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Your dog’s breed doesn’t determine its personality, study suggests
When Kathleen Morrill was 12, she decided she needed a puppy. Not just any puppy—a pint-size papillon with a black…
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Covid-19 news: South Africa may be entering its fifth coronavirus wave
By Michael Le Page, Clare Wilson, Jessica Hamzelou, Sam Wong, Graham Lawton, Adam Vaughan, Conrad Quilty-Harper, Jason Arunn Murugesu, Layal…
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The Dark Side of Collaboration
Between 2008 and 2015, groups of engineers at Volkswagen repeatedly faked car-engine emissions levels during laboratory tests. Engineers manipulated the…
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Here’s Who Should Get a Second COVID Booster
When physician Melanie Swift got her first COVID shot in January 2021, she felt as though the vaccines marked a…
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A Major Ocean Current Is at Its Weakest Point in 1,000 Years
A gigantic ocean current, which transports heat around the globe and helps regulate weather patterns throughout the North Atlantic, appears…
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Darwin Was Wrong: Your Facial Expressions Do Not Reveal Your Emotions
Do your facial movements broadcast your emotions to other people? If you think the answer is yes, think again. This…
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Western Wildfires Reverse U.S. Clean Air Gains
A rise in pollutants from forest fires in the Pacific Northwest has begun to reverse a decade of clean air…
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Dingo genome suggests Australian icon not descended from domestic dogs
A new analysis helps to unravel the mystery of the Australian dingo’s origins by showing that it is probably descended…
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Vikings shipped walrus ivory from Greenland to Kyiv, ancient skulls show
When archaeologist Natalia Khamaiko first started digging in a vacant lot at 35 Spaska Street in Kyiv, Ukraine, in 2007,…
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Highway signs showing traffic deaths don’t reduce crashes
Several years ago, Joshua Madsen was driving on an Illinois freeway when he saw something strange: an electronic sign displaying…
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