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A comparative psychologist says African grey parrots have the social skills of a 2-year-old child and the intelligence of a 5-year-old.

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Video: Teams from the Disaster Research Center (DRC) go to devastated locations to learn more about how lives may be saved in the future.

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Video: Digitized images of very thin slices of the human brain are used to determine whether behavior patterns are reflected in the structure of the brain.

Team of scientists and engineers head to the heart of earthquake country to learn more about predicting when and where an earthquake will happen — before the

Non-native earthworms are damaging hardwood forests; one University of Minnesota group is working to clear up the misconception that they're always harmless.

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Fascinating research focuses on aerial feats of the dragonfly such as hunting and the impressive act of mating in mid-air.

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Minnesota educator develops multimedia tools to share and preserve Ojibwe language and culture.

An entire ecosystem living without light or oxygen flourishes beneath the ocean floor.

A team of researchers restored "lost memories" in the brains of mice.

Vodka, the top-selling spirit in the nation, is one of the first to go green.

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