Saturday Citations: Comparing teenagers to bonobos, babies to dogs, ancient cats to modern cats. Plus: Photons!
This week, scientists contemplated teenage hormones, described cat noises, visualized photon entanglement and—oh!—landed on the moon.
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Dune patterns reveal environmental change on Earth and other planets
Dunes, the mounds of sand formed by the wind that vary from ripples on the beach to towering behemoths in the desert, are incarnations of surface processes, climate change, and the surrounding atmosphere. For decades, scientists ...
Earth Sciences
Aug 2, 2023
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Sociology professor explains the term 'fatphobia,' discusses the implications for society
In a society that is chronically online, the term "fatphobic" is often used to describe certain public figures, pieces of media and industries. One example is Taylor Swift's video for "Anti-Hero." Another is a movie titled ...
Social Sciences
Mar 16, 2023
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Scientists examine geological processes of Monad Regio on Neptune's largest moon, Triton
In a recent study published in the journal Icarus, a team of researchers at the International Research School of Planetary Science (IRSPS) located at the D'Annunzio University of Chieti-Pescara in Italy conducted a geological ...
Planetary Sciences
Jan 31, 2023
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How does a skeleton move? A new tracking method to quantify skeletal kinematics in freely moving rodents
How can we measure a skeleton's motion in a furry animal as it moves through its environment? Researchers at the Max Planck Institute for Neurobiology of Behavior have developed a method to quantify skeletal motion in freely ...
Plants & Animals
Nov 8, 2022
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Disconnection, not teens' screen time, is the problem
While many parents and caregivers believe teens spend too much time on smartphones, video games and social media, a Michigan State University researcher says not to worry about screen time.
Social Sciences
Nov 3, 2022
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Social media damages appearance satisfaction
New research has discovered that social media engagement is associated with lower appearance satisfaction, and engaging with posts by friends and family is more damaging than engaging with content posted by celebrities.
Social Sciences
Oct 21, 2022
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Social media use and poor well-being feed into each other in a vicious cycle. Here are three ways to avoid getting stuck
We often hear about the negative impacts of social media on our well-being, but we don't usually think of it the other way round—whereby how we feel may impact how we use social media.
Social Sciences
Oct 17, 2022
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Body neutrality: What it is and how it can help lead to more positive body image
Constantly "loving your body"—no matter what—can feel impossible at the best of times. Not to mention that if you fail, it often leaves you feeling even worse about yourself.
Social Sciences
Oct 6, 2022
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Why the body positivity movement risks turning toxic
You define beauty yourself. You are more than a number on a scale. Love yourself the way you are. Body positive messages like these seem to be everywhere from social media to TV ads. But while some find the body positivity ...
Social Sciences
Sep 15, 2022
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Body image
Body image is a term which may refer to a person's perception of their own physical appearance, or the internal sense of having a body which is interpreted by the brain. Essentially a person's body image is how they perceive their appearance to be to others, which in many cases may be dramatically different from their objective physical condition or how they are actually perceived by others.
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