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.
A study from West Virginia University engineers demonstrates that people's completion of monotonous assembly tasks improves when doing those tasks involves playing a game.
Accurate climate data is immensely important for climate change predictions and modeling. Using a unique climate data set of 170 stations, mainly from the mountains of Tanzania including Kilimanjaro, Dr. Andreas Hemp, researcher at the Chair of Plant Systematics at the University of Bayreuth, shows that the commonly used data sets are inaccurate.
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.
Voters were asked who is better suited to preserve democracy: President Joe Biden or former President Donald Trump.
Fandom revealed that some people are transitioning away from entertainment consumption, such as watching movies and TV shows, to gaming.
A lot of the research out there on psychedelics has centered around mental health disorders like anxiety and post-traumatic stress disorder.
Outgoing Minister Dilan Yeşilgöz of Justice and Security is working on an approach to tackle drug sales on Telegram, she said in response to questions from parliament. She called it “shocking” how many drug dealers are selling on the encrypted messaging service. “The approach to this is complex, and the development of a good and supported plan takes time,” she added, NOS reports.
The "unprecedented" full weekend closure is the first since the M25
MIDLAND, Texas (KMID/KPEJ) - Crews are working to repair a water main break in the southeast Midland, causing 22 residential homes to experience a disruption in service. On Monday morning, the City of Midland said the break occurred at 1301 S Loraine Street and the repair is estimated to take about five hours. Drivers are []
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...
What if we could pour sunlight into your blood? People tried it, and it worked