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A study found cats in the U.S. were more social than those in Japan, spending more time with owners and strangers; Americans also viewed cats more favourably as pets.

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Studies show that at least five species of non-native monkeys have been released into the wild in Florida over the past 90 years. Three of those have established breeding populations.

Research on Antarctic Icefish (Channichthyidae family) found they’re the only vertebrates with transparent blood, surviving subzero seas with natural antifreeze.

Research shows people are more likely to believe statements that rhyme - a bias known as the rhyme-as-reason effect.

Firefighters use wetting agents to make water 'wetter.' These chemicals reduce surface tension so water spreads and soaks in more easily.

Trees communicate through underground fungal networks, sharing nutrients and signals - a system scientists have nicknamed the Wood Wide Web.

Less than 10% of Americans don’t wear seatbelts, yet they account for over half of car-related fatalities.

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