New study finds that people underestimate how grateful others will be when receiving a "thank you" and overestimate how awkward it will be. This suggests that individuals underestimate the value of prosocial actions despite the links to well-being for both the thanker and the thanked

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New study finds that people underestimate how grateful others will be when receiving a "thank you" and overestimate how awkward it will be. This suggests that individuals underestimate the value of prosocial actions despite the links to well-being for both the thanker and the thanked

Study: Perceived personal connection to victims, including race, sways public's response to terrorist attacks. The study highlights this idea that the public fear and outrage of terrorist attacks is driven in large part by identity and not the violence itself

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Study: Perceived personal connection to victims, including race, sways public's response to terrorist attacks. The study highlights this idea that the public fear and outrage of terrorist attacks is driven in large part by identity and not the violence itself

People with any autoimmune disorder are around 40 percent more likely to develop psychotic disorders such as schizophrenia, research shows. Even autoimmune disorders that target the body, as opposed to the brain, can still affect the mind.

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People with any autoimmune disorder are around 40 percent more likely to develop psychotic disorders such as schizophrenia, research shows. Even autoimmune disorders that target the body, as opposed to the brain, can still affect the mind.

Scientists have demonstrated for the first time that horses integrate human facial expressions and voice tones to perceive human emotion, regardless of whether the person is familiar or not.

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Scientists have demonstrated for the first time that horses integrate human facial expressions and voice tones to perceive human emotion, regardless of whether the person is familiar or not.

New coatings make natural fabrics waterproof - the process could offer nontoxic alternative to environmentally harmful chemicals, it combines short-chain polymers, which don't accumulate as easily or persist in the environment, with a coating process called initiated chemical vapor deposition.

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New coatings make natural fabrics waterproof - the process could offer nontoxic alternative to environmentally harmful chemicals, it combines short-chain polymers, which don't accumulate as easily or persist in the environment, with a coating process called initiated chemical vapor deposition.

Uncovering the situational and personality variables predicting the likelihood of a person bullshitting. BS happens when a person thinks they can get away with it, and when they give their opinion (even when they possess little knowledge on a topic).

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Uncovering the situational and personality variables predicting the likelihood of a person bullshitting. BS happens when a person thinks they can get away with it, and when they give their opinion (even when they possess little knowledge on a topic).

A new sheet-web-building spider has been discovered, Islandiana lewisi, that is found only in a single cave in the world, Stygeon River Cave, in southern Indiana. Sheet weavers, also known as dwarf or money spiders, grow no larger than a few centimeters in length. They create flat sheet-like webs.

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A new sheet-web-building spider has been discovered, Islandiana lewisi, that is found only in a single cave in the world, Stygeon River Cave, in southern Indiana. Sheet weavers, also known as dwarf or money spiders, grow no larger than a few centimeters in length. They create flat sheet-like webs.

The Maya civilization used chocolate as money

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The Maya civilization used chocolate as money

Air pollution has already been implicated in a variety of human diseases, including asthma, heart disease, and stroke. Now, new data in mice suggests that the air-borne particulates we breathe in throughout our lives may also slow learning and cause depression,

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Air pollution has already been implicated in a variety of human diseases, including asthma, heart disease, and stroke. Now, new data in mice suggests that the air-borne particulates we breathe in throughout our lives may also slow learning and cause depression,

Air pollution contributed to 14% of all new diabetes cases globally in 2016. The overall risk of pollution-related diabetes is tilted more toward lower-income countries such as India that lack the resources for environmental mitigation systems and clean-air policies.

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Air pollution contributed to 14% of all new diabetes cases globally in 2016. The overall risk of pollution-related diabetes is tilted more toward lower-income countries such as India that lack the resources for environmental mitigation systems and clean-air policies.

Existential isolation, the subjective experience of feeling fundamentally separate from other human beings, tends to be stronger among men than women. New research suggests that this is because women tended to value communal traits more highly than men, and men accept such social norms.

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Existential isolation, the subjective experience of feeling fundamentally separate from other human beings, tends to be stronger among men than women. New research suggests that this is because women tended to value communal traits more highly than men, and men accept such social norms.

