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492 Exercises That Could Do More Harm Than Good

Hitting the gym and getting a sweat on is a good thing. Burning calories, building muscle and improving your cardiovascu...
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491 Head of Central Russian University Urges Students to Avoid Foreigners

Alexei Chumachenko, the head of Saratov State University in central Russia, has asked his employees and students to limi...
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490 Earth Day: We’re not as doomed as you think

Sure, there are plenty of reasons to be terrified about the future of the planet: melting ice sheets, intensifying heat ...
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489 Are You Drinking Enough Water? Experts Suggest Asking Yourself Daily To Stay Hydrated

Dehydration can be deadly, and according to a new study published in the Journal of the American College of Nutrition, m...
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488 Extremism is on the rise among Swedish teenagers

Radicalisation in Sweden is taking place not just in its biggest cities and their suburbs but around the country, resear...
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487 More obese people in the world than underweight, says study

There are now more adults in the world classified as obese than underweight, a major study has suggested. The research, ...
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486 What Actually Happens to Your Hair as You Get Older

Can stress really turn your hair grey? Do strands actually thin out with age? Should you be using Rogaine? When it comes...
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485 Four ways Nasa is teaching us how to live more sustainably

Missions to bring fresh supplies are expensive and time consuming. For any astronauts who take on a mission to Mars, pla...
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484 Are ‘chatbots’ the future of online business?

An artificial intelligence "chatbot" from Taco Bell now lets you order a meal in a smartphone text exchange that might l...
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483 The lazy way to quit bad habits

Bad habits; we all got’em. You know what they are. You know you should stop.But … it’s hard. In fact, sometimes you feel...
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482 Russians Spend Half Their Incomes on Food For First Time Since 2008

For the first time since 2008 Russians are spending more than half their monthly income on food, as falling real incomes...
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481 Why President Vladimir Putin will never allow loss of its own sovereignty and development prospects?

"Not many want such an independent, effective player that knows his own worth and is capable of stating them," the Russi...
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480 Preventive measures Japanese government should make for increasing occupational diseases

Sudden deaths and diseases attributed to overwork had been increasingly recognized as occupational diseases in Japan.The...
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479 Avoiding the sun actually increase your cancer risk

New research has found that women with high concentrations of vitamin D have a much lower chance of developing cancer. B...
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478 4 surprising ways warmer temperatures will change our food

One of the more shocking effects of a warmer planet, as outlined in a massive new report from the US Global Change Resea...
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477 Virtual Reality Is Not Just For Entertainment Anymore; How It Will Improve Health Care

You may have heard of virtual reality (VR) in terms of media and gaming. The term became mainstream in 2014 when Faceboo...
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476 Life Expectancy Varies Based on Your Income

Money may not buy you happiness (or love) but it might just buy you more time to find them. In the most comprehensive lo...
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475 How To Be Popular: Your Stance On Moral Judgment Determines How Trustworthy You Seem To Others

An out-of-control trolley car is speeding toward a group of five people. By pressing a button, you can switch the trolle...
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474 Surprising ways that a vegetarian diet is changing human genes

Scientific research has proven that some vegetarians can produce omega-3 and omega-6 fatty acids, because of gene mutati...
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473 9 Common Characteristics of People Destined for Greatness

Are successful people born or created? We all carry the capacity to become successful. We’re all equipped with our own s...
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472 7 common characteristics of the laziest employees

When it comes to a business setting, you can think of "unproductive" in three different ways.First, an employee can be s...
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471 5 reasons people always misunderstand you, and how to fix it

Most of us have, at one point or another, experienced a moment, a day, or even an extended period of time when we felt l...
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470 5 Quick Ways to Boost Your Metabolism

Metabolism is the term for all the chemical reactions in your body. These chemical reactions keep your body alive and fu...
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469 Japan seeks alternatives to its pay system

It's a simple task, if you're trying to spot the highest paid employee in a Japanese office. Just look for the oldest st...
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468 What are four of the biggest hazards of social media?

