Turns out humans aren't the only ones that can't let it go
Mice, too, delay deciding, then can't shift gears even when better options emerge, University of Minnesota scientists report for first time.
Minneapolis VA boosts access to federal cancer trial
The prevalence of veterans with lung, prostate and bladder cancers makes it likely that the hospital will pursue studies in those areas, a VA doctor said.
Deep-sea sponges could be answer to finding new antibiotics
Scientists say deep-sea sponges may be answer to developing new medicines to fight antibiotic-resistant infections.
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Nations race to contain virus; 20 U.S. airports to add screening
China counts 106 virus deaths as screening to be added at 20 U.S. airports.
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Processing wood infested by emerald ash borer into fuel or mulch has a cost
Emerald ash borer's toll keeps growing, but processing the tree waste into fuel or mulch carries a cost.
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This is how the opioid crisis swept the nation
A deeper look at the broad trends of the three waves shows how each drug — pills, heroin and then fentanyl — prepared the way for the next.
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Australia bush fires have nearly doubled country's annual greenhouse gas emissions
400M tons of carbon dioxide released so far.
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London police increase surveillance with facial recognition technology
System will use real-time facial recognition tech.
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Health briefs: Zinc, folic acid don't boost men's fertility, study says
A U.S. government-led study found that zinc and folic acid supplements don’t boost men’s fertility. Previous studies on whether over-the-counter supplements might boost sperm health…
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Giant tortoise is helping save his species from extinction
Since the program started, Diego and the two remaining Espanola males and their offspring have boosted their subspecies population to more than 2,000.
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Empowering kids to learn how to respond to climate threats
Since 2015, NOAA's Environmental Literacy Program has awarded nearly $10 million to 22 resiliency programs across the country.
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Climate briefs: More companies, governments eye plans to help fight global warming
Japan, carmakers eye new EV battery system Japan and major automobile manufacturers are planning to establish a system to reuse batteries installed in electric vehicles…
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There's more than one way to age. Knowing how you're doing it may help you live healthier
Scientists are cataloging far subtler signs of biological aging: genes, cells, proteins, even bacteria.
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Ebola patient treated in U.S. tells his story
Preston Gorman's life fell apart after he was wheeled out of the National Institutes of Health nearly five years ago.
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Coalition of states sue over rules governing 3D-printed guns
Attorneys general in 20 states and the District of Columbia filed a lawsuit Thursday challenging a federal regulation that could allow blueprints for making guns on 3D printers to be posted on the internet.
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First space-baked cookies took 2 hours in experimental oven
The results are finally in for the first chocolate chip cookie bake-off in space.
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NASA releases video of first space-baked cookies
Italian astronaut Luca Parmitano used trial-and-error to bake five frozen cookies in the prototype zero-G oven.
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California's monarch butterflies critically low for 2nd year
The western monarch butterfly population wintering along California's coast remains critically low for the second year in a row, a count by an environmental group released Thursday showed.
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US official: China steals 'massive amounts' of data in West
China is stealing "massive amounts" of data from Western companies and Iran has stolen data from some 200 universities, the top U.S. cybersecurity diplomat said Wednesday .
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Saudi crown prince's WhatsApp linked to Bezos phone hack
The cellphone of Amazon founder and Washington Post owner Jeff Bezos was hacked in what appeared to be an attempt by Saudi Arabia's crown prince to "influence, if not silence" the newspaper's reporting on the kingdom, two U.N. human rights experts said Wednesday.
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Unprovoked shark attacks drop worldwide, but not in the US
Unprovoked shark attacks around the world decreased last year, although they rose in the United States, according to researchers.
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Starving lions in Sudan spur global effort
The lions, held in cages in a park in the capital of Sudan, limp weakly in the photos and videos circulating on social media. Their…
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