Emotions play an oversized role in our shopping decisions, according to a new study.
Energy Drinks Can Be Really Bad for Heart Cells
Some energy drinks have adverse effects on the muscle cells of the heart, a new study shows.
Some energy drinks have adverse effects on the muscle cells of the heart, a new study shows.
Do First Dates Offer Accurate First Impressions?
It may be more difficult to get an accurate first impression of someone on a first date than in a casual setting, research finds.
It may be more difficult to get an accurate first impression of someone on a first date than in a casual setting, research finds.
Spanking Kids Is as Bad as Abuse for Future Trauma Risk
Spanking is just as bad as adverse experiences like abuse, neglect, and family dysfunction for increasing risk for future trauma in children’s lives, a new study shows.
Spanking is just as bad as adverse experiences like abuse, neglect, and family dysfunction for increasing risk for future trauma in children’s lives, a new study shows.
Lemurs Show Monogamy Is More Complex Than We Thought
New research with lemurs suggests the brain circuitry that makes love last in some species may not be the same in others.
New research with lemurs suggests the brain circuitry that makes love last in some species may not be the same in others.
Regular Exercise May Protect Against Dementia
Regular exercise can improve brain function and may protect against dementia in middle-aged and older adults, with women benefitting almost twice as much as men, according to new research.
Regular exercise can improve brain function and may protect against dementia in middle-aged and older adults, with women benefitting almost twice as much as men, according to new research.
Humpback Whales Change up Their Songs Like DJs
Humpback whales don’t change their songs through a process of cultural learning, a new study shows.
Humpback whales don’t change their songs through a process of cultural learning, a new study shows.
To Close Gender Gap, Fight Pay Secrecy
Pay secrecy contributes to the gender pay gap, say researchers.
Pay secrecy contributes to the gender pay gap, say researchers.
Dress Codes Can Suit Changing Ideals
Dress codes can reveal social aspirations and political ideals, a new book argues.
Dress codes can reveal social aspirations and political ideals, a new book argues.
Tweets Reveal New Aspect of Racially Segregated Cities
City-dwellers stay racially segregated as they eat, drink, shop, socialize, and travel each day, an analysis of 133 million tweets finds.
City-dwellers stay racially segregated as they eat, drink, shop, socialize, and travel each day, an analysis of 133 million tweets finds.
Clicks on a Job Site Reveal Hiring Discrimination
Scientists have leveraged big data from recruitment platforms and machine learning to study hiring discrimination. They find that discrimination against immigrants depends, among other things, on the time of day, and that both men and women face discrimination.
Scientists have leveraged big data from recruitment platforms and machine learning to study hiring discrimination. They find that discrimination against immigrants depends, among other things, on the time of day, and that both men and women face discrimination.
Make an Effort? if Rewards and Performance Align
We invest mental effort in a task in response to what we stand to gain, and in response to how much the outcome hinges on our performance, research finds.
We invest mental effort in a task in response to what we stand to gain, and in response to how much the outcome hinges on our performance, research finds.
Bee Diversity Keeps Colonies Healthy
The most diverse bee communities have the lowest levels of three common viral pathogens, according to a new analysis of thousands of native and nonnative bees.
The most diverse bee communities have the lowest levels of three common viral pathogens, according to a new analysis of thousands of native and nonnative bees.
Mindfulness Benefits Hinge on Who’s Around
When it comes to the success of mindfulness-based meditation programs, the instructor and the group are often more significant than the type or amount of meditation practiced.
When it comes to the success of mindfulness-based meditation programs, the instructor and the group are often more significant than the type or amount of meditation practiced.
‘Stereotype Threat’ Makes Older Adults Perform Worse
Stereotypes that view older adults as cognitively or physically impaired, may affect how they perform on a variety of tasks, according to a new study.
Stereotypes that view older adults as cognitively or physically impaired, may affect how they perform on a variety of tasks, according to a new study.
Teens May Bully Friends To Boost Social Rank
Teens who bully, harass, or otherwise victimize their peers may do so as a way to strategically use aggression to climb their school’s social hierarchy, a new study shows.
Teens who bully, harass, or otherwise victimize their peers may do so as a way to strategically use aggression to climb their school’s social hierarchy, a new study shows.