Are you a workaholic? Here’s how to spot the signs
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by Chris Woolston
8h ago
In a major shift, psychologists now view an out-of-control compulsion to work as an addiction with its own set of risk factors and consequences ..read more
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Of genes, chromosomes and oratorios
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by Marla Broadfoot
1w ago
Jenny Graves has spent her life mapping genes and comparing genomes. Now she’s created a musical opus about evolution of life on this planet — bringing the same drive and experimentalism she brought to the study of marsupial chromosomes ..read more
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It’s not just us: Other animals change their social habits in old age
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by Tim Vernimmen
1w ago
In patterns that may sound familiar, long-term studies reveal what elderly deer, sheep and macaques are up to in their twilight years ..read more
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Animals use physics? Let us count the ways
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by Tom Siegfried
2w ago
Cats twist and snakes slide, exploiting and negotiating physical laws. Scientists are figuring out how ..read more
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The greening of planes, trains and automobiles
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by Nicola Jones
3w ago
We need new fuels to transport people and goods around the globe as society moves away from coal, natural gas and oil. Here’s how things are shaping up ..read more
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Cleaning up cow burps to combat global warming
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by Bob Holmes
1M ago
New tools for lowering methane emissions from livestock are on their way ..read more
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Abracadabra! How magic can help us understand animal minds
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by Betsy Mason
1M ago
By performing tricks for birds, monkeys and other creatures, researchers hope to learn how they perceive and think about their world ..read more
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A lifetime of love for the charismatic narwhal
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by Nicola Jones
1M ago
An independent scientist working with the Inuit has unraveled many mysteries of the one-tusked ‘unicorn of the sea ..read more
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To pee or not to pee? That is a question for the bladder — and the brain
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by Emily Underwood
2M ago
How do we sense the need to urinate? The basic urge is surprisingly complex and can go awry as we age ..read more
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From toxic fungus to soy sauce superstar
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by Rachel Ehrenberg
3M ago
Today the koji mold is a master fermenter, but it has a checkered past ..read more
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