived the massive tornado that barrelled through an Oklahoma City suburb described racing for shelter only to emerge scarred and bloodied on a moon-like landscape of debris.Alarms had...
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The Oklahoma Tornado May Have Been Up To 600 Times More Powerful Than The...
WASHINGTON (AP) — Wind, humidity and rainfall combined precisely to create the massive killer tornado in Oklahoma. And when they did, the awesome amount of energy released over that city dwarfed the...
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Robot Fire Ants Could Save People Trapped Under Building Rubble
For those unfortunate enough to be trapped in a caved-in mine or under the rubble of a collapsed building, the chance of being rescued largely depends upon trained humans and dogs.The equipment they...
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Recent Tornado Outbreak Had 'The Perfect Setup'
Tornado season has been relatively quiet this year. There were only 72 tornadoes nationwide in April, 70 percent below the 10 year average, according to the Weather Channel.But within in the last week,...
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Penguins Gave Up Flying To Take To The Seas
Humans spent centuries conspiring to fly, so it might be hard to imagine that any creature would give up the skill, and yet penguins waddle among us. A new study helps confirm that these seabirds...
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You Are Less Beautiful Than You Think
In April 15, 2013 Dove launched a 3-minute video entitled “Dove Real Beauty Sketches.”The video achieved instant popularity and has been watched millions of times — a successful viral campaign which...
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Your Body Is Teeming With Fungus
A new map of the fungal species lurking on human skin reveals the most diverse communities can be found on — you guessed it — the bottom of the feet.Genetic sequencing found the fungal genus Malassezia...
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Old Rover Finds More Evidence That Ancient Mars Could Have Supported Life
The venerable Mars rover Opportunity, the older and smaller cousin of Curiosity, has discovered another water-weathered rock hinting that the Red Planet could have supported life in its ancient past,...
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Monstrous Galaxy Crash Discovered In The Early Universe
Astronomers have caught two big ancient galaxies in the act of colliding, shedding new light on the role such megamergers played in galactic evolution during the universe's youth.The colossal smashup...
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Polish Doctors Pull Off The First Life-Saving Face Transplant
Polish doctors have pulled off a revolutionary face transplant this week.A 33-year-old who suffered a workplace accident received the life-saving transplant."It is Poland's first face transplant and...
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We're Only Beginning To Understand How Our Brain Tracks The Physical World...
About 40 years ago, researchers first began to suspect that we have neurons in our brains called "place cells."They’re responsible for helping us (rats and humans alike) find our way in the world,...
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These 5 Science Breakthroughs Could Make 30-Minute Tornado Warnings Possible
Approximately 16 minutes before the massive twister struck Oklahoma on Monday, meteorologists used satellites and radars to issue a tornado warning in Oklahoma CitySixteen minutes may not be much time...
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Prime Numbers Are The Secret To The Cicada's Success
“Periodical cicadas have the longest life cycles known for insects. They are called ‘periodical’ because in any one population all but a trivially small fraction are exactly the same age. The nymphs...
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Researchers Have Finally Solved The Mystery Of The Irish Potato Famine
The Irish potato famine that caused mass starvation and approximately 1 million deaths in the mid-19th century was triggered by a newly identified strain of potato blight that has been christened...
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Why We 'Grasp' The Truth, 'Dodge' Questions, And 'Fall' In Love
Jon Hamilton has a very interesting segment on NPR about how the brain interprets language:“Just a few decades ago, many linguists thought the human brain had evolved a special module for language. It...
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Mysterious 'Alien Hand Syndrome' Is Embarrassing And Terrifying
Although modern medicine has made tremendous advances in many areas, even mapping the human genome, there remain aspects of human health that continue to elude our full understanding.Alien hand...
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What It's Like To Be Christian, Gay And Celibate
Between the faction of gay Christians who are happy with their sexual identity and "ex-gays," who say they've removed their homosexual yearnings, is a third group that gets little attention.These...
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Why The Internet Is A Black Hole For Your Brain
"Checking Facebook should only take a minute."Those are the famous last words of countless people every day, right before getting sucked into several hours of watching cat videos, commenting on...
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Scientists Have Solved The Mystery Of The White Tiger's Coat
By: Tanya Lewis, LiveScience Staff Writer Published: 05/23/2013 12:21 PM EDT on LiveScienceThe strikingly beautiful, milky coats of white tigers are caused by a single change in a known pigment gene, a...
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