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Pursuing happiness as a primary goal may be misguided. The more you focus on the need to be happy, the more pressure you feel to achieve it, potentially leading to feelings of failure. Happiness should be the outcome of doing things you love, not the primary goal, suggests study of 8,331 people.

Pursuing happiness as a primary goal may be misgui...

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Researchers document 77% population decrease on average in African elephants, using data on population surveys conducted at 475 sites in 37 countries from 1964 through 2016.

Researchers document 77% population decrease on av...

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‘Sleepy cannabis’: First study to show cannabinol (CBN) increases sleep - A new study shows that a non-hallucinogenic marijuana constituent increases both REM and non-REM sleep in rats. Human trials are now under way.

‘Sleepy cannabis’: First study to show cannabinol ...

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Better biodiversity ensures forest timber stays economically viable over time

Better biodiversity ensures forest timber stays ec...

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Mental fatigue leads to loss of self-control by putting brain areas to sleep | Study identifies sleep-like activity in the brain of people subjected to demanding mental tasks is associated with a greater tendency to aggressivity

Mental fatigue leads to loss of self-control by pu...

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Elephants tool use: Not only are elephants profficient at using water hoses to shower, but they demonstrate second-order tool use by sabotaging each other

Elephants tool use: Not only are elephants proffic...

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A team of researchers has for the first time cured patients with a lethal skin disease (Toxic epidermal necrolys), in a study that could lead to an approved curative therapy for the deadly condition

A team of researchers has for the first time cured...

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Wind from Uranus made it harder to probe - Voyager 2 flyby of Uranus in 1986 may have occurred during a rare intense solar wind event, that only occurs about 4% of the time, giving the impression that Uranus is more similar to the other giant planets in the solar system than it actually is.

Wind from Uranus made it harder to probe - Voyager...

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A ground-breaking new study has measured concentrations of PFAS - also known as ‘forever chemicals’ - in freshwater turtles. PFAS concentrations were detected up to 30 times higher in the blood and organs of turtles, with biochemical changes to adult turtles and hatchlings, and population decline.

A ground-breaking new study has measured concentra...

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Plastic-eating insect discovered in Kenya

Plastic-eating insect discovered in Kenya

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Cannabis and alcohol use patterns linked to couples’ relationship quality | These findings suggest that the way partners use substances can impact the quality of their relationship in measurable ways.

Cannabis and alcohol use patterns linked to couple...

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Children with asthma may have more memory difficulties. Research found that children with any asthma history not only showed lower scores for episodic memory, but also for processing speed and inhibition and attention.

Children with asthma may have more memory difficul...

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Humanity has warmed the planet by 1.5°C since 1700

Humanity has warmed the planet by 1.5°C since 1700...

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Asthma linked to memory issues in children - Memory deficits could have longer-term consequences and increase risk of conditions such as dementia. This may be due to factors such as prolonged inflammation from asthma or repeated disruptions in oxygen supply to the brain due to asthma attacks.

Asthma linked to memory issues in children - Memor...

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Goodbye to traumatic memories: researchers discovered that by artificially acidifying a special type of cell (astrocytes) in mice, they could prevent long-term memories from being recalled without affecting short-term memory

Goodbye to traumatic memories: researchers discove...

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In gun-policy subreddits (conservative pro-gun, liberal pro-gun, and liberal anti-gun), fear of being downvoted and losing karma and social approval of peers causes people to hesitate to say anything in conflict with group norms

In gun-policy subreddits (conservative pro-gun, li...

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Engineers found a way to make stronger and crack-resistant concrete with scrap carpet fibres | The research team is engaging with partners to conduct field studies of on-ground slabs made of reclaimed textiles.

Engineers found a way to make stronger and crack-r...

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Microbial community structure in recovering forests of Mount St. Helens - (aka let gophers fix disaster areas)

Microbial community structure in recovering forest...

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