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Offbeat: How the brain decides what to learn —
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Offbeat: Asking questions, testing improves student learning of new material —
Jason Chan makes a point to periodically interrupt his lecture and ask students a question about the material they've covered. The associate professor...
Offbeat: DNA tests of illegal ivory link multiple ivory shipments to same dealers —
The international trade in elephant ivory has been illegal since 1989, yet African elephant numbers continue to decline. In 2016, the International Union...
Offbeat: Millions in danger of food insecurity due to severe Caribbean droughts —
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Offbeat: Who should Fido fear? Depends on relationship —
As states around the country move to stiffen punishments for animal cruelty, Michigan State University researchers have found a correlation between the types...
Offbeat: Computational model links family members using genealogical and law-enforcement databases —
The notion of using genetic ancestry databases to solve crimes recently crossed from hypothetical into credible when police used an online genealogical database...
Offbeat: Long-term health effects of armed conflict could last years after bombs stop falling...
Living in a warzone is linked with an increased risk of heart attack and stroke among civilians, even years after the conflict ends,...
Offbeat: Initially threatened by change, people adapt to societal diversity over time —
President Donald Trump recently introduced immigration reforms that would prioritize education and employment qualifications over family connections in selecting immigrants and nominated immigration...
Offbeat: First empirical evidence that culturally diverse teams produces better results —
Researchers at the University of Sydney have produced hard data that demonstrates collaborating with Indigenous peoples changed the outcome of a scientific research...
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Hey ISIS, You Suck: Local Muslims Post Anti-ISIS Billboard
A new billboard on Manchester Road in Missouri reads, "HEY ISIS, YOU SUCK!!! From: #ActualMuslims."
A group of Muslim-Americans have put up a blunt billboard...
