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A new study published in Psychological Reports sheds light on the complex relationship between addiction-prone personalities and creative thinking. The research found that individuals with a tendency toward addictive behaviors are more likely to generate a large number of ideas…
A recent study published in the journal Sociology of Race and Ethnicity reveals that Barack Obama’s reelection in 2012 had a significant impact on the mental health of Black men, though the effects were different depending on their level of…
New research can help us understand how supermassive black holes formed — and why many of them appear to be more massive than expected.
Many people have seen dogs fetch, but cats like to get into the game too. Despite their very different hunting and play styles, fetching appears to combine elements of predatory and social behavior for both species. Although their domestication histories…
Physicists showed that photons can seem to exit a material before entering it, revealing observational evidence of negative time
A recent study has found that by the age of three, children are already able to understand the intentions behind other people’s actions, thanks to a sophisticated neural system involving mirror neurons. This system allows young children to mimic and…
This living fossil can grow as large as an alligator, has two rows of needle-sharp teeth, and such strong armor that it survived predatory dinosaurs.
An analysis of millions of English-language tweets discussing ChatGPT in the first three months after its launch revealed that while the general public expressed excitement over this powerful new tool, there was also concern about its potential for misuse. Negative…
Dozens of neo-Nazis are fleeing Telegram and moving to a relatively unknown secret chat app that has received funding from Twitter founder Jack Dorsey. In a report from the Institute for Strategic Dialogue published on Friday morning, researchers found that…
Editor in chief Nancy Shute celebrates this year’s SN10: Scientists to Watch and novel approaches to research.
