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New research published in the Journal of Personality reveals that prolonged unemployment is strongly correlated with loss of personal control and subsequent disengagement both psychologically and socially. The need for control is a fundamental aspect of human motivation, and when…
A shooting star is normally a blink-and-you’ll-miss-it event. That space rock, or meteor, leaves a fiery trail of light as it zips through the atmosphere. Then it’s gone. But sometimes, a lasting afterglow remains for minutes. For more than a…
The battery storage system will be able to store 8,500 megawatt-hours of energy — which is 130 million times the capacity of the best laptops today.
‘The bottom line is, there is no crisis in terms of the standard model of cosmology.
A recent study published in the Journal of Environmental Psychology suggests that spending time in nature can increase how much we see others as fully human. This effect is largely due to a sense of self-transcendence—a feeling of connection to…
Drinking can change the brain in a way that makes people more likely to speak their mind, but the effects aren’t always straightforward.
Enlarge / After launching some smaller and cheaper electric vehicles, it was time for Volvo to push the boat out with a flagship SUV, the EX90. (credit: Jonathan Gitlin) Volvo provided flights from Washington to Orange County and accommodation so…
Enlarge / The third-generation Audi SQ5 (blue) and Q5 (black) go on sale early next year. (credit: Audi) Audi provided flights from Washington to Munich and accommodation so Ars could be briefed about the Q5, as well as the A5…
Although no aliens were found, the results have helped constrain expectations of possible alien transmitter power.
A recent study published in Cognition reveals that children’s ability to use disagreement as a cue to infer ambiguity in communication strengthens significantly between the ages of 7 and 11. Understanding how children navigate conflicting perspectives is critical in a…
