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The Unexpected Benefits of Hiking: Increase Your Blood’s Efficiency While You Destress

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ILOVEYOU: The Computer Worm that Went Global by Exploiting Human Psychology

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Does Anyone Get Jargon?: How Specialized Scientific Terminology Impacts Accessibility, Communication, and Money

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The “Mooove” from Beef to Beyond Meat: An Overview of Meat Analogs and Their Environmental Impact

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Old Lost Rocks: Canadian Shield Rocks in Ohio?

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Convenience at a Cost: The Science of BPA

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Where is the Emerald Ash Borer Today?: Exploring the Late Stages of an Epidemic

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BioTrade May be the Key to Climate, Social, and Economic Despair:Sustainable Measures Applied to Myanmar Business Show Hope for the Future

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Why They Can’t “Just Eat” :The Brain Reward Response and Anorexia Nervosa

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