
Forager ants do it, vampire bats do it, guppies do it, and mandrills do it. Long before humans learned about and started “social distancing due to COVID-19,” animals in nature intuitively practiced […]
Forager ants do it, vampire bats do it, guppies do it, and mandrills do it. Long before humans learned about and started “social distancing due to COVID-19,” animals in nature intuitively practiced […]
For a long time, it was assumed that hunting in prehistoric societies was primarily carried out by men. Now a new study adds to a body of evidence challenging this idea. The research reports the […]
Oxford University is working with Canadian researchers on a first-of-its-kind project that will engage citizen volunteers to help advance knowledge about polar bear behaviour in a changing environment by analysing a decade’s […]
Levels of a substance in nonagenerians’ and centenarians’ blood accurately predict how much longer they’re going to live. The substance comes from the brain. The findings, in a study published in Nature Aging, could prove […]
People who tend to experience mixed feelings are less likely to fall prey to two common cognitive biases, according to new research published in the British Journal of Social Psychology. The findings indicate […]
For most people, the word “vampire” brings to mind Dracula or perhaps slayers such as Blade or Buffy; or maybe even the vampire bats of South America. Few will think of a […]
New research published in Nature Communications provides unique insights into the process of consciously purging information from the brain’s working memory system. The study suggests that there are distinct mechanisms by which people can […]
Researchers showed long ago that artificial intelligence models could identify a person’s basic psychological traits from their digital footprints in social media. That may be just a start. A new study, co-authored by Stanford’s Johannes Eichstaedt and […]
Organising committee The Future Leadership Institute Antwerpen will be organizing a webinar on 17 February 2021. This event will be in English. Topic The evening will start with a keynote on Japanese business […]
Producing clean water at a lower cost could be on the horizon after researchers from The University of Texas at Austin and Penn State solved a complex problem that had baffled scientists […]
New research found evidence for the role of empathy in motivating public compliance with health recommendations during the COVID-19 crisis. The findings were published in Psychological Science. The coronavirus pandemic represents a unique […]
How we learn about our world may be more important for how we feel than the rewards we actually receive, according to a new study led by UCL researchers. The study, published […]
If you are someone who follows a traditional religion, you most likely have a day such as Yom Kippur, Ashura, or Ash Wednesday, dedicated to atoning for your sins and vowing to […]
Wooden huts with twinkling fairy lights, festive hubbub, and the aromas of roasted chestnuts and glühwein – this picture-postcard setting is recreated annually across many towns and cities in December. This year, however, most […]