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Anna Nordseth is an ecology writer and Duke University Ph.D. candidate specializing in tropical forest ecology, conservation research, and biodiversity. Boreal forests, or taiga, are found between 50 ...

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In 2015, a team of geneticists cracked open the genomes of 69 ancient Europeans and found something that upended centuries of ...

STANLEY, N.D. — A pipeline leak in northwest North Dakota has spilled an estimated 20,000 barrels, or 840,000 gallons, of crude oil and produced water onto agricultural land, the Department of ...

Your genes code for all your traits. Some genes are dominant and expressed if you receive a copy from one parent. Others are recessive and only apparent if you receive a copy from both parents. Genes ...

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Some examples of narcissistic behavior include inflating one’s accomplishments to gain praise, ignoring other people’s feelings, and deliberately taking credit for someone else’s work. Narcissistic ...

Do you tend to masseuse (er, misuse) words in humorous ways? If yes, you've made a malapropism—and everyone from politicians to famous literature characters is guilty of it. Have you ever uttered a ...

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