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How sleep affects your long-term memory, nap-time for computers saves energy and how we smell fear …
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Fingerprint Purpose
New research suggests our fingerprints help us feel finely detailed surfaces.
Upside-Down Airplanes
The shape of the wing is what allows a plane to fly upside down.
Instant Immunity
A new technique creates all-purpose antibodies that can be activated at a moment's notice.
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HEALTH: New vaccines provide instant immunity, Addiction and Parkinson's disease, the upside of …
Enamel Gene
Scientists have identified a gene that controls the production of tooth enamel.
Night Shift Metabolism
Staying up all night triggers biological changes that can lead to obesity, hypertension, and …
Polar Bear Hibernation
Polar bears don't hibernate the way that other bears do.
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BODIES: Regenerating tooth enamel, why we have fingernails, why hair turns grey, and more.
Imposter Caterpillars
A species of caterpillar tricks ants into treating it better than its own young.