Dog ownership benefits the mental health and social behaviors of teens, which may come about due to changes in gut microbes ...

For many of us, listening to music is simply part of the driving routine - as ordinary as wearing a seatbelt. We build ...

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Nix the workplace kiddie table. The healthiest organizations treat employees not as children to be managed, but as adults to ...

Scientists at Ames National Laboratory, in collaboration with Indranil Das's group at the Saha Institute of Nuclear Physics ...

Sometimes the best way to get into a healthy habit is to read about it. These eight book recommendations are rooted in ...

What is the neuropsychological basis for the brain's ever-changing contextualized goals? I explore this question from the perspective of the Affect Management Framework (AMF).

Your eyes may reveal when your brain is working overtime. Researchers found that people blink less when trying to understand ...

Researchers in Norway investigated the melting behavior of silicon kerf agglomerates under different atmospheres and temperatures to improve recycling for solar-grade silicon. They found that vacuum ...

Unlike my pencil-and-rubber-band setup, a proper slingshot doesn’t inch forward, it launches. When your moment comes, you won ...

How does mimicry affect the way we judge other people? Whose behavior do we imitate, and in what situations? It turns out that we are more likely to mimic people who express joy, and we perceive those ...