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Do Goats Have Accents?

One British study found that goats’ vocal behavior changes over time, becoming more similar to their social surroundings.

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Study: Best Years of Life Could Be in Your 80s

It turns out that rather than reminisce about the “golden age” of youth, we should look forward to turning our grandparents’ age to be happy.

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Why We Conform to the Group: It Gets Your Brain High

“If your friends decided to jump off a bridge, would you?”

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Study Pins Alcohol as More Dangerous than Crack or Heroin

New research notes that it doesn’t take a needle or sniff to damage physical or mental health. All it takes is a sip.

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Study: Looking to Diet or Save Money? Leave the Cards at Home

While shopping at the grocery store, all it takes to make a bad choice is one swipe at the cash register.

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Survey: Gays and Straights Are the Same — Except for Their Taste in TV Shows

Someone tell Carl Paladino: Gays really are like you and me!

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It’s 2010: What Makes a Family?

It’s a simple word, but good luck getting everyone to agree on a definition.

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Study: Mean Bosses Can Make Workers Work Better

Psst! Don’t show this story to our TIME overlords!

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Want a Baby Girl? Chow Down on Nuts and Cheese

It won’t do any wonders to your figure, but hey! You’re pregnant anyway.

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Study Links Calcium Supplements with Heart-Attack Risks

Patients taking the daily pill use it for a variety of reasons, topped by bone health. But new research in Friday’s British Medical Journal Online points toward greater susceptibility to another potentially fatal ailment.