Newly developed therapeutic shown to combat drug addiction - Researchers developed a new serotonin 2C receptor therapeutic that may help reverse chemical imbalances made to the brain by habitual drug use. They tested a treatment on rats and found it effective in reducing the animals’ cravings.

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Newly developed therapeutic shown to combat drug addiction - Researchers developed a new serotonin 2C receptor therapeutic that may help reverse chemical imbalances made to the brain by habitual drug use. They tested a treatment on rats and found it effective in reducing the animals’ cravings.

Administering hormones affects DNA - There is public debate around BPA and phthalates. In pigs, researchers have demonstrated for the first time that endocrine disruptors can alter gene expression in a way that also affects the next generation, findings which may potentially apply to humans too.

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Administering hormones affects DNA - There is public debate around BPA and phthalates. In pigs, researchers have demonstrated for the first time that endocrine disruptors can alter gene expression in a way that also affects the next generation, findings which may potentially apply to humans too.

Psychology researchers have found that stress can play a significant role in how old emerging adults feel, with every stressful event above the daily norm making many young people feel at least one year older.

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Psychology researchers have found that stress can play a significant role in how old emerging adults feel, with every stressful event above the daily norm making many young people feel at least one year older.

Forget in a Flash: A Further Investigation of the Photo-Taking-Impairment Effect. Research by UC Santa Cruz doctoral student Julia Soares found compelling evidence that taking a photograph of an event impairs people's memories of the event rather than helping them recall it more clearly later.

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Forget in a Flash: A Further Investigation of the Photo-Taking-Impairment Effect. Research by UC Santa Cruz doctoral student Julia Soares found compelling evidence that taking a photograph of an event impairs people's memories of the event rather than helping them recall it more clearly later.

Playing games as teammates, anthropologists hypothesized, may have helped early humans develop the skills and strategies needed to take down large predators or raid the settlements of rival groups.

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Playing games as teammates, anthropologists hypothesized, may have helped early humans develop the skills and strategies needed to take down large predators or raid the settlements of rival groups.

Astronomers discover one of the oldest stars in the Milky Way. The ancient star formed 13.5 billion years ago, just 300 million years after the Big Bang.

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Astronomers discover one of the oldest stars in the Milky Way. The ancient star formed 13.5 billion years ago, just 300 million years after the Big Bang.

Turning Sex Ed Into a Game Reduces STIs Among Gay and Bisexual Millennials By a Staggering 40% Compared to Standard Sex Ed Materials. The RCT Results Are the First To Show Significant Biological Outcomes From Online HIV Program

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Turning Sex Ed Into a Game Reduces STIs Among Gay and Bisexual Millennials By a Staggering 40% Compared to Standard Sex Ed Materials. The RCT Results Are the First To Show Significant Biological Outcomes From Online HIV Program

New research suggests that as social problems such as extreme poverty or violence become less prevalent, people may be prone to perceive that they linger—and are perhaps even getting worse.

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New research suggests that as social problems such as extreme poverty or violence become less prevalent, people may be prone to perceive that they linger—and are perhaps even getting worse.

Study shows fitness protects against depression and heart disease death in later life. Many longer term benefits of exercise are well-established such as lower risk of death, heart failure etc. Long-term benefits related to mood and subsequent heart disease death were less clear until now.

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Study shows fitness protects against depression and heart disease death in later life. Many longer term benefits of exercise are well-established such as lower risk of death, heart failure etc. Long-term benefits related to mood and subsequent heart disease death were less clear until now.

National Academy Report Urges Stronger Coal Dust Monitoring Amid Black Lung Surge

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National Academy Report Urges Stronger Coal Dust Monitoring Amid Black Lung Surge

Psychedelics Promote Structural and Functional Neural Plasticity

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Psychedelics Promote Structural and Functional Neural Plasticity

New Caledonian crows use mental pictures to twist twigs into hooks and make other tools, according to a provocative study that suggests the notoriously clever birds pass on successful designs to future generations, a hallmark of culture.

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New Caledonian crows use mental pictures to twist twigs into hooks and make other tools, according to a provocative study that suggests the notoriously clever birds pass on successful designs to future generations, a hallmark of culture.

