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Couples' Memories Become Intertwined (Newser Daily Digest)

Couples' Memories Become Intertwined

(Newser) - Couples may be able to remember together what the individual partners can't. Though studies have in the past suggested that collective recall doesn't work as well as individual, long-term relationships may provide an exception to the rule, io9 reports. In a new study, couples were in many cases... More »

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Sometimes, a Speeding Ticket Isn't So Bad

(Newser) - Proper etiquette, a good sense of humor, and a selfless gesture are features of some of this week's most uplifting stories: Speeding Granny Sends Ticketing Cop Thank-You Note : Giving stickers and toy sheriff badges to a Seattle woman’s grandkids earned one Idaho state trooper a heartfelt thank-you note... More »

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Blood Test Might Reveal Suicide Risk

(Newser) - Scientists say they have a new way of determining suicide risk, and it's based on genetics—requiring only a blood test. Researchers running postmortem genome scans of brain samples found that the brains of those who'd committed suicide had less of a gene called SKA2, as well as... More »

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'Bad Timing' Wiped Out Dinosaurs

(Newser) - The huge asteroid that hit Earth 66 million years ago was very bad timing for the dinosaurs, a new study says—it wiped them out, but they probably would have survived if it had hit at a "more convenient" time. The impact in what is now Mexico is almost... More »

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Once-Frozen Arctic Sea Now Gets 16-Foot Waves

(Newser) - Good news for Arctic surfers? The Beaufort Sea, part of the Arctic Ocean, was long covered in a perpetual layer of ice; not so anymore. Now, the area has seen waves 16 feet high thanks to warmer temperatures, scientists say in a new study, per National Geographic . The giant waves... More »

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Why Cannibalism Is Bad for Your Health

(Newser) - Have you ever wondered if would be OK—healthwise, not morally speaking—to feast on a fellow human? If so, Gizmodo has some answers. The strongest case against cannibalism is a version of mad cow disease or Creutzfeld-Jacob disease known as kuru to the Fore people of Papua New Guinea.... More »

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