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October 16 Can Reading Fiction Make You More Forgiving?
How literature can inspire us to forgive
Reading fiction may change the way we think about forgiveness
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8 min
October 15 Can Parenting a Toddler Shape Their Brain for Years?
How parents treat toddlers may shape their brains for years to come
Positive parenting in early childhood linked to stronger brain reward responses
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7 min
October 14 A Real-Life Parent Trap! Long-Lost Sisters Meet on Opposing Softball Teams
Teen Knew She Had a Long-Lost Sister Somewhere. They Found Each Other Facing Off at Softball Game
Montana high school softball player discovered long-lost sister on opposing team
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7 min
October 13 Could Eggshell-Inspired Armor Protect Spacecraft from Space Junk?
Scientists turn eggshells into a new defense against space debris
Scientists Find a Surprising Way to Use Eggshells Against High-Speed Space Debris
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8 min
October 12 Owl Be Seeing You! Strangers Team Up to Save an Injured Owl
Neighbors Flock to Rescue a Wounded Owl Tangled Up in Barbed Wire
How Strangers With Wire Cutters Saved a Trapped Owl
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7 min
October 09 How Little Sleep Is Too Little? Your Body May Have Its Own Sleep Alarm Clock
How much sleep is too short? The answer may be different for everyone
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8 min
October 08 Age Intelligence: Why Grandma Might Still Beat The Chatbot
AI Chatbots Will Never Replace Advice From Elders, Say Seven of 10 in New Poll
Older generations still trusted over AI for life advice, poll finds
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10 min
October 07 LED Lights: Are We Missing A Little Sunshine?
Modern LED light leaves out infrared that may help human vision
Are LED lights bad for us? Study claims they’re ‘new asbestos’
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8 min
October 06 Wood That Bends The Rules
Bio-based liquid bends wood like it's thin, pliable metal
Curved without cracking: A plant-based solvent softens wood just long enough to shape it
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8 min
October 05 Sharks Can Hear You From Nearly 250 Feet Away!
Sharks can hear nearly 250 feet away and pinpoint the source
Blacktip Sharks Detect and Locate Underwater Sounds from Nearly 250 Feet Away
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7 min

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