Taking B12 Energy Vitamins May Cause Lung Cancer - The Atlantic

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Taking B12 Energy Vitamins May Cause Lung Cancer - The Atlantic

A mental technique called “cognitive reappraisal” makes long-distance running feel easier, suggests a new study. It is where you don’t ignore the sensations as such, but try to view them in a dispassionate way, as if you are a scientist studying running or a journalist reporting on the experience.

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A mental technique called “cognitive reappraisal” makes long-distance running feel easier, suggests a new study. It is where you don’t ignore the sensations as such, but try to view them in a dispassionate way, as if you are a scientist studying running or a journalist reporting on the experience.

Genetic ancestry test users ‘cherry-pick’ which races to identify with, suggests a new study. Sociologists found that, rather than embrace all their test results, people who use genetic ancestry tests tend to selectively identify with ethnicities they view as positive while disregarding others.

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Genetic ancestry test users ‘cherry-pick’ which races to identify with, suggests a new study. Sociologists found that, rather than embrace all their test results, people who use genetic ancestry tests tend to selectively identify with ethnicities they view as positive while disregarding others.

Mouse microbiome findings offer insights into why a high-fat, low-carb diet helps epileptic children

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Mouse microbiome findings offer insights into why a high-fat, low-carb diet helps epileptic children

People who keep seeing the same doctor have lower death rates. According to analyse of 22 studies from nine countries with different health systems. Eighteen of the studies found that people who saw the same doctor over time had significantly lower death rates.

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People who keep seeing the same doctor have lower death rates. According to analyse of 22 studies from nine countries with different health systems. Eighteen of the studies found that people who saw the same doctor over time had significantly lower death rates.

Dogs are capable of understanding human expression

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Dogs are capable of understanding human expression

Complex Organic Molecules Discovered on Enceladus For The First Time

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Complex Organic Molecules Discovered on Enceladus For The First Time

Big Data from World’s Largest Citizen Science Microbiome Project Serves Food for Thought - Open access dataset reveals how factors such as diet, antibiotics & mental health status can influence the microbial and molecular makeup of your gut.

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Big Data from World’s Largest Citizen Science Microbiome Project Serves Food for Thought - Open access dataset reveals how factors such as diet, antibiotics & mental health status can influence the microbial and molecular makeup of your gut.

At any given time, people regularly return to a maximum of 25 places. This is the finding of a scientific study that reveals entirely new aspects of human behavior. The study, titled "Evidence for a conserved quantity in human mobility' is based on analyses of 40,000 people's mobile traces

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At any given time, people regularly return to a maximum of 25 places. This is the finding of a scientific study that reveals entirely new aspects of human behavior. The study, titled "Evidence for a conserved quantity in human mobility' is based on analyses of 40,000 people's mobile traces

Double-blind placebo trial of psychedelic tea ayahuasca shows significant, rapid anti-depressant effect

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Double-blind placebo trial of psychedelic tea ayahuasca shows significant, rapid anti-depressant effect

'Lower status' people more likely to share wealth than 'higher status' people - When playing an economic game those that were assigned as 'lower status' were more likely to share their wealth than their 'higher status' counterparts, according to a new study.

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'Lower status' people more likely to share wealth than 'higher status' people - When playing an economic game those that were assigned as 'lower status' were more likely to share their wealth than their 'higher status' counterparts, according to a new study.

First malaria-human contact mapped with Nobel Prize-winning technology: scientists have taken a significant step toward developing a new vaccine for malaria, revealing for the first time an ‘atomic-scale’ blueprint of how the parasite invades human cells. The discovery was published today in Nature.

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First malaria-human contact mapped with Nobel Prize-winning technology: scientists have taken a significant step toward developing a new vaccine for malaria, revealing for the first time an ‘atomic-scale’ blueprint of how the parasite invades human cells. The discovery was published today in Nature.

Today's kids may be able to delay gratification longer than those of the 1960's, some 50 years since the original “marshmallow test”, finds a new study. Researchers wonder if digital technology, preschool education, and parenting may enhance self-control.

