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Why We Stand Where We Do In An Elevator
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Why People Love Tipping Waiters
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Why People Love Tipping Waiters
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Dogs Are Perfectly Happy To Socialize With Robots
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Rebekah Rousi, a Ph.D. student in cognitive science, conducted an ethnographic study of elevator behavior in two of the tallest office buildings in Adelaide, Australia.
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Crazy Ants Cooperate To Carry Food
A group of longhorn crazy ants join forces to move an object.Ehud Fonio and Ofer Feinerman A little more than a week ago, I found ants in my kitchen. A few were helping one another heave a small piece...
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A Good Social Life Might Be Key To A Healthy Microbiome
Health Chimps with many friends have a more diverse microbiome, which could help ward off disease A rich social life leads to a greater diversity of bacteria living in chimps’ gut.
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Evolutionary Conservation of An Antimicrobial Net
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Human Sacrifice May Have Helped Create Complex Societies
Science By keeping the people down Ritualized human sacrifice was a driver in the formation of the large scale, stratified societies we live in today and was continually used as a tool to maintain...
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How Chicks Learn To Sing May Give Clues For Human Education
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Humpback whales are organizing in huge numbers, and no one knows why
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