Yawning isn’t just human — it shows up across mammals, which suggests it serves an important brain function. A study fr…
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A study by researchers at the University of Queensland (Australia) found that members of Gen Z stereotypically view their older colleagues as incompetent, untrainable, and unable to adapt to new…
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A new study from linguists and psychologists at the University of Missouri–Kansas City (UMKC) and Arizona State University (ASU) tracks a steady decline in everyday spoken language. They found the…
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A new study from psychologists at Karl Landsteiner University of Health Sciences in Krems, Austria, found that crying actually involves a much more complex palette of emotional responses. Emotional crying…
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Scrolling through your smartphone while visiting the bathroom could cost you your health. A new study has revealed that this habit increases the risk of developing hemorrhoids by 46%, according…
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The popularity of video conferencing, especially through platforms like Zoom, surged dramatically during the COVID-19 pandemic. It was during this time that employees from various companies adapted to working from…
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In recent years, scientists have often debated whether catching up on sleep during the weekend can make up for the sleep deficit accumulated during the workweek. Many experts have insisted…
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A new study from the National University of Ireland, Maynooth, finds that expressing gratitude can protect heart health. Participants who showed the most gratitude during the study had a lower…
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They say there are only two things you should do in bed: sleep and make love. But when pushed, most people pick sleep. A Good Housekeeping survey found that 85…
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Exercising between 7 and 9 a.m. appears to help people lose weight more effectively. A team of researchers from the University of Virginia reached this conclusion after analyzing data from…
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Atrial fibrillation is a heart rhythm disorder marked by irregular, often rapid contractions of the heart’s atria. More than 40 million people worldwide suffer from this condition, which increases the…
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People have long known that nature benefits our health. A team from the University of Vienna (Austria) and the University of Exeter (United Kingdom) recently showed that watching live nature…
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Alexandria, the city where Cleopatra was born, is now at risk of disappearing beneath the sea. A new study finds that rising sea levels driven by climate change are causing…
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Mark Twain once wrote, “Man is the only animal that blushes.” But a new study overturns that claim. A team from the French National Institute for Agriculture, Food, and Environment…
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A team at the Royal Veterinary College, University of London, conducted an in-depth study of how hippos run—and the results surprised the researchers. These hefty, wingless mammals can sometimes lift…
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Overfeeding Cats Does More Than Cause Obesity — It Harms Digestion and the Gut Microbiome
Overfeeding cats does more than make them pudgy — it can harm digestion and change the gut microbiome. It’s well-known that overeating leads to weight gain in our furry friends.…
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Scientists have long known the purpose of the distinctive honeybee “waggle dance”: it serves as social communication. Through these intricate movements, bees learn where to find pollen, nectar, or water.…
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A team at the University of Helsinki ran an extensive study to find which dog breeds are the smartest. From 2016 to 2022, animal behavior specialists tested the intelligence of…