A Pat on the Back Statistically Improves Free Throw Numbers in Basketball - Demonstrating the Power of Touch
The chance of scoring rose when teammates showed their support through touch like a squeeze of a hand, or a pat on the back.
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Beavers Building Dams are Protecting the Rivers Threatened by Climate Change in Colorado
A study of beaver dams in Colorado found that their effects on the ecosystem can counter the effects of climate change.
Being Around Birds Boosts Our Mental Well-Being Even 8 Hours After Hearing Them
Seeing or hearing birds provides a lift to mental health—with the boost lasting for up to eight hours, according to the findings.
New Rooftop CO2 Ventilators Funnel Fumes into Fertilizer that Makes Spinach Grow 4x Bigger in Roof Gardens
The study included an experiment that found spinach by the new air vents grew four times larger than the other plants.
Returning the Love, Frat Brothers Pay Off Mortgage For Their House Cook 30 Years Later
Phi Gamma Delta brothers at Louisiana State University paid off the mortgage for their former house cook Jessie Hamilton.
Scientists Discover How to Starve Melanoma of its Key Growth Enzyme in New Breakthrough
Starvation as a treatment and/or cure for different cancers has been explored in oncology, as tumors grow fast but require tons of energy.
Study Shows Duolingo Learning Outcomes Are Comparable to University Classes
The most popular language-learning program, Duolingo offers courses on more than 20 languages, but whether or not they help is hard to say.
More Young Adults are Renting Next Door to Retired Folks - With Intergenerational Benefits
Companies like Nesterly and Canada HomeShare are uniting disparate generations with huge satisfaction and befit for both parties.
College Kids Prepare to Send the First Private Lunar Rover to the Moon
In preparation for the May 4th launch, the team at CMU has conducted dozens of training simulations to ensure they can handle potential issues
Researchers Develop Glowscope that Turns Smartphone into Sensitive Microscope Normally Costing $100,000
The resolution they say is around one-thousandth of a millimeter, but the cost reduction could literally be hundreds of thousands of dollars.
Watch Heartwarming Reaction When Ukrainian Students Get Shocking News They Won Full College Scholarship in U.S
An American philanthropist decided to put $2 million of his personal fortune to giving several young adults in Ukraine a full scholarship.
5,000 Year-Old Tavern Found in Iraq
The site included an open-air sitting area, and a kitchen complete with a clay oven, clay chiller, and ancient crockery.
76-year-old Student Finally Graduates 50 Years After He Began His Ph.D. in Philosophy
Unlike most candidates however, it took Dr. Axten 5 decades before 76-year-old student finally graduated with a Ph.D. in sociology.
Sisters With Rare Disorder Make Dramatic Leaps With New Therapy After Doctors Said They'd Never Walk or Talk
Even for something as rare as a CASK Disorder, the miracles of modern medicine can lend a healing hand, as they did for Anna Burkhart.
Breakthrough Obesity Treatment in Early Research Can Target Bad Fat Anywhere in the Body
The authors believe they have found the secret to targeting fat cells in a depot-specific manner without damaging them.
In a World First, Scientists Use Artificial DNA to Kill Cancer Cells
When cancers begin overproducing certain molecules, these are prime targets for oncolytic drugs like this artificial DNA made in Tokyo.
These Flabby Gel Robots Could Deliver Life-Saving Drugs by Inching Along Using Changes in Temperature
Made of water-based gel, a robot inchworm moves along as the gel expands and contracts from changes in temperature.
72-Year-old Graduates from College with His 99-yo Mom Cheering Him On
Alongside classmates 50 years his junior, Kaplan crossed the stage cap and gown to receive an undergraduate degree in Cinema and Media Arts.
24 Prison Inmates Get College Degrees, Graduate Together Thanks to UC Program: 'I literally feel free'
The degrees were provided and issued by Southwestern College via the Restorative Justice Program of California state.
Starbucks Workers Raise Over $40K for Beloved Barista After Her Car Was Burglarized
TODAY writes that she is looking at Subarus, all the while feeling the love that decades of serving coffee with a smile has accumulated.
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