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Dr. Robert Emmons and other researchers dig into the positive mental and physical health benefits of expressing gratitude.
People often incorporate lessons from fictional stories into their beliefs, attitudes and value judgments, sometimes without even being aware that they are doing so.
Two new studies shed light on the road ahead.
The original Hubble Deep Field truly showed us what the Universe looks like. Later this month, the Hubble Space Telescope will celebrate its 30th anniversary. This photo of the Hubble Space […]
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When you stop predicting the future and comparing the present to the past, you can reach a beneficial flow state.
This unsettling simulation shows how mucus-mist can rapidly spread in a grocery store.
Early reading experiences play an important role in brain development.
Olive oil leads to the discovery of a law that applies to atoms, superconductors, and even high energy physics.
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When everyone knows and plays their role, it helps the team operate at a higher level.
Research shows how "aha moments" affect the brain and cause the evolution of creativity.
And what role, if any, does gravity play? While most of us have never had the opportunity to go into space, we all have the chance to dream about it and […]
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If you're right all the time, you're probably doing something wrong.
The changes in brain structure aren't the only bodily changes caused by zero gravity.
What worked in 2019 is dead, says Chris Fussell, former Navy SEAL and president of leadership consulting firm McChrystal Group.
Couples that handle sexual rejection well can improve their relationship, but persistent or hostile patterns of rejection are never healthy.
Thankfully, there are ways to combat mental and physical fatigue, even in isolation.
Small sample size? No underlying theory? Conflicts with all other results? It checks all the boxes. There’s nothing that’s special, on a cosmic scale, about our place in the Universe. Not […]
Famously, it took Edison over one thousand attempts to successfully create the lightbulb.
AutoML-Zero is a proof-of-concept project that suggests the future of machine learning may be machine-created algorithms.
These pink feathered folk form complex social networks and are choosy about who they spend their time with, according to a new study.