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There is a common belief that animals can smell fear, but can humans do the same? Can you detect someone’s fear just by their scent or…
Trying to find answers that please humans could increase the chance that chatbots will blind us Jusan/Getty Images Giving AI chatbots human feedback on their responses…
David Bennett Jr. knelt at his bedside, phone in hand, anxiously waiting for the call he’d never received before: The hospital was supposed to update him…
average: (scientific term) A term for the arithmetic mean, which is the sum of a set of numbers divided by the size of that group. Biologist:…
Research suggests that a new online therapy approved by the NHS could significantly increase the number of children and adults recovering from anxiety and post-traumatic stress…
Ozempic has the potential to treat many diseases, not just type 2 diabetes and obesity. MySkin/Shutterstock Another study showed that semaglutide (a drug found in Ozempic…
Nine Minds' message is that there is no single neurodiverse experience.Vincent Carchietta – USA TODAY Sports/Reuters Nine MindsDaniel Tammet (Wellcome Collection) How do you see inside…
Belilus Ordóñez enjoyed hiking and often went on hiking trips with her parents in parks around their Utah home in the summer months. Tragically, she was…
Drug overdose deaths have skyrocketed in North America over the past 20 yearsVictor Musa / Alamy A pacemaker-like device that would be implanted under the skin…
Looking to age gracefully? There’s a plethora of advice out there, but the key seems to lie in maintaining a healthy diet. A recent study published…
Volunteers were exposed to coronavirus as part of a scientific study Koto Feja/Getty By intentionally exposing people to the coronavirus that causes COVID-19, scientists have been…
In a new cross-sectional and longitudinal study, researchers from the University of Turku and Turku University Hospital investigated the effect of dietary caffeine intake on dopamine…
Individuals whose names have been altered by autocorrect are urging tech companies to address the issue more swiftly, with one person whose name was changed to…
Google has faced criticism for its decision to terminate over 50 employees in response to protests about its military connections with the Israeli government. The firings…
Continuous blood glucose monitors were developed for people with diabetes, but are now often touted as effective for people without diabetes. Westend61 GmbH / Alamy Blood…
We all know that person who, when faced with a tremendous problem, shrugs their shoulders, comes up with a solution, and moves forward without furrowing their…
yearly: an adjective for something that happens every year. (In botany) Since it is a plant that only lives for one year, it usually produces showy…
Number of people under 50 diagnosed with colorectal cancer has been increasing for 30 years Mohammed Elamin Aliwi/Alamy One of the most alarming trends regarding cancer…
Social media platforms take different approaches to moderationMatt Cardy/Getty Images Researchers say the public's desire to moderate harmful speech on social media depends on the type…
No more need to hold out your phone while navigating FG Trade/Getty Images Two smartphone apps can help guide a blind person through an unfamiliar building,…
People with long-term COVID-19 infection who were not part of the latest clinical trial participate in pool exercise programdpa picture alliance/alamy For the first time, an…
Blue-eyed people appear to be able to read at lower lux levels than brown-eyed people caia images/Alamy People with blue eyes can read in the dark…
Some people see fast-moving objects more clearly, while others see them blurryYuri Arkers/Alamy The ability to perceive rapid changes in a visual scene over time, or…
A new study has found that people who are unable to burp due to a rare health condition feel more anxious, depressed and embarrassed.Published on December…
New court filings say Meta has stolen sensitive data from test accounts mentioned in a New Mexico bombshell lawsuit that alleges underage Facebook and Instagram users…
The peptide NQK-Q8 (light color), part of the SARS-CoV-2 spike protein that the virus uses to enter cells, bound to the groove of HLA-B*15:01 (orange color).…
British scientists are urging the government to implement routine vaccines for those most susceptible to monkeypox and gonorrhea, marking the world’s first immunization program against the…