Not so long ago the phrase ‘social media’ didn't even exist. Now, for many of us, life has become: Eat. Sleep. Check tim...
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467 What If We All Went Vegetarian?

While it’s impossible to accurately predict how agriculture, climate, and even the land itself would change, a new AsapS...
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466 Healthy eating habits that work according to scientists

As global rates of Type 2 diabetes rise, the World Health Organisation (WHO) has chosen to shine the spotlight on the di...
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465 The world’s going to need 50% more food by 2050

The organization forecasts that by 2050, we’ll need 50% more food to feed the world’s population.Between now and 2050, t...
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463 25 changes to make in your 20s to set yourself up for lifelong success

How you spend your 20s is hugely important for determining who you'll become — personally and professionally — in the fu...
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462 Small lifestyle changes you can make to get smarter

Most people make a conscious effort to improve their physical health, yet few think about what they can do to help boost...
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461 How Your Surroundings Could Be Killing You

The air you breathe, the water you drink and the surroundings where you work, play and sleep may go largely unnoticed on...
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460 Sneaky Signs You Need Reading Glasses

The most obvious symptom is blurry vision, but there are other surprising clues you might be overlooking. The muscles in...
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459 characteristics of people with high emotional intelligence

Why do certain people achieve more success than others? What is it about how certain people behave and interact, how the...
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458 Why smart people tend to be loners: Having lots of friends and socialising makes intelligent people miserable?

Smart people may be far happier with their own company than meeting friends.A new study has found that for intelligent p...
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457 These are the 9 biggest risks facing the world

2016 has been a challenging year for the world so far. Governments worldwide are trying to solve the puzzle of slowing g...
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456 Americans Are Getting More Stressed Out, Study Finds

The study, conducted by the American Psychological Association, found that average stress levels in the U.S. rose since ...
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455 5 Things to Do in the 5 Years Before Retirement

The five years leading up to retirement are your last chance to pay down debt and seriously fund your nest egg. Taking c...
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454 Healthy eating habits that work according to scientists

With options as varied as the Paleo diet and the 21-day challenge, there's a fad diet for practically everyone. But as f...
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453 Should Governments Tax Unhealthy Foods and Drinks?

With obesity and diabetes at record levels, many public health experts believe governments should tax soda, sweets, junk...
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452 Sweden is third most ‘digital’ nation in the EU

Sweden was dubbed third best in the EU for 'digital performance' on Thursday, but was warned it could soon see itself ou...
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451 These daily habits will make you look and feel more confident

Wondering how to build your self-confidence? Week in, week out we have guys arrive here in Los Angeles for residential b...
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450 12 Strange-But-True Health Tips

Many methods to improve your health are pretty straightforward: to lose weight, eat less and exercise more; to boost you...
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449 7 Quick Brain Exercises You Can Do Right Now

Each of these brain exercises is designed to test different aspects of cognitive function. Do them a few times a week, a...
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448 Aging, indebted Japan debates right to ‘die with dignity’

Retired Japanese airline employee Tarou Tanzawa said he hadn't thought much about his own death until his 84-year-old mo...
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447 Harvard drawn into race battle at US universities

Harvard will no longer call its dormitory leaders "house masters". It is the latest controversy in months of protests at...
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446 Trouble Falling Asleep? Street Light Glow Impacts Sleep Hygiene, May Be Keeping You Awake

Light has a profound impact on how we sleep. Bright sunlight pouring in through the windows in the morning can act as a ...
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445 Taxing democracy: Why easy decisions can be hardest to make

Democracies are good at all sorts of things, but not always at making decisions.There's a perfect example of that here i...
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444 4 reasons all your best employees are leaving

It’s time to face facts: As business leaders, we’re failing our employees. A 2015 LinkedIn survey revealed that the No. ...
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443 The 5 countries set to benefit the most from the next industrial revolution

The World Economic Forum in Davos earlier this year was abuzz with talk about the Fourth Industrial Revolution. The idea...
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442 How to become an expert conversationalist

Conversation is becoming a lost art. We all know, from our own experiences, that young people today connect more on soci...