It turns out that cats keep a mental map of their territory inside their heads which they can use to abstract out information. A recent study showed however that on the legend of that map, the largest icon is us: their owners. Cats track where their owners are at all times, a study from the […]
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Games were postponed in the NHL and NBA as stars were sidelined by COVID exposure, while 94 NFL players tested positive since Monday. Now, leagues are moving to strengthen safety measures.
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After analyzing 26 years worth of European soccer matches, scientists have determined that the games have become more predictable over time — and the home field advantage has vanished.
Steph Curry broke the NBA's all-time 3-point career record Tuesday night. The point guard — who sparkled on the court long before he even made it to the pros — is showing no signs of slowing down.
More than 2.5 million Americans have a chronic condition arising in early childhood that can negatively impact their education, job performance, and employability well into adulthood. There is no known cure, and existing treatments are often minimally effective. Yet for those with persistent, developmental stuttering, there is new hope, thanks to groundbreaking research led by […]
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Near to where the Ottawa and St. Lawrence Rivers meet, a small island teeming with birds and turtles sits surprisingly untouched amid a suburban sprawl that has turned the surrounding waterline into concrete walls. The island, called Île Ronde, was spared from this development by the dollars of one man back in the 1960s, who […]
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The Lesson: What we believe about the world decides the fate of our thoughts and actions. Two conditions to that belief: That one is good, and has the power to shape the life they want, and that the universe is good, and will help make that life contribute profoundly to providing a space of ‘un’conditional […]
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A lawyer for the former NFL star and actor, who was acquitted in the 1994 murder of his ex-wife and her friend, said Simpson's "a completely free man now" after ending his parole for armed robbery.
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Monarch butterflies are famous for their annual long-distance migration, which takes them over several thousand kilometres from the north of the USA to their overwintering habitat in central Mexico. On their migration, the conspicuously orange-black-white colored butterflies use sun information as main orientation reference. But how is sun information processed in the butterfly’s brain? Previous […]
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The Golden State Warriors point guard surpassed the previous record with his 2,974th 3-pointer. He went on to score another three 3s in the team's victory against the New York Knicks.
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230 years ago today, the United States Bill of Rights became law after the state of Virginia ratified the first ten amendments to the Constitution. Crafted to address the issue of states’ rights, these amendments also guaranteed personal freedoms and rights—and established clear limitations on the government’s power. One of the most renown amendments says […]
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A coroner in South Carolina says the autopsy of a former NFL player who was accused of killing six people and then himself in April 2021 shows he had severe brain disease known as CTE.
Boston University neuropathologists said Phillip Adams had chronic traumatic encephalopathy — a degenerative brain disease found in many former football players.
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Archaeologists have unearthed the first Roman mosaic of its kind in the UK. The initial discovery of the mosaic was made during the 2020 lockdown by Jim Irvine, son of landowner Brian Naylor, who contacted the local council archaeological team. The remains of the mosaic measure 11 meters by almost 7 meters (36×23 feet) and […]
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You are playing such an intense video game and are focused so intently on getting to the next level that you don’t know what is going on around you. You have no sense of time passing. You feel great. You are “in the zone.” You are experiencing flow. You are running a marathon, and you […]
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Like the building itself, the cats which roam freely around the basement of the Hermitage in St. Petersburg have endured through changing fortunes. Originally brought into the massive Baroque building by Empress Elizabeth I to catch mice, the 65 felines have outlived and even replaced the Tsars which adopted them. Treated like royalty down in […]
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Researchers in California recently captured footage of one of the most striking sea creatures you’ll ever see: Stygiomedusa gigantea, aka the giant phantom jellyfish. Seen only nine times by the researchers over the span of thousands of dive trips to the lightless depths of the ocean, the Monterrey Bay Aquarium Research Institute (MBARI) unmanned submersible […]
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42 years ago today, The Clash released their third studio album London Calling. The double album, certified platinum in the US, received widespread acclaim and sold over five million copies worldwide. With this LP, the band expanded into styles beyond punk, including reggae, rockabilly, ska, New Orleans R&B, pop, lounge jazz, and hard rock—and reflected […]
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After a years-long legal battle, USA Gymnastics, the U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Committee and their insurers have agreed to pay victims of disgraced former team doctor Larry Nassar $380 million.
The two groups and their insurers agreed to a monetary payout and reforms to prevent future abuse in a major settlement with hundreds of gymnasts abused by the former U.S. team doctor
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