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A "Mismatch" Between Our Evolved Instincts And Modern Environment May Contribute To Humanity's Global StrugglesA conceptual image showing a two roads running between some high rise buildings in a city. The exposure has been set so that the lights of the traffic moving along the roads look like streaking lights, giving the image a fast paced, frantic, feeling.

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A "Mismatch" Between Our Evolved Instincts And Modern Environment May Contribute To Humanity's Global StrugglesA conceptual image showing a two roads running between some high rise buildings in a city. The exposure has been set so that the lights of the traffic moving along the roads look like streaking lights, giving the image a fast paced, frantic, feeling.
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A "Mismatch" Between Our Evolved Instincts And Modern Environment May Contribute To Humanity's Global Struggles

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One Of The World's Oldest Cities Defies The "Rules" Of History – And Can Teach Us A Lot In The 21st Centuryruins of Mohenjo-daro, one of the oldest cities in the world, in modern-day Pakistan

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One Of The World's Oldest Cities Defies The "Rules" Of History – And Can Teach Us A Lot In The 21st Centuryruins of Mohenjo-daro, one of the oldest cities in the world, in modern-day Pakistan
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One Of The World's Oldest Cities Defies The "Rules" Of History – And Can Teach Us A Lot In The 21st Century

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One Of The Earliest Major Cities In The Indus Valley Is Even Older Than ThoughtA view of Mohenjo-daro in Pakistan, with the so-called Stupa Mound in the background, located in the higher settlement to the west,

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One Of The Earliest Major Cities In The Indus Valley Is Even Older Than ThoughtA view of Mohenjo-daro in Pakistan, with the so-called Stupa Mound in the background, located in the higher settlement to the west,
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One Of The Earliest Major Cities In The Indus Valley Is Even Older Than Thought

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Chinese Mitten Crabs Are Taking Over City Rivers And Water Pipes Across The US And EuropeThe Chinese mitten crab, a crab from China with mitten-like claws. Image credit: Erni/Shutterstock

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Chinese Mitten Crabs Are Taking Over City Rivers And Water Pipes Across The US And EuropeThe Chinese mitten crab, a crab from China with mitten-like claws. Image credit: Erni/Shutterstock
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Chinese Mitten Crabs Are Taking Over City Rivers And Water Pipes Across The US And Europe

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Why Tokyo Is No Longer The World's Most Populous City, According To The UNFish eye view of the Tokyo cityscape, taken from Tokyo Seaside top

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Why Tokyo Is No Longer The World's Most Populous City, According To The UNFish eye view of the Tokyo cityscape, taken from Tokyo Seaside top
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Why Tokyo Is No Longer The World's Most Populous City, According To The UN

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Rodents In The US Are Rapidly Evolving Right "Under Your Nose"An eastern chipmunk (Tamias striatus) emerging from its burrow.

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Rodents In The US Are Rapidly Evolving Right "Under Your Nose"An eastern chipmunk (Tamias striatus) emerging from its burrow.
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Rodents In The US Are Rapidly Evolving Right "Under Your Nose"

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This Brilliant Map Has 3D Models Of Nearly Every Single Building In The World - All 2.75 Billion Of ThemBig old buildings in New York, shown in the new GlobalBuildingAtlas map.

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This Brilliant Map Has 3D Models Of Nearly Every Single Building In The World - All 2.75 Billion Of ThemBig old buildings in New York, shown in the new GlobalBuildingAtlas map.
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This Brilliant Map Has 3D Models Of Nearly Every Single Building In The World - All 2.75 Billion Of Them

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Human Evolution Isn't Fast Enough To Keep Up With Pace Of The Modern WorldPeople walking across a busy city crossing road, Shibuya Crossing in Japan

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Human Evolution Isn't Fast Enough To Keep Up With Pace Of The Modern WorldPeople walking across a busy city crossing road, Shibuya Crossing in Japan
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Human Evolution Isn't Fast Enough To Keep Up With Pace Of The Modern World

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Raccoons In US Cities Are Evolving To Become More Pet-LikeA North American raccoon in a city trash can dumpers

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Raccoons In US Cities Are Evolving To Become More Pet-LikeA North American raccoon in a city trash can dumpers
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Raccoons In US Cities Are Evolving To Become More Pet-Like

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“A Wave Of Poo": People Reversed The Direction Of The Chicago River's Flow In 1900Satellite imagery of Chicago shows where the river meets the city

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“A Wave Of Poo": People Reversed The Direction Of The Chicago River's Flow In 1900Satellite imagery of Chicago shows where the river meets the city
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“A Wave Of Poo": People Reversed The Direction Of The Chicago River's Flow In 1900

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Why Do Pigeons In Cities Have Missing Toes And Disfigured Feet?Group of pigeons city birds in the city plaza

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Why Do Pigeons In Cities Have Missing Toes And Disfigured Feet?Group of pigeons city birds in the city plaza
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Why Do Pigeons In Cities Have Missing Toes And Disfigured Feet?

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Why The 28 Biggest Cities In The US Are Sinking Into The GroundThe city skyline of Houston, Texas, United States

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Why The 28 Biggest Cities In The US Are Sinking Into The GroundThe city skyline of Houston, Texas, United States
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Why The 28 Biggest Cities In The US Are Sinking Into The Ground

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Myth Vs. Medicine: The Truth About Nature’s Healing PowerA photo shows two people walking away from the camera along a woodland path. The forest is dense and green, with lush ferns and undergrowth either side of the path. The two people are a man wearing a red rain coat and carrying a brown rucksack, and a woman behind him wearing a blue raincoat. She has her hood up.

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Myth Vs. Medicine: The Truth About Nature’s Healing PowerA photo shows two people walking away from the camera along a woodland path. The forest is dense and green, with lush ferns and undergrowth either side of the path. The two people are a man wearing a red rain coat and carrying a brown rucksack, and a woman behind him wearing a blue raincoat. She has her hood up.
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Myth Vs. Medicine: The Truth About Nature’s Healing Power

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Tokyo Is The Biggest City In The World... Or Is It?An aerial shot of the Tokyo skyline from the tallest tower in the world, the Tokyo Skytree.

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Tokyo Is The Biggest City In The World... Or Is It?An aerial shot of the Tokyo skyline from the tallest tower in the world, the Tokyo Skytree.
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Tokyo's Size And Population Are Gigantic, But Maybe Not As Big As You Think

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This City Is The Biggest And Most Populous In The World, And You've Probably Never Heard Of ItAerial view of Chongqing skyline and river scenery in the early morning

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This City Is The Biggest And Most Populous In The World, And You've Probably Never Heard Of ItAerial view of Chongqing skyline and river scenery in the early morning
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This City Is The Biggest And Most Populous In The World, And You've Probably Never Heard Of It

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