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Today's kids may be able to delay gratification longer than those of the 1960's, some 50 years since the original “marshmallow test”, finds a new study. Researchers wonder if digital technology, preschool education, and parenting may enhance self-control.

Tropical Forests Suffered Second-Worst Loss Of Trees On Record Last Year : NPR

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Tropical Forests Suffered Second-Worst Loss Of Trees On Record Last Year : NPR

A study has found Conservative Syndrome could help explain link between religiosity and lower intelligence.For their study, the researchers analyzed data from 8,883 participants from 33 different countries.

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A study has found Conservative Syndrome could help explain link between religiosity and lower intelligence.For their study, the researchers analyzed data from 8,883 participants from 33 different countries.

New research from a team at the Marshall University Joan C. Edwards School of Medicine demonstrates that the Na/K-ATPase oxidant amplification loop (NAKL) is intimately involved in the aging process and may serve as a target for anti-aging interventions

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New research from a team at the Marshall University Joan C. Edwards School of Medicine demonstrates that the Na/K-ATPase oxidant amplification loop (NAKL) is intimately involved in the aging process and may serve as a target for anti-aging interventions

A huge stretch of the Arctic Ocean is rapidly turning into the Atlantic. That’s not a good sign | The northern Barents Sea has warmed extremely rapidly — by 2.7 degrees Fahrenheit just since the year 2000

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A huge stretch of the Arctic Ocean is rapidly turning into the Atlantic. That’s not a good sign | The northern Barents Sea has warmed extremely rapidly — by 2.7 degrees Fahrenheit just since the year 2000

Japanese spacecraft reaches diamond-shaped asteroid after 3-year journey

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Japanese spacecraft reaches diamond-shaped asteroid after 3-year journey

Harvard Scientists Think They've Pinpointed The Physical Source of Consciousness

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Harvard Scientists Think They've Pinpointed The Physical Source of Consciousness

Injecting doubt: responding to the naturopathic anti-vaccination rhetoric

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Injecting doubt: responding to the naturopathic anti-vaccination rhetoric

Mixture of 3 common contaminants in humans at typical, low levels had a "striking effect" considered hallmarks of cancer which are missed by evaluation of individual contaminants.

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Mixture of 3 common contaminants in humans at typical, low levels had a "striking effect" considered hallmarks of cancer which are missed by evaluation of individual contaminants.

How action video games enhance your cognitive abilities

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How action video games enhance your cognitive abilities

New research shows that highly anxious individuals exert more cognitive control when they make a risky decision compared with less anxious individuals. This in turn leads to less risky decisions.

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New research shows that highly anxious individuals exert more cognitive control when they make a risky decision compared with less anxious individuals. This in turn leads to less risky decisions.

Refraining from bad behavior toward a significant other during stressful life events is more important than showing positive behavior, suggests a new study. When stressed, people may be especially sensitive to negative behavior in their relationships, and less sensitive to positive behavior.

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Refraining from bad behavior toward a significant other during stressful life events is more important than showing positive behavior, suggests a new study. When stressed, people may be especially sensitive to negative behavior in their relationships, and less sensitive to positive behavior.

The Stanford Prison experiment: newly-released documents from Philip Zimbardo’s archives and testimonies of the experiment's participants suggest that the "guards" were directly instructed to "act tough" to induce the mindset of powerlessness and fear in prisoners

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The Stanford Prison experiment: newly-released documents from Philip Zimbardo’s archives and testimonies of the experiment's participants suggest that the "guards" were directly instructed to "act tough" to induce the mindset of powerlessness and fear in prisoners

Study: Being unconventional makes experiences feel brand new - If you are not enjoying your favorite things as much as you used to, try them in new ways. New research suggests that using unconventional consumption methods helped people focus on what they enjoyed about the product in the first place.

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Study: Being unconventional makes experiences feel brand new - If you are not enjoying your favorite things as much as you used to, try them in new ways. New research suggests that using unconventional consumption methods helped people focus on what they enjoyed about the product in the first place.

Same sparrow songs have been passed down for hundreds of years

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Same sparrow songs have been passed down for hundreds of years