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Need a creativity boost? Try listening to happy background music

6 September 2017

Listening to upbeat music has been found to boost people’s creativity – but silence is best for when you’re trying to decide on a solution for a problem
Trump’s budget jettisons ‘irreplaceable’ marine mammals agency

Trump’s budget jettisons ‘irreplaceable’ marine mammals agency

25 May 2017

The US Marine Mammal Commission, charged with restoring oceans’ mammal populations, is set for the chop in president Donald Trump’s budget proposal

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