A new study in The Economic Journal, published by Oxford University Press, suggests that migrating extremists can shape political developments in their destination regions for generations.…
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People rate their own bodies as more attractive when viewed from a third-person perspective Are we the best at judging our own attractiveness? New research…
Brain waves indicate how you will respond to your bias — even before you have a choice to make. The strength of alpha brain waves…
The Albert Einstein Memorial. Hard workers may make better role models than geniuses. Role models are important for aspiring scientists, but new research suggests that…
Photograph taken by a camera trap of a western lowland gorilla in the Odzala-Kokoua National Park, Republic of Congo. Credit: Germán Illera of SPAC Scientific…
Psychologists have found that a common test used by doctors and researchers to measure autistic personality traits lacks reliability and might not be capturing the…
A new study co-authored by MIT Professor David Rand shows that labeling some news stories as false makes all other news stories seem more legitimate…
The researchers simulated the complex cultural creation of a plant-based medicinal product. Credit: UZH Humans began developing a complex culture as early as the Stone…
Research led by scientists at Queen Mary University of London has provided new insights into why people often make unrealistic plans that are doomed to…
Binaural beats are created by the brain while monoaural beats appear on the sound file. Credit: Orozco Perez et al., eNeuro 2020 Auditory illusion may…
Facial expressions don’t tell the whole story of emotion. Researchers warn of drawing too-quick conclusions about people’s feelings from facial expressions. Interacting with other people…
Study finds revenge is more enjoyable than forgiveness — at least in stories — but forgiveness stories are more meaningful. When it comes to entertainment,…
Efforts to avoid appearing dishonest may actually lead to lying, study finds. People may lie to appear honest if events that turned out in their…
Research conducted at Swansea University and the University of Milan has shown that students who use digital technology excessively are less motivated to engage with…
Coordinated behavior is common in a variety of biological systems, such as insect swarms, fish schools, and bacterial colonies. But the way information is spread…
Ant behavior theorists Chris Tokita, an ecology and evolutionary biology graduate student, and his adviser Corina Tarnita found that division of labor and political polarization…
Scientists mapped music samples according to the 13 key emotions triggered in more than 2,500 people in the United States and China when they listened…
One of the wolves, named Aino, waiting in the test apparatus. Contrary to expectations, dogs and wolves performed equally well on the cooperation task. Credit:…
Study surveyed people before and after they saw The Last Jedi. How much you enjoy the new Star Wars movie will depend a lot on…
Study has implications for evolution of technology and culture in humans. Teach a chimpanzee to fish for insects to eat, and you feed her for…