- Science Blog
- By Laura Sinpetru
- May 26th, 2014
Watch: Couch-Potato Gene Makes Some People Lazier than Others
Video explains why some people love exercise while others simply loathe it
- Behavior/Humans
- By Laura Sinpetru
- May 8th, 2014
Seeing Jesus in Toast Is Perfectly Normal, Scientists Say
The phenomenon is known to the scientific community as face pareidolia
- Behavior/Humans
- By Laura Sinpetru
- May 7th, 2014
Yawning Helps Cool the Brain, Evidence Suggests
The commonly held belief is that yawning increases the oxygen supply
- Oddiverse
- By Ancuta Iosub
- April 25th, 2014
Florida University Bans Selfies at Graduation Ceremony
Students won't be allowed to take photos of their walk across the commencement stage
- Science Blog
- By Laura Sinpetru
- April 24th, 2014
Male Black Widow Spiders Found to Prefer Well-Fed Maidens
These spiders are surprisingly picky when it comes to choosing a mate
- Behavior/Humans
- By Tudor Vieru
- March 20th, 2014
How Suppressing Memories Models Human Behavior
Scientists shed new light on this intricate mechanism
- Science Blog
- By Laura Sinpetru
- February 22nd, 2014
Watch: Why People Obsess over Sports
Video explains what happens to the human body when watching a sports competition
- Behavior/Humans
- By Laura Sinpetru
- February 22nd, 2014
Bright Light Intensifies Human Emotions, Researchers Say
Some people feel more optimistic on sunny days, others become more depressed
- Oddiverse
- By Ancuta Iosub
- February 18th, 2014
British Couple Raise Their Boy as “Gender-Neutral”
Two-year-old Max Price wears both boys and girls' clothes
- Games
- By Andrei Dumitrescu
- February 15th, 2014
Short-Term Video Game Exposure Can Influence Behavior – Study
It's enough for players to spend five minutes playing as a good or bad character
- Behavior/Humans
- By Laura Sinpetru
- October 30th, 2013
Afternoons Turn People Into Liars, Cheaters
Researchers find most people have trouble being moral during the late hours of the day
- Health
- By Laura Sinpetru
- October 29th, 2013
Scrambled Eggs, Chocolate Make People More Trusting
Compound in these foods promote feelings of trust, researchers say
- Behavior/Humans
- By Laura Sinpetru
- October 28th, 2013
Women Have Evolved to Be “Mean Girls,” Researcher Claims
It oddly makes sense for rumor spreading, backstabbing to be part of a woman's behavior
- Behavior/Humans
- By Laura Sinpetru
- October 17th, 2013
The Human Brain Deals with Emotional Pain the Same Way It Does with Physical Injuries
Researchers say this discovery could help treat depression, other similar conditions
- Science Blog
- By Laura Sinpetru
- October 8th, 2013
Brain Training Benefits Memory, Doesn't Help with Intelligence
Researchers say brain training does not make it easier for people to solve problems
- Behavior/Humans
- By Laura Sinpetru
- October 5th, 2013
“Mind-Reading” Skills Can Be Developed, Perfected by Reading Literary Fiction
Researchers say people who read fiction have an easier time understanding others
- Science Blog
- By Laura Sinpetru
- September 30th, 2013
White Wine Drinkers Tend to Pour More than Those Who Opt for Red
The shape of the glass also influences how much people drink, researchers say