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PsychologyWoman knob twists
People nonverbally impose a specific order on descriptions of witnessed events, a tendency that may influence the structure of new languages, a new study suggests.
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AnimalsWhaling, to be announced
The 60th meeting of the International Whaling Commission defers voting on deadlocked issues
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SpaceSchool teacher spots green blob
Mystery object appears to be a starless dwarf galaxy.
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EcosystemsEcosystem engineers
Nonnative earthworms are deliberately burying ragweed seeds, enhancing the weed’s growth, researchers report.
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ChemistryQuantifying the “gene for” fallacy
Looking at one gene at a time misses about a third of the genes that contribute to the way a cell functions, scientists say.