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How humans evolved a super-high cooling capacity

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NSF-supported researchers achieve two-way communication with dreaming people

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Noise and light pollution affect breeding habits in birds

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How'd we get so choosy about friendships late in life? Ask the chimps

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Forest margins may be more resilient to climate change than previously thought

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Modern humans reached westernmost Europe 5,000 years earlier than previously known

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Ancient Maya reservoirs contained toxic pollution

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Largest, oldest Maya monument suggests importance of communal work

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New and diverse experiences linked to enhanced happiness, new study shows

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Researchers to measure 'coronavirus slide' in kids' reading skills

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Creativity feels (really) good for some: Aha! + Aaaah

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Ancient teeth from Peru hint that now-extinct monkeys crossed the Atlantic from Africa

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Where in the brain does creativity come from? Evidence from jazz musicians

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Modern humans, Neanderthals share a tangled genetic history, study affirms

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Researchers track interactions with surfaces likely to carry COVID-19

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Maize, not metal, key to native settlements' history in New York

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Connecting the prehistoric past to the global future

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Lemurs rely on scent when it comes to finding a mate

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Oak trees in Southern U.S. cities are natural urban air filters

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3.8-million-year-old fossil cranium unveils more about human ancestry

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Neanderthals used resin 'glue' for tools

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Forests show pathways to a sustainable future

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Dataset Bridges Human Vision and Machine Learning

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Understanding how the brain makes sense of sound

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When coral reefs change, researchers and local fishing communities see different results

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Upwind wind farms can reduce the energy production of downwind neighbor turbines

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Flooding by design: planning, development, and the aftermath of Hurricane Harvey in Houston

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NSF announces new measures to protect research community from harassment

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New insights on insight in the brain

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Women’s History Month: The science of broadening participation of women in STEM

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