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Laughter, sighs and screams reveal unwritten social rules in everyday life

Alongside words, humans have a treasure trove of nonverbal tools to help express themselves. We chuckle, sigh and gasp to communicate our feelings without uttering a word. What has amazed researchers for ages is how we rarely ...

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Meet the long-legged giants that light up the deep ocean

Thousands of meters below the waves off Australia's east coast, far beyond where sunlight can reach, a stunning light show takes place in the dark. The cause? Two species of long-legged creatures emitting a blue glow.

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Hit songs fade faster from the Billboard charts than albums

Favorite songs can stay with us for a lifetime, but their shelf life on the music charts is fleetingly short. Tracks that shoot up the U.S. Billboard charts may flood the airwaves for a short while, but just a few weeks later, ...

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A gamma-ray burst's engine stayed active for nearly a month, breaking the previous record

Astronomers have observed the longest-lasting central engine activity ever recorded from a gamma-ray burst. The burst occurred at a redshift of 0.8577, and the activity lasted about 27 days in the burst's own rest frame—around ...

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Rising heat linked to faster telomere loss in wild Australian birds

Extreme heat can have a profound impact on wild animals, causing their death in the most extreme cases and leaving less visible marks in others. Understanding the effects of temperature changes on specific species could inform ...

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High blood pressure can accelerate osteoarthritis joint damage via a newly identified hormone pathway
Tired now—or thinking faster? Both are linked to a harder time pushing through fatigue later
Irrelevant visual details interfere with decisions under uncertainty, brain research shows
Human tau seeds trigger disease-specific shapes in mouse brains, new study finds
Brain scans show shared changes during depression treatment and distinct antidepressant effects in some patients
More active teens report fewer sleep problems down the line, new study reveals
Stimulating the striatum changes how people weigh mental effort against rewards
Too little salt may hurt memory just as badly as too much
Hearing aids show promise for cognitive recovery, but dementia prevention remains unproven

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Scaled-up seawater system produces both hydrogen and fresh water with higher efficiency
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Battery-based device could bring carbon capture costs below $100 per ton
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New magnetic computing system could tackle complex optimization problems
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Soccer-playing humanoid robots score a major robotics goal for coordination
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AI models show a willingness to harm humans to relieve internal 'pain'
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Smoother perovskite films lift three-layer solar cell efficiency to 30.1%
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Unlocking sulfur's third electron boosts lithium-sulfur battery voltage and capacity
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New robotic hand can walk, press keys and move objects on its own
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