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Buzzing without getting buzzed
Image courtesy of Sharp Photography.
Like people, animals like having a drink every now and again. Of course, they aren't sipping a glass of brandy or Chablis, they are feeding on fermented fruit, but the effects are the same. While alcohol is rich in sugars, being drunk presents a serious risk to wild animals and they avoid drinking to excess. Then there is the oriental hornet, a bug that loves
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I Told You So!: Scientists Who Were Ridiculed, Exiled, and Imprisoned for Being Right:
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I Told You So!: Scientists Who Were Ridiculed, Exiled, and Imprisoned for Being Right:
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Thank you for the lovely review. This work was my opus and your words mean a lot. When the time comes, if you would like me to join your undergraduate
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“People have always looked to the horizon and feared that which they did not understand. Initially, this horizon was the edge of the forest. Then, when forests became better explored and their dangers were realized as not actually being that serious, human attention turned toward the darkness of the sea. Then the sea became better explored, and the new horizon became the vastness of space. And now, with space getting ever better explored, a new horizon appears. . . in the form of the horrors humanity is about to unleash on itself.”
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“the happiness that arises from being a noble soul brings improved immune system response and better protection against pathogens, while happiness associated with selfish pleasures brings less protection against pathogens and greater inflammation.III”
― Science of the Magical: From the Holy Grail to Love Potions to Superpowers
― Science of the Magical: From the Holy Grail to Love Potions to Superpowers
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