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New study reveals why women take sexy selfies -- Isabelle Dubach
Credit: University of New South Wales Aug. 27, 2018 (Phys.org) -- A new study has revealed the science behind sexy selfies, showing that women tend to sexualize themselves in environments with ...
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Research methods that find serial criminals could help save tigers | Matthew Struebig, Freya St. John
Tiger on a trap camera. Credit: Matt Struebig Aug. 27, 2018 (Phys.org) -- A geographic profiling tool used to catch serial criminals could help reduce the casualties of human-tiger conflict, ...
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Fishing activity skyrocketed ahead of ban in South Pacific area | Grant R. McDermott
Credit: CC0 Public Domain Aug. 27, 2018 (Phys.org) -- Ahead of a full ban, fishing increased 130 percent in the Phoenix Islands Protected Area in the South Pacific, setting back projected efforts to ...
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As CO2 levels climb, millions at risk of nutritional deficiencies | Sam Myers
Credit: CC0 Public Domain Aug. 27, 2018 (Phys.org) -- Rising levels of carbon dioxide (CO2) from human activity are making staple crops such as rice and wheat less nutritious and could result in 175 ...
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Geologists uncover new clues about largest mass extinction ever | Michael Broadley
The photo depicts a sample of mantle xenolith, rock sections of the lithosphere that get captured by the passing magma and erupted to the surface during the volcanic explosion. Credit: Michael W. ...
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CAGED! | Philip A. Farruggio
Philip A. FarruggioPhilip A. Farruggio -- World News Trust Aug. 27, 2018 In Stanley Kubrick's classic film Spartacus, we can see the caged area where the gladiators fought. If you fork out Pay Per ...
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When Illness is a ‘Death Sentence’: The Victimization of Gaza Women | Ramzy Baroud
Dr. Ramzy BaroudRamzy Baroud -- World News Trust Aug. 26, 2018 Hanan al-Khoudari resorted to Facebook in a cry for help when Israeli authorities rejected her request to accompany her 3-year-old son, ...
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Sleeping five hours or less a night associated with doubled risk of cardiovascular disease | Moa Bengtsson
Credit: CC0 Public Domain Aug. 26, 2018 (MedicalXpress) -- Middle-aged men who sleep five hours or less per night have twice the risk of developing a major cardiovascular event during the following ...
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Deep forehead wrinkles may signal a higher risk for cardiovascular mortality | Yolande Esquirol
Credit: CC0 Public Domain Aug. 26, 2018 (MedicalXpress) -- People with lots of deep forehead wrinkles -- more than is typical for their age -- may have a higher risk of dying of cardiovascular ...
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Nuclear Calendar -- August 26, 2018 | FCNL
Nuclear Calendar -- Friends Committee on National Legislation Aug. 26, 2018 Aug. 28 4:30-5:30 p.m., Francis Gavin, Johns Hopkins University, "Rethinking American grand strategy in the age of Trump," ...
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What if I told you waterbugs prefer warm, damp areas like basements? | Mickey Z.
IMAGE: CC-BY-SA-3.0 Mickey Z. -- World News Trust Sept. x, 2018 This story begins with five waterbug facts: 1. Not actually a "waterbug" but rather an American Roach (Periplaneta americana) 2. Can ...
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