Most elementary school children probably already know that three apples plus two apples add up to five apples. However, what happens in the brain during such calculations is still largely unknown. The

Megadrought in Southwest Is Now the Worst in at Least 1,200 Years, Study Confirms The drought that has enveloped southwestern North America for the past 22 years is the region’s driest megadrought—de

An estimated two-thirds of humanity is affected by shortages of water, and many such areas in the developing world also face a lack of dependable electricity. Widespread research efforts have thus foc

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(CNN) Valentine's Day is a day of love, a special day on which we're supposed to make sure that those around us know how much we care for them. But on this day when Cupid is supposed to strike us with

Are older people more likely to fall for COVID-19 scams than younger generations? Despite a prevailing mentality that older people are less up to speed on the latest technology and 21st century scams,

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Dr. Brian Dixon (left) and Dr. Shaun Grannis (right) Data also show people who are Hispanic or Black half as likely to receive booster than people who are white A nationwide study from the U.S. Cent

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(CNN) A rogue wave measuring 58 feet (17.6 meters) tall was recorded off the coast of Vancouver Island, breaking the record for proportionality at three times the size of surrounding waves. "Only a f

Source: nastya_gepp/Pixabay A relationship deal-breaker (sometimes written as dealbreaker or deal breaker) is a negative trait or behavior in a person that outweighs their positive traits. More gener

Green Light Therapy Shown to Reduce Migraine Frequency, Intensity A study found that green light therapy resulted in about a 60% reduction in the pain intensity of the headache phase and number of day

Harms in the pork industry are legion and calls for regulatory reform are constant, but the situation for workers, farmers, consumers, and the environment only seems to get worse. Thus, we treated the

New research sheds light on why being religious is positively associated with perceiving meaning in one’s life. While religiousness is associated with a sense of social significance, the findings prov

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This study explores the nature of the consumption values that differentiate regular consumers of fast food and non-regular consumers using the consumption value model. Data was collected from a total

A long-term study involving hundreds of brain scans finds changes in the amygdala linked to the development of anxiety in autistic children. The study by UC Davis MIND Institute researchers also provi

A constellation of beliefs known as Christian nationalism is linked to support for political violence in the United States, according to new research published in the scientific journal Political Beha

Wide-ranging animals, including migratory species, are significantly threatened by the effects of habitat fragmentation and habitat loss. In the case of terrestrial mammals, this results in nearly a q

Share on Pinterest New research investigates whether viral particles exist outside self-isolation rooms in households. Jinnaritt Thongruay/EyeEm/Getty Images Researchers investigated whether SARS-CoV-

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Gender differences in attitudes toward casual sex have been widely studied. It has been reported that between 44 and 75% of young adults between the ages of 18 and 25 have experienced at least one cas

New research published the Journal of Abnormal Psychology suggests that social comparisons play an important role in social anxiety. The findings provide evidence that people with social anxiety view

So far, previous meta-analyses either treated sexual minority people as one group in comparison with heterosexual people 10 , 11 or they focused on the mental health of specific subgroups, such as sex

AMES, IA — Researchers at Iowa State University found 90 minutes of mild- to moderate-intensity exercise directly after a flu or COVID-19 vaccine may provide an extra immune boost. In the newly publi

Sexual health programs that include sexual desire and sexual pleasure can improve knowledge and attitudes around sex, as well as condom use compared to those that do not, according to research publish

Fewer than 30% of workers in the United States have paid sick leave protected by state law, according to a new study. File photo by Stephen Shaver/UPI | License Photo Feb. 10 (UPI) -- Fewer than 30%

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Have you ever experienced the strange taste of water after it has been in a reusable plastic bottle for a while? It appears that there is a solid, yet worrying reason for this. Two chemists from the

Even though sales of non-alcoholic beer have risen substantially in Denmark and Europe in the last couple of years, there are still many people that won’t follow the healthy trend because they find th

Moon Tae Seok Moon, associate professor of energy, environmental and chemical engineering at the McKelvey School of Engineering at Washington University in St. Louis, has taken a big step forward in

Share this Article Facebook Twitter Email You are free to share this article under the Attribution 4.0 International license. University University of Washington A new study puts tangible numbers

Discussion Among adults hospitalized with SARS-CoV-2 infection at a single hospital in California during the Omicron-predominant period (December 21, 2021–January 27, 2022), COVID-19 vaccination, par

This paper tests the effects of lay beliefs that disaster victims who have been victimized by other events in the past will cope better with a new adverse event than first-time victims. It is shown th

In this research, the team built the first autonomous biohybrid device made from human stem-cell derived cardiomyocytes. This device was inspired by the shape and swimming motion of a zebrafish. Unlik

Levels of a protein involved in Alzheimer's disease appear to fluctuate with the-wake cycle, a new study suggests. Photo by congerdesign/Pixabay Feb. 10 (UPI) -- Healthy sleep habits could help preve