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Huge Whales Breach Just Feet From New York's Rockaway Beach [VIDEO]
ROCKAWAY BEACH — A trio of whales — possibly humpbacks — has spent the last two weeks off the coast of Queens, feasting on local fish, playing in the water and putting on a show for those on shore.The...
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What To Do If Your Kid Is A Brat
"You don't know how good you have it," parents have long told their children. Or, as Bill Cosby famously riffed: "My father walked to school, 4 o'clock every morning, with no shoes on, uphill, both...
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Do We Really Need More Science Majors?
Government and college officials love to sing the praises of scientists. How do they explain why so many young science majors are so poorly paid?Do we really need more science grads?It’s an easy...
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These 8 Foods Will Help You Sleep Better
Dinner was a distant memory as soon as you polished off that plate – until hours later, when you were tossing and turning all night long. Indeed, what you put in your mouth can directly affect how many...
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Skipping A Few Meals A Week Helps You Lose Weight
"I've tried everything," says Maggie Bass, 52, who at 5 feet 1 inch tall topped out early this year at 197 pounds. "I can't stick to a diet. After a few weeks I start to — I guess the word is...
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$165 Billion Worth Of Edible Food Is Thrown Away Every Year Because Of...
Peter Lehner is executive director of the Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC). This piece is adapted from a post which will appear on the NRDC blog Switchboard. Lehner contributed this article to...
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UN Report Uses Its Strongest Language Ever To Say That Humans Are The Cause...
STOCKHOLM (AP) — Scientists can now say with extreme confidence that human activity is the dominant cause of the global warming observed since the 1950s, a new report by an international scientific...
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New Satellite Map Shows How Venice Is Sinking
Venice, the "floating city" of romance and gondolas, is slowly sinking into its watery foundations.A new study using modern satellite data has shown the amount that Venice is sinking with an...
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Killer Hornets Terrorize China
A series of deadly hornet attacks has led Chinese officials to warn citizens to avoid walking through fields and wooded areas this year. At least 28 people have been killed, and hundreds seriously...
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An Anti-Fungal Foot Cream Can Kill HIV
An anti-fungal foot cream is showing promise as a way to beat back the virus that causes AIDS.In laboratory tests, the drug Ciclopirox was able to force cells infected with HIV to commit suicide....
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There Are 3 Different 'Styles' Of Daydreaming
What is Mind Wandering?A new review by McMillan et al. (2013) sums up a large body of research on mind wandering. Mind wandering has been called various names over the past 60 years such as...
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These Foods Give You Lots Of Energy For Less Calories
Now that you know the basics of clean, plant-based nutrition for performance, plant-based proteins, and how to stock your cupboards with nutrient-dense essentials so you can build whole food-based...
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Why We Procrastinate
Everyone procrastinates. I became somewhat distracted by completely irrelevant websites, for instance, while preparing to write this article.Procrastination, as you may have figured out by now, is the...
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How Trans Fats Destroyed The American Diet
Recent FDA action on trans fats, moving toward a ban and signaling the beginning of the end of the trans fat era, is very welcome and, if anything, overdue. Trans fats are not just harmful in their own...
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Scientists Think They Know What's In Those Mysterious Jets Spat Out By Black...
While we tend to think of black holes as giant cosmic vacuum cleaners, it's not all one-way travel.As gas falls in towards a black hole, it spirals gradually inwards like water going down a plug hole —...
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You Are Eating More Calories Than You Think At Subway
BOSTON — People eating at fast food restaurants aren't very good at estimating how many calories are in their meals, particularly if they're eating at Subway, a new study suggests.For the study,...
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Fairy Tales Spread Like Genes, Evolving As They Go
We all know the story: Once upon a time there was a young girl who took a walk through the woods to visit her grandmother, carrying a basket of goodies. When she arrived she found her granny ill in...
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These 3.5 Billion-Year-Old Microbes Are The Oldest Lifeforms We've Ever Found
Scientists have found fossil evidence of ancient microbial communities that lived 3.5 billion years ago.The new fossils, described in the journal Astrobiology, may be among the most ancient fossil life...
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The Key To A Beautiful Face May Have Been Accidentally Discovered On A...
BEAUTY, the saying has it, is only skin deep. Not true. Skin is important (the cosmetics industry proves that). But so is what lies under it. In particular, the shape of people's faces, determined by...
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Typhoon Haiyan Damage Is 'Worse Than Hell'
One of the strongest storms ever recorded has devastated parts of the Philippines, and relief is slow to arriveLONG accustomed to fearsome storms, floods and earthquakes, Filipinos are usually stoical...
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