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Parental instruction instrumental for children to learn how to safely cross busy roads
New research shows parents who teach children ahead of time how to properly choose gaps in traffic can help them learn more quickly how to cross roads safely. The study...
Look: Radha Blank films 'The Forty-Year-Old Version' in Netflix photo
"The Forty-Year-Old Version," a new comedy from Radha Blank and Lena Waithe, will premiere Oct. 9 on Netflix.
Long naps may be bad for health
Many believe that lying down for a snooze is a harmless activity. But in newly presented research, scientists show that drifting off for more than one hour could be risky.
Study evaluates immersive virtual reality as a sleep aid for teens
While teens are encouraged to turn off electronics before bedtime, a new study suggests that visiting a virtual environment may benefit their sleep health. Researchers evaluated the efficacy of a...
New form of brain analysis engages whole brain for the first time
A new method of brain imaging analysis offers the potential to greatly improve the effectiveness of noninvasive brain stimulation treatment for Alzheimer's, obsessive compulsive disorder, depression, and other conditions.
Pope Francis condemns social, economic inequality as 'sickness'
Pope Francis on Wednesday condemned economic inequality as a "sickness" and urged the Catholic faithful to work to bridge gaps between the rich and poor exposed by the coronavirus pandemic.
When two tribes go to war: How tribalism polarized the Brexit social media debate
Tribal behavior on social media widened the gulf between Remain and Leave voters in the United Kingdom's debate whether to leave the European Union, re-aligned the UK's political landscape, and...
How 'swapping bodies' with a friend changes our sense of self
A new study shows that, when pairs of friends swapped bodies in a perceptual illusion, their beliefs about their own personalities became more similar to their beliefs about their friends'...
Gallup poll: More in U.S. think boycotts, rallies, lawsuits can help Black Americans
After civil rights demonstrations across the United States in recent weeks, many more Americans now believe that economic boycotts and other acts can have a real impact in the fight...
Fear of missing out impacts people of all ages
The social anxiety that other people are having fun without you, also known as FoMO, is more associated with loneliness, low self-esteem and low self-compassion than with age, according to...
How are information, disease, and social evolution linked?
In all social animals, gaining valuable information requires physical contact among individuals, an action that risks spreading contagion. New research describes the opposing evolutionary forces that give rise to the...
Look: Mickey Guyton expecting first child with Grant Savoy
"Black Like Me" singer Mickey Guyton is expecting her first child with her husband, Grant Savoy.
Domesticated chickens have smaller brains
Researchers suggest a process by which the timid junglefowl from the rain forest could have become today's domesticated chicken. When the scientists selectively bred the junglefowl with least fear of...
COVID-19-Era Isolation is Making Dangerous Eating Disorders Worse
People with anorexia, bulimia or binge-eating disorder report suffering relapses related to the stress of staying at home -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com
How to help your pet with separation anxiety
What do you mean you have to go back to the office?! (Pexels/)Ever wish you could peer into your cat, dog, skink, or betta fish’s brain? It would give you a far...
Ontario has failed to keep mentally ill people out of segregation in jail: human rights commission
The Ontario Human Rights Commission filed a motion with the Human Rights Tribunal of Ontario seeking an order to hold the province accountable for violating a two-year-old agreement on the...
Whitehorse woman wants clarity over pre-surgery travel policy
Despite a travel bubble with British Columbia and the other territories, Yukon patients can't go in for surgery if they've left the territory within two weeks of their operation date.
Watch: Meghan Markle, Gloria Steinem discuss voting during 'backyard chat'
Meghan Markle and Gloria Steinem emphasize the importance of voting in a teaser for a new Makers Women conversation.
Greg Davies to star in, write BBC One comedy series 'The Cleaner'
Greg Davies is attached to star and write a new comedy series for BBC One titled "The Cleaner."
Urban farming: four reasons it should flourish post-pandemic
Since lockdown, public interest in growing fruit and vegetables at home has soared. Seed packets are flying off shelves and allotment waiting lists are swelling, with one council receiving a...
New voting laws continue disenfranchisement, put elections administrators in difficult positions, study finds
In the years since a 2013 U.S. Supreme Court ruling struck down key provisions of the Voting Rights Act of 1965, some states have passed laws that have made it...
How rape culture shapes whether a survivor is believed
A hallmark of the #MeToo movement has been to make plain the ubiquity of sexual violence against women and the impunity with which some perpetrators get away with it again...
Hundreds of Quebec teachers express dissatisfaction with government as schools reopen: CBC questionnaire
Nearly 2,000 teachers, principals and other education workers in public schools filled out a questionnaire circulated last week by CBC Montreal and Radio-Canada. Their responses indicate deep-seated concerns about their...
COVID-19 and schools reopening: Now is the time to embrace outdoor education
Whether and how schools will reopen in September given COVID-19 has been discussed in news and social media throughout the summer. Smaller class sizes, alternating attendance patterns, face-to-face or online...
What social media can teach us about human-environment relationships
Recent ecological research used Instagram posts to analyze the preferences of visitors to natural areas around the world. Researchers deduced the activities and feelings that people associated with different environments,...
UC Berkeley chancellor calls reopening amid crises 'hardest situation I've ever encountered'
As UC Berkeley prepares to start fall classes, Chancellor Carol Christ says reopening amid three crises is "the hardest situation I've ever encountered."
Good animal welfare helps lab mice overcome bad things in life
Research has revealed that anxious and depressed laboratory mice are more disappointed when something bad happens, but their low mood has no effect on how elated they are when something...
How racism contributes to 'a very ivory tower'
Blacks, Hispanics and other racial and ethnic minorities are not only underrepresented in science, they are also less likely to receive research funding or get published as often as white...