The vast majority of people use one hand or the other for most things—and for nearly 90% of the human population this is the right hand. Some 10% to 13% of humans are left-handed, with men being three times more likely ...
Plants & Animals
Jan 10, 2023
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A new study, published in Applied Animal Behaviour Science, shows that horses can be more reluctant in new situations if they have multiple riders, have had several owners or the horse has been with its current owner only ...
Plants & Animals
Aug 25, 2022
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Dogs and humans clearly have a special bond. But do dogs, like humans, produce more tears at times when they are flooded with emotion? A new study reported in Current Biology on August 22—which may be the first to look ...
Plants & Animals
Aug 22, 2022
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"Dark tourism" experiences—sites and museums associated with violence, tragedy and war—draw millions of travelers each year. New research suggests that exploring one of the darkest chapters in mankind's history—the ...
Social Sciences
Aug 15, 2022
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A trio of researchers, two with Princeton University, the other the Max Planck Institute for Biological Cybernetics, has developed a reinforcement learning–based simulation that shows the human desire always to want more ...
A woman and her fiancé joke and laugh together while playing video games after a long day.
Social Sciences
Jul 27, 2022
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Faces and voices are more likely to be judged as male when they are angry, and as female when they are happy, new University of Essex research has revealed. The study led by Dr. Sebastian Korb found that how we understand ...
Social Sciences
Apr 5, 2022
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It's hard to ignore the power and beauty of a horse when it runs at full throttle or jumps over a massive hurdle.
Plants & Animals
Apr 4, 2022
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From wars, to terrorist attacks, to revolutions, our perceptions of major world events are strongly influenced by the images we see from the ground.
Social Sciences
Mar 16, 2022
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If you feel your social skills have gone downhill, you're not alone. After nearly two years of working from home, and much less social activity outside of work, we're likely to commit more unintentional lapses in etiquette, ...
Social Sciences
Feb 25, 2022
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