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There are intriguing reasons to think marijuana improves night vision
"I decided to test this belief, and went with a crew on a dark night to a fishing cay approximately…
Kevin Loria
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Chimpanzees that travel are more likely to use tools
The scientists arrived at these findings by analyzing 7 years of field experiments where 52 chimpan…
Molly Sequin
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Americans are growing shorter than the rest of the world
For one thing, lots of countries we used to tower over have grown through better eating. In Norther…
Sarah Kramer
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Researchers think they can cure cocaine addiction by erasing memories
"We collected all available molecules which block this pathway, awaiting clinical trial, and we tes…
Lindsay Dodgson
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2 climbers crawled through an impossibly tiny cave and discovered a new human ancestor that defies everything scientists know about evolution
The cave where the bones were found lies in a region of South Africa known as the Cradle of Humanki…
Tanya Lewis
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Scientists think they have found the reason some people are left-handed - and it has nothing to do with the brain
Arm and hand movements start in the brain, in an area called the motor cortex, which sends a signal…
Lindsay Dodgson
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10 of the world's best investing minds shared their biggest fears at Milken - and the lack of consensus is a major red flag of its own
"The next crisis is going to come from a different place. I think it's going to come from technolog…
Joe Ciolli
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We might not exist if not for this accident that happened 600 million years ago
They found that a mutation in the gene that encoded the animal's tail allowed it to align itself wi…
Tanya Lewis
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The 13 countries with the world's tallest residents, ranked
While the average difference in height between the shortest and tallest men has increased globally …
Chloe Pantazi,Chloe Pantazi
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What scientists found deep inside a cave challenges ideas of human evolution
Their feet were incredibly similar to those of modern humans, says Harcourt-Smith, who led the stud…
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'One tweet for every victim': A Twitter account is memorializing every victim of the Paris attacks
As more is learned about the victims, a Twitter account created by Mashable under the name En memoi…
Natasha Bertrand
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These 58 UK tech startups could soon be unicorns
Research from London & Partners, the Mayor of London's inward investment agency, reveals that t…
Sam Shead
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Here are 58 tech startups that are on track to become Britain's next billion dollar companies
Research from London & Partners, the Mayor of London's inward investment agency, reveals that t…
Sam Shead
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Scientists are raising important questions about the discovery of a new human ancestor
The idea that perhaps specimens don't fully represent a new species has been controversial in anthr…
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Valeant used one simple strategy to get insurers to pay for a $1000 drug with $100 alternatives
Rebates aren't uncommon in the drug industry, and Valeant's new leadership is more open about the r…
Linette Lopez,Lydia Ramsey
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Some leaked Valeant documents just gave us a firmer grasp on the defunct pharmacy that brought it to its knees
"According to Valeant, Jublia revenue increased to $106 million in Q3 2015 from $62 million in Q1 2…