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A new analysis of neuroimaging data has found that individuals with Alzheimer’s disease who speak only one language (monolinguals) have reduced hippocampal volume in the brain. This reduction was not observed in individuals who speak at least two languages (bilinguals).…
Back in 2019, we told you about an intriguing experiment to test a famous anthropological legend about an elderly Inuit man in the 1950s who fashioned a knife out of his own frozen feces. He used it to kill and…
Airplane plumage might be the next big thing in aviation. Bird wings are shaped in part by overlapping rows of feathery tufts. These spread out from near the flyers’ shoulders. Known as “covert feathers,” they help birds maneuver through the…
The Quadrantids are the year’s first shooting stars, peaking over North America between Jan. 3 and 4.
Situs inversus is a rare genetic condition that causes the organs in the chest and abdomen to be located on the opposite side from where they’re usually found, like a mirror image.
A recent study published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences investigates how large language models, such as ChatGPT, influence people’s perceptions of political news headlines. The findings reveal that while these artificial intelligence systems can accurately flag…
Married or cohabiting participants score lower on traits associated with the so-called “Dark Triad” of personalities—Machiavellianism, narcissism, and psychopathy—compared to their single counterparts, according to new research study published in the journal Heliyon. Additionally, partnered individuals tend to favor passionate…
Marriage is often seen as a partnership, but how do couples share financial responsibilities over the long haul? A groundbreaking study in Research in Social Stratification and Mobility reveals that gender-egalitarian earnings patterns are more common than previously thought when…
A study of mothers and their infants found that mothers with depressive symptoms tend to display fewer supportive responses to their infants’ positive emotions. In turn, infants who receive fewer supportive responses are more likely to exhibit depressive symptoms during…
A new study published in Nature Communications provides evidence that memory-like processes are not exclusive to brain cells but can occur in other types of human cells. Researchers demonstrated that two types of non-neural cells, when exposed to specific patterns…
