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Individuals are drawn to either good or bad behavior depending on how they recall their past actions.
Homosexual sociologists have put forth several theories as to why the gay community idealizes the male physique, each more politically incorrect than the last.
A new idea out of Durham, North Carolina, may make locally grown urban produce more commercially viable than ever before.
A recent string of high-profile legal events suggest that government institutions are beginning to bend to public opinion.
World meat demand is at an all time high, despite its lack of nutritional benefits given alternatives like beans, nuts, quinoa, and tofu.
Biologists at Princeton University have used 3-D printing technology to create a bionic ear capable of detecting frequencies one million times higher than the normal range of hearing.
Adding to international pressure on Russia is the country's ambition to host international sporting and business events, such as the 2014 Olympics in Sochi.
Much of the NSA's data collection efforts simply work to skim private information from the vast consumer caches held by corporations like Facebook, Google, and Amazon.
A team of researchers at the University of California, Berkeley, conclude that rising temperatures and wetter seasons will aggravate regions across the world already prone to conflict.
Water is among the natural resources—including oil, fish, timber, and minerals—that face increasing demand as a result of population increases and economic growth.
The country is the world's largest polluter, but it is cleaning up faster than anyone else.
The strongest determiners of depression, according to online search patterns, appear to be employment rates and climate patterns.
A survey of 240 young men and women has found that adult human crime victims receive less sympathy than do adult dogs, puppies, and human children.
In a new article published in the Journal of Consumer Research, professor Rik Pieters explains why shopping can make us lonely and why, once lonely, we turn to shopping to relieve our anti-social symptoms.
Science, along with evolutionary theory, may soothe the human soul in ways similar to religion by promoting a vision of the universe that is not random and chaotic but rather orderly and deterministic.
In a recent study of elderly people with poor blood flow, researchers found that drinking two cups of hot chocolate each day improved the seniors' circulation, resulting in more blood flow to the brain.
By measuring the level of acetone gas in the breath, users of a new breathalyzer can tell if they are getting a good workout, helping to incentivize exercise and aid individuals in managing their diet.
MIT doctoral student Kuang Xu has created a mathematical formula that can reduce the amount of time injured people wait for medical attention in the emergency room by ten percent.
Using stem cells extracted from two separate cows, researchers in Germany have created the world's first synthetic beef. The stringy protein was grown in laboratory conditions.
A survey of recent health studies suggests that standing up at work may confer qualitatively unique health benefits, helping the body stay fit and avoid disease in ways that rigorous exercise cannot.