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Spouses shed more pounds together than alone
Weight loss is most successful in heart attack survivors when partners join in the effort to diet, according to new research.
Playfulness can be trained - here's why you should do it
Simple exercises can help to make people more playful and consequently feel more satisfied with their lives. This has been revealed in a new study by psychologists. The researchers had...
Netflix orders live-action 'Resident Evil' series with dual timelines
Netflix has given an eight-episode order to a "Resident Evil" live-action series, based on the popular video game franchise of the same name.
Call of the wild: Individual dolphin calls used to estimate population size and movement
An international team of scientists has succeeded in using the signature whistles of individual bottlenose dolphins to estimate the size of the population and track their movement.
Psychologist suggests negative impact of pandemic on friendships likely to be fleeting
Robin Ian MacDonald Dunbar, a psychologist at the University of Oxford, has conducted a review of the literature and concluded that the impact of the pandemic on friendships is likely...
Want to save shelter animals? Fight for social justice
Overpolicing and constant surveillance of low-income urban communities leads to the incarceration of animals as well as people with many pets being killed in public animal shelters, argues UC Riverside...
Watch: Luke Bryan, Jason Derulo recall 'outdoor adventure' at farm
Luke Bryan and Jason Derulo discussed their "surprising" friendship on "Jimmy Kimmel Live!"
NBA meets as Lakers, Clippers vote to end season amid Jacob Blake protests
The NBA playoffs are in limbo and the league's board of governors plans to meet at 11 a.m. EDT Thursday after six teams refused to play their games Wednesday in...
Reduction in social distancing guidance opens up cities to pedestrians
The change in social distancing rules to one meter plus has made towns and cities in England on average over 40% more accessible to pedestrians, new research has revealed.
Report reveals continued global imbalance in distribution of peer review
A new global peer review study from IOP Publishing has found that the imbalance in the distribution of peer review continues to be felt by Western and more experienced reviewers.
COVID-19 makes medical students feel they're falling behind
COVID-19 has upended the education of future doctors, especially third- and fourth-year medical students who should be doing their core clinical training now.
U.S. political parties become extremist to get more votes
New mathematical modeling shows that U.S. political parties are becoming increasingly polarized due to their quest for voters -- not because voters themselves are becoming more extremist.
COVID-19 makes medical students feel they're falling behind
COVID-19 has upended the education of future doctors, especially third- and fourth-year medical students who should be doing their core clinical training now.
4th night of protests in Wisconsin; looting, curfew in Minneapolis
After three nights of violent protests, demonstrators were mostly peacefully in Kenosha, Wis., overnight Wednesday while Minneapolis issued a curfew for protests amid ongoing unrest over the shooting of Jacob...
Fox's Tucker Carlson rationalizes Kenosha suspect's actions, Facebook takes down militia pages
Fox News host Tucker Carlson drew the ire of Twitter users on Wednesday when he spoke of the deadly violence that erupted the previous night in Kenosha, Wis., where police...
Instead of starting seventh grade this month, this 12-year-old is working in Mexico's fields
With many families struggling, children have become a crucial source of labor, raising the specter that even when schools reopen, many may not return.
Terms in Seattle-area rental ads reinforce neighborhood segregation
A new University of Washington study of thousands of local rental ads finds a pattern of "racialized language" that can perpetuate neighborhood segregation, using specific terms to describe apartments in...
Bengals' Mackensie Alexander arrested in Florida; father still missing
Cincinnati Bengals cornerback Mackensie Alexander was arrested in Florida on one count of battery after leaving the team's training camp to be with his family as authorities continue to search...
NBA postpones 3 games after Milwaukee Bucks' boycott over Wis. shooting
The NBA has postponed all three games scheduled for Wednesday after the Milwaukee Bucks' decision to boycott Game 5 of their first-round playoff series against the Orlando Magic.
California could see a quarter-million COVID-19 tests a day under new state plan
The expanded COVID-19 testing capacity and quicker results will increase the ability of officials to quickly isolate people who test positive and to track down those who came in contact...
N.S. woman's attempt to stop husband from medically assisted death continues
The marriage of a Nova Scotia couple has splintered over the wife's attempts to thwart her husband's request to die with the help of a physician. An appeal court judge...
Woman wins $760,482 using lottery numbers from a dream
An Ontario woman who scored a lottery jackpot worth more than $750,000 told officials her winning numbers came to her in a dream.
Report: Veterans more likely to leave federal jobs over lack of satisfaction
Veterans employed by the government are leaving those positions at a higher rate than non-veterans, a General Accountability Office report says.
Don't forget to clean robotic support pets, study says
Robotic support pets used to reduce depression in older adults and people with dementia acquire bacteria over time, but a simple cleaning procedure can help them from spreading illnesses, according...
Watch: Kard is 'bleeding love' in 'Gunshot' video
K-pop stars Kard released the single album "Way with Words" and a video for the song "Gunshot."
The right way to walk your dog
A nice, relaxing stroll. (Stephen Goldberg/Unsplash/)Walking your dog seems simple enough—it’s just you, your pup, and the great outdoors. But without the right equipment and approach, a much-anticipated W-A-L-K can be disappointing.Get some...
Danielle Brooks, Mike Colter to star in Netflix series 'Social Distance'
"Social Distance," a new anthology series filmed remotely during the COVID-19 pandemic, is coming to Netflix.
Watch: Message in a bottle found 35 years later in Delaware
A Delaware woman who co-authored a message in a bottle with a friend was reunited with her note 35 years later when a kayaker plucked it out of a river.