Commentary / World May 4, 2019
Dating advice for 'maximizers' and 'satisficers'
by Faye Flam
Researchers have some dating advice for "maximizers" who can't stop comparison shopping.
NEWSWORTHY
Asia Pacific / Science & Health May 3, 2019
The Chinese giant salamander, the largest amphibian in the world, is not cute. Weighing as much as an adult human, it has slimy brown skin, a giant mouth curled to a gormless grin, and puny, mistrustful eyes. It is also one of the world's most endangered ...
World / Science & Health Mar 15, 2019
Changes to the human diet prompted by Neolithic advances in agriculture played a role in human jaw evolution that allowed people to pronounce the consonants "f" and "v," researchers say. Their work — which combines linguistics, speech science and paleoanthropology and appears in the U.S. ...
World Mar 14, 2019
'Brain orgasms'? ASMR relaxation trend joins the pop culture mainstream
Tapping fingernails that trigger goose bumps, whispers that send shivers down the spine: The brain-tingling world of ASMR has people clamoring for sounds that feel good. The auditory-sensory phenomenon, in which people experience waves of calm and pleasurable mental quivers that are often referred to ...
Asia Pacific / Science & Health Jan 24, 2019
China clones gene-edited monkeys for research on sleep disorders
Chinese scientists have made clones of a gene-edited macaque to aid research of circadian-rhythm disorders that are linked to sleep problems, depression and Alzheimer's disease, the official Xinhua News Agency said on Thursday. It is the first time multiple clones have been made from ...
World / Science & Health Jan 11, 2019
Male birds are often the ones with the most vibrant feathers, or the most elaborate songs, but researchers said Thursday that what lady birds could really appreciate is a male who shows his intelligence. The report in the journal Science aligns with one of Charles ...
Commentary / World Jan 5, 2019
Why people fall for fake news isn't simple
by Faye Flam
Scientists are weirdly divided over what seems like common sense.
National Nov 21, 2018
Colorful walls can 'blow away' toilet odor, Japanese study says
by Sarah Suk
Using bathrooms can be an everyday nightmare for children attending Japan's public schools where the restroom is often considered dirty and smelly. But a professor in western Japan has come up with an eye-opening way to blow away the stench. Machiko Yamashita, a professor of environmental ...
World / Science & Health Oct 14, 2018
LSD's long strange trip: 75 years from 'problem child' to 'prodigy'
Lysergic acid diethylamide was labeled a "problem child" by the man who discovered its hallucinogenic properties in 1943. As it turns 75, the drug known as LSD may now be changing its image. The late Swiss chemist Albert Hofmann famously learned of LSD's psychedelic effects ...
National / Social Issues Oct 13, 2018
Stressed? Many Japanese schools and companies are encouraging people to cry to boost mental health
An increasing number of schools and companies in Japan are encouraging their students and employees to cry as a way of relieving stress and improving mental health. Tears of sadness and happiness are believed to reduce stress, as the act of crying relaxes autonomic nerves ...
World / Science & Health Oct 10, 2018
From family and friends to strangers on the subway and public figures on 24-hour news cycles, humans recognize an astonishing 5,000 faces, scientists said Wednesday in the first study of its kind. Through most of history humans lived in small groups of a hundred or ...