Lately I’ve been looking forward to turning 60 and celebrating with a slug of strong black coffee, the way I once aspired to turn 21 with a rum and Coke. Why? Because I’m retiring? I wish. No, it’s the fact that, according to Gallup's worldwide happiness rankings released March 19, I’ll join the ranks of some of the happiest people in the world: Americans over 60. Admittedly, I don’t have a shot at Gallup’s all-ages happiness leader board unless I can somehow become Nordic. The most serene...
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.
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.
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.
Researchers studied how effective activities like venting, running, meditation and yoga are at calming a person down.
Our dogs understand us better than they've been given credit for — and scientists say they have the brain wave evidence to prove it. By placing electrodes on the heads of 18 pet dogs, researchers found striking evidence that the animals did not merely recognize the patterns of sound that come out of their owners' mouths, they actually realized that certain words refer to specific objects. The findings were reported Friday in the journal Current Biology. “For decades there has been a debate about...
It's no surprise that your dog can learn to sit when you say "sit" and come when called. But a study appearing March 22 in the journal Current Biology has made the unexpected discovery that dogs generally also know that certain words "stand for" certain objects. When dogs hear those words, brain activity recordings suggest they activate a matching mental representation in their minds.
A new study finds young Americans are a lot less happy than older ones, according to Gallup’s 2024 World Happiness Report.
Many still showed signs of dehydration in the morning after a shift
Women in India are found to be twice as likely to lose babies if they are working in hot conditions.
Amazon is running its Spring Deals promotion until March 25, and one of the highlights of the sale is a hefty price drop for the brand's latest Echo Show 8. The handy smart display has had £50 chopped off its £149.99, bringing it down to a much more tempting £99.99. This 33% discount signifies the biggest drop for this product, which has previously dropped only as low as £104.99. Of course, this deal will expire when the Spring Sale ends on March 25. Save £50 on Amazon...