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But this wasn't a real collective. And the people playing weren't human, or even alive. The residents were a thousand ...

Eating high-fat cheeses and cream as part of a healthy diet appears to reduce people's risk of dementia, a new study has ...

While hundreds of millions around the world face food insecurity, a nation has managed to become the only country that can ...

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While infrared light is invisible to most animals, there are some, including salmon, bullfrogs and snakes, that can see in ...

If a typical house has 5 or 6 rooms, plus hallways, the average figure would be around 10 spiders per room, which seems like ...