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Buying less is better than buying 'green'—for the planet and your happiness
Humans’ overconsumption of resources—from the food and clothes we buy to the methods of transportation we…
Mechanical engineer's simple running hack is fun and increases efficiency
Attention runners: The next time you go out for a jog, you might want to strap…
Meet the 'mold pigs,' a new group of invertebrates from 30 million years ago
Fossils preserved in Dominican amber reveal a new family, genus and species of microinvertebrate from the…
'Big Bang Theory' gets shout out to Nobel Prize announcement
Life imitated art Tuesday when “The Big Bang Theory”—the popular U.S. television show, not the scientific…
WTO urges quick ban on harmful fisheries subsidies
The World Trade Organization on Tuesday called for countries to speed up talks aimed at hammering…
DNA metabarcoding useful for analyzing human diet
A new study demonstrates that DNA metabarcoding provides a promising new method for tracking human plant…
Flagging false Facebook posts as satire helps reduce belief
If you want to convince people not to trust an inaccurate political post on Facebook, labeling…
Influenza evolution patterns change with time, complicating vaccine design
Skoltech scientists discovered new patterns in the evolution of the influenza virus. This may help predict…
Research identifies factors influencing how religious identity interacts with workplace
Religious beliefs can affect how employees do their jobs. But religious identity in the workplace is…