In a new study involving a group of polyglots, the brain activity of those who joined was studied as they listened to pieces read in different languages. Researchers found activity increased in the cerebral cortex when these polyglots heard languages they knew.
Fandom revealed that some people are transitioning away from entertainment consumption, such as watching movies and TV shows, to gaming.
The curvature of a surface determines the migration behavior of biological cells. They preferentially move along valleys or grooves while avoiding ridges. These findings, published in the journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences with contribution from the Max Planck Institute for Dynamics and Self-Organization (MPI-DS) and the Weizmann Institute of Science, give rise to a model predicting cellular behavior. Such universal principles now allow a better understanding of the...
Boredom is more common at work than in any other setting, studies show, and employees are bored at work for more than 10 hours per week on average.
Yearly cost to people, business and public sector found to be twice as big as NHS England’s annual budgetMental illness costs England £300bn a year, equivalent to nearly double its NHS budget, according to research.Researchers for the Centre for Mental Health thinktank analysed the economic, health and care impact of mental ill health, as well as human costs from reduced quality of life and wellbeing. Continue reading
For starters, the redacted document was not a study.
Both the men’s and women’s NCAA Tournament Selection Shows saw double-digit viewership increases in 2024, with the women’s show drawing its best-ever viewership. Per Sports Media Watch, the men’s show averaged 5.91 million viewers this year. Airing on CBS, this year’s Selection Show was the most-watched edition of the men’s show since 2019 and was
The new docuseries from NatGeo flips the lens on some of the world's most prolific photographers to see what makes them click
There is an urgent need for new antimicrobial strategies to keep pathogens in check. This applies specifically to Gram-negative bacteria, which are protected from antibiotic intervention by a thick second membrane.
Constitutional lawyer John Eastman warned of a "tyrannical government" Thursday after a judge recommended that he be disbarred. In an interview with Charlie Kirk, Eastman was defiant about being disbarred for repeating false information while trying to overturn the results of the 2020 presidential election. "Well, the judge, the judge basically said he should be disbarred because he's showed no remorse," he told Kirk. "Well, uh, I don't show remorse and I don't bend my knee too when the...
A study led by the Leibniz Centre for Agricultural Landscape Research (ZALF) and published in the journal Ecological Economics provides important insights into the future of food labeling in the EU. By analyzing expert opinions from the food industry, the study identifies a broad consensus on the need for new food labels to encourage farmers to provide more ecosystem services.
Researchers found evidence the animals did not merely recognize patterns of sound that come out of owners’ mouths, they actually realized that certain words refer to specific objects.