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They run, but not for the health of it
Sure, there are endorphin junkies who love to enter the 鈥榩ain cave,鈥 but for those who鈥檇 rather play, fleeing from 鈥榸ombies鈥 does the trick, CU-麻豆影院 researchers find.
Are you happy now? Enjoy your (likely) long life
Some peer-reviewed studies have found that happy people tend to live longer than their less-happy counterparts. But now, for the first time, researchers have found that happiness all by itself鈥攔egardless of marital status, income, physical health and other indicators鈥攊s a key factor in longevity.
Profs find new benefits, some harm in "voluntourism"
Generally, 鈥榲oluntourism鈥 is a poor substitute for traditional development work. Most projects are short-term, organizations that promote voluntouring don鈥檛 always 鈥榰nderstand the place where it happens,鈥 and travelers typically don鈥檛 have skills needed for particular projects, researchers find.
CU research IDs new strategy to fight species extinction
The go-to-strategy for rescuing threatened species has long been to set aside tracts of healthy land to spread out in, and migration corridors that allow them to mix with other populations, gaining resilience via a broadened gene pool. Because habitat preservation isn鈥檛 always viable, introducing genetic diversity might keep threatened species viable, scientists find.