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Ah yes, museums: The ultimate destination for middle school field trips and parent's intent on fighting the summer "brain drain." Wander into one on any given weekend and you'll find sleepy dads and moms trying desperately to corral their bored children. But it doesn't have to be this way. Indeed, ...

Every so often, you're struck with brilliance. But moments later, it's gone. The solution to this: Don't leave the room. BPS Research Digest reported that memory performance decreases when you walk through an open doorway, compared with walking the same distance within a room. "Walking through door...

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Researchers defend their finding that microbes integrated arsenic into their cells.

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An ESP experiment suggesting scientific evidence for psychic powers made headlines but the study's validity has been challenged by further research.