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Gift giving crows – World’s Weirdest Events: Episode 5 – BBC Two

Programme website: http://bbc.in/1Ri1mPW In Seattle, a young girl has made an unlikely group of friends – a group of crows who hang out in her garden and regularly bring her gifts.

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Six Stories About Out-Of-The-Ordinary Senses

What’s it like to feel the pain of others? To hear in vivid color? To remember everything that has ever happened to you? In this reel, meet people living with mirror-touch synesthesia, Highly Superior Autobiographical Memory and other phenomena.

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Bird immune systems reveal harshness of city life

They may peck greedily at feeding tables – and have it easier than country birds do in the warmer urban winters – but city birds, it turns out, are in turmoil on the inside. Researchers have found that many internal … Continue reading

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Sleep, Mood Affect How ‘In Control’ Older Adults Feel – ScienceBlog.com

Psychology researchers have found another reason that sleep, mood and stress are important: they affect the extent to which older adults feel they have control over their lives. The findings can inform efforts to improve an individual’s sense of control, … Continue reading

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You are your microbes

From the microbes in our stomachs to the ones on our teeth we are homes to millions of unique and diverse communities which help our bodies function. Jessica Green and Karen Guillemin emphasize the importance of understanding the many organisms … Continue reading

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The possibilities of human-centric lighting

Lighting, which is often selected based on installation costs, can actually help us improve how we work, help with jetlag, and even improve our sleep. Researcher Sarah Klein believes we need to think of light differently — not just as … Continue reading

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Ducks and the City: how birds thrive in urban spaces – City Metric

New York may be well known one of the most diverse, cosmopolitan places on Earth, but the arrival of one East Asian migrant in October 2018 still managed to surprise and delight the city. One lonely male mandarin duck – … Continue reading

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What Caused Life’s Major Evolutionary Transitions?

Join us as we explore the fascinating transition from early cells to multi-celled animals. This transition, as well as several other major evolutionary transitions, dramatically increased the complexity of lifeforms on our planet.[…]

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Top 5 BIGGEST Trees on Earth

 

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How Trees Secretly Talk to Each Other in the Forest | Decoder

What do trees talk about? In the Douglas fir forests of Canada, see how trees “talk” to each other by forming underground symbiotic relationships—called mycorrhizae—with fungi to relay stress signals and share resources with one another.

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