This is the Surprising Outcome When a California City Gave Struggling Folks Free Money for a Year
SEED, the Stockton Economic Empowerment Demonstration, is a randomized placebo-controlled trial that gave 125 people $500 every month.
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Creamy vs. Crunchy - What Your Peanut Butter Preference Says About Your Personality: Poll
A OnePoll suvey has been conducted to find out what your peanut butter preference says about your personality.
Ancient DNA Shows Cats Domesticated Themselves - Why Are We Not Surprised?
Cats domesticated themselves without becoming domesticated, shows a study looking at 9,000 years of cat DNA history.
Giant Sharks That Glow in the Dark Discovered by Scientists Who Got Wise to Their Camouflage
Scientists studying bioluminescence in sharks have identified the largest glow-in-the-dark shark on Earth, the 5 foot-long kitefin shark.
Dolphins Have Similar Personality Traits to Humans, Study Finds
A big five personality assessment of bottlenose dolphins found traits that are similar to primates and humans, like curiosity and sociability.
New Study Shows Spending a Long Time on Your Phone Isn't Bad for Your Mental Health
A new study from the University of Lancaster has found that spending time on your phone isn't actually bad for your mental health.
Positive Outlook Predicts Less Memory Decline, Says New Research
A new study published in Psychological Science found that people who feel positive are less likely to experience memory decline as they age.
The Joys of Solitude - Thousands of People Found New Appreciation During Enforced Alone Time in Lockdown
Thousands of people enjoyed enforced time alone during COVID-19 lockdowns in the UK, a new study from the University of Reading has found.
How Meditation Can Help You Make Fewer Mistakes
A new study explains how meditation can help you make fewer mistakes, according to researchers at Michigan State University.
If You Want to Master a New Skill Take Plenty of Breaks While Practicing
Scientists discover that the resting brain repeatedly replays compressed memories of what was just practiced
The Lifestyle of This Amazonian Tribe May Hold a Key to Healthy Aging
The Tsimane Indigenous people of the Bolivian Amazon experience less brain atrophy than their American and European peers.
Moving Your Sleep Time An Hour Earlier Could Cut Depression Risk by 23%, Study Says
A new study from the University of Boulder has found that going to bed and waking an hour earlier could cut depression risk by double digits.
Higher Optimism is Linked With Longer Life, Harvard Scientists Find in New Study
Higher levels of optimism were associated with longer lifespan and living beyond age 90 in women across racial and ethnic groups.
How Ketamine is a Speedster Antidepressant and Could Be Adapted For Use to Avoid Side Effects
Ketamine is the speedster of antidepressants, working within hours compared to more common antidepressants that can take several weeks. But ketamine can only be given for a limited amount of time because of its many side effects. Now, a new Northwestern Medicine study identifies for the first time exactly how ketamine works so quickly, and […]
Relief For Kids With Peanut Allergy: Immunotherapy Puts 74% Into Remission in Breakthrough Study
Murdoch researchers have discovered the key immunological changes that support the remission of peanut allergy in children.
Protein Destroys 'Hard to Treat' Cancers, Could Become 'One Size Fits All' Pill
A protein that destroys hard-to-treat cancers has been discovered by scientists at the University of Texas, offering hope.
Roads are Lasting Twice as Long Thanks to Recycled Tire Rubber
Rubber from used tyres acts like sunscreen for roads and halves the rate of sun damage when mixed with bitumen, new research from RMIT has found.
Magnets Made by Soil Bacteria Offer Hope for Breast and Prostate Cancer
A kind of microbe that absorbs iron to magnetize itself can be combined with cancer-killing natural viruses to create a crack team.
Cheap Gel Packs Can Pull Many Liters of Water From Even Desert Air
University of Texas reearchers have developed a low-cost gel film made of abundant materials that can pull drinkable water from the air in even the driest climates.
X-Ray Explosion of a White Dwarf Star Captured for the First Time
Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg researchers have captured for the first time an explosion of a white dwarf star.
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