Tag: social behavior
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Babies Begin Learning Language in Womb
Newborn babies only a few hours old are able to differentiate between sounds from their native language and a foreign one. A new study indicates that babies begin absorbing language while still in the womb, earlier than previously thought. Read more @ SciTechDaily
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Happier People Earn More Money
New research indicates that happier people actually earn more money. This comes as a result of a study of 10,000 Americans that showed that those who experienced more positive daily emotions and felt more satisfied with their lives while growing up, earned more income by age 29. Read more @ SciTechDaily
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Health Problems Future Mars Astronauts May Face
A newly published study found that astronauts going to Mars could have trouble sleeping, become lethargic, and have problems with mental tasks over the course of a long mission. Read more @ SciTechDaily
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Elephants Make the Long Trek Across Deserts for Survival
Elephants need to consume a minimum of 100 liters of water and 100 kilograms of vegetation daily, yet a small population of 350 manages to survive in the harsh Gourma region of Mali, south of the Niger River, where temperatures spike to 50˚C and vegetation is sparse. Read more @ SciTechDaily
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People Underestimate How Much They’ll Change in the Future
According to a new study, many people think that they underestimate how much they will change in the future. Read more @ SciTechDaily
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Kinder Children Are Happier & More Popular Than Bullies
New research indicates that children who are kinder are also happier and more popular. Simple acts of kindness could help reduce bullying in schools. Read more @ SciTechDaily
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Controversial Psychiatry Change Could See Bereavement as a Disease
A change in the official psychiatric guidelines for depression has raised fears that grief over the death of a loved one could to be classified as clinical depression. Read more @ SciTechDaily
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Birdsongs Elicit “Emotional” Response From Birds
Scientists indicate that birds listening to birdsong may be experiencing an emotional response akin to when humans listen to music. The study tracked the neural activity in sparrows. Read more @ SciTechDaily
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The Myth of Promiscuous Males & Choosy Females
Scientists think that a study, which has been a cornerstone in evolutionary biology for the last five decades, could be wrong. Read more @ SciTechDaily
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Darcin in Mice Urine Attracts Other Mice
Mice seem to be addicted to the scent of urine and repeatedly go back to spots where they found the excretions. Researchers have discovered that this behavior is triggered by a single protein in the urine of male mice. Read more @ SciTechDaily
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