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Lifestyle

The science of smiles, real and fake

The science of smiles, real and fake

According to the facial feedback hypothesis, the simple act of putting a smile on your face can boost your mood. But recent research shows pasting on a grin can have mixed results.
by Maanvi Singh

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Popular Minn. state parks working to keep the crowds in the future

Popular Minn. state parks working to keep the crowds in the future

Visitation to state parks in Minnesota is booming. Attendance is up more than 20 percent since 2003. But despite that popularity, there are some red flags on the horizon.
by Dan Kraker

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Appetites: Stuffed drumsticks are a labor of love

Appetites: Stuffed drumsticks are a labor of love

Imagine if a drumstick and an eggroll had a baby, that's kind of what the stuffed drumsticks at Mai's Kitchen are like. They're among the must-haves at the Hmong Village food court in St. Paul, says Yia Vang.
by Tom Crann, Sara Porter and Kyle Shiely

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Amid medical mystery, Como Zoo gorillas returning to public view

Amid medical mystery, Como Zoo gorillas returning to public view

The gorilla family at Como Zoo welcomed a new member in 2017, a baby born to Alice, one of the troop's adult females. But most visitors have not seen little Nyati. Zookeepers say that's about to change now that they've made progress on a medical mystery affecting the mother.
by Tim Nelson and Simone Cazares

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Hoping your butterfly release will boost monarch population? Not quite, study says

Hoping your butterfly release will boost monarch population? Not quite, study says

Despite an increase in the population this year, the number of North American monarchs making their seasonal migration has been falling dramatically over the past 20 years. And if monarchs don't migrate, they die.
by Dan Gunderson

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