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Laughing is good for your mind and your body – here's what the research shows https://t.co/fV4t05xcaB

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Why do tigers have stripes? https://t.co/yLrrW9JBk8

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COVID-19 vaccines were developed in record time – but are these game-changers safe? https://t.co/MnXS39wj2w

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What's cellular about a cellphone? https://t.co/VvzqafbbAi

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Curved origami offers a creative route to making robots and other mechanical devices https://t.co/uXAkvdDYv2

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How mRNA vaccines from Pfizer and Moderna work, why they're a breakthrough and why they need to be kept so cold https://t.co/R7hFG3yBpt

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Virus evolution could undermine a COVID-19 vaccine – but this can be stopped https://t.co/bPX07pzugT

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American timber industry crippled by double whammy of trade war and COVID-19 https://t.co/Ry3jVJiUCk

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How do geese know how to fly south for the winter? https://t.co/CQTMjzWtRj

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What monoclonal antibodies are – and why we need them as well as a vaccine https://t.co/gudW8NhrEo

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President-elect Biden's new COVID-19 task force gives the US a fresh chance to turn around a public health disaster https://t.co/ckNnFT54DU

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200 years ago, people discovered Antarctica – and promptly began profiting by slaughtering some of its animals to near extinction https://t.co/04C6D5ZsuP

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Smart concrete could pave the way for high-tech, cost-effective roads https://t.co/rStP9baVh4

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When scientific journals take sides during an election, the public's trust in science takes a hit https://t.co/zYkuEFxjyl

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Flaws emerge in modeling human genetic diseases in animals https://t.co/VOryUXyCPY

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Why we didn't get a vaccine by Election Day – but why we may get one soon https://t.co/VrZ2wxN7kX

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Conservatives value personal stories more than liberals do when evaluating scientific evidence https://t.co/RfAX0Hb0Vf

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Exoplanets are still out there -- a new model tells astronomers where to look for more using 4 simple variables https://t.co/TzW4fxaeoE

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Keep calm and carry on – but how? A psychologist offers 10 tips to manage the uncertainty and stress of election aftermath https://t.co/PJ8cbfjaxw