Credit: Steven Pisano from Brooklyn, NY, USA, 2014 US Open (Tennis) – Tournament – Ashleigh Barty (15071906776) (cropped), CC BY 2.0 Ashleigh Barty is the current women’s World Number One tennis player and the French Open winner in 2019. The New York Times explains how she was just 23 when she picked up her first Grand Slam victory, beating […]
Petting Therapy Dogs Enhances Thinking Skills Of Stressed College Students
For college students under pressure, a dog may be the best stress fighter around. Programs exclusively focused on petting therapy dogs improved stressed-out students’ thinking and planning skills more effectively than programs that included traditional stress-management information, according to new Washington State University research. The study was published today in the journal AERA Open, a peer-reviewed […]
Biologists Use Methods To Study An Octopus From The Deep Sea
An evolutionary biologist from the University of Bonn brought a new octopus species to light from depths of more than 4,000 meters in the North Pacific Ocean. The sensational discovery made waves in the media a few years ago. Researchers in Bonn have now published the species description and named the animal “Emperor dumbo” (Grimpoteuthis […]
International investigation discovers bald eagles’ killer
The alarm bells began ringing when dozens of eagles were found dead near an Arkansas lake. Their deaths–and, later, the deaths of other waterfowl, amphibians and fish–were the result of a neurological disease that caused holes to form in the white matter of their brains. Field and laboratory research over nearly three decades has established […]
Coffee for the birds: connecting bird-watchers with shade-grown coffee
Since 1970, bird populations in North America have declined by approximately 2.9 billion birds, a loss of more than one in four birds. Factors in this decline include habitat loss and ecosystem degradation from human actions on the landscape. At the same time, enthusiasm for bird-watching has grown, with more than 45 million recreational participants […]
Study finds new insight into why breastfed babies have improved immune systems
Research led by the University of Birmingham and Birmingham Women’s and Children’s NHS Foundation Trust has revealed new insight into the biological mechanisms of the long-term positive health effects of breastfeeding in preventing disorders of the immune system in later life. Breastfeeding is known to be associated with better health outcomes in infancy and throughout […]
COVID-19 Vaccine Creates Incentive To Improve Our Health
While we wait for our turn to get vaccinated against SARS-CoV-2, we could – and probably should – use the time to make sure we bring our healthiest emotional and physical selves to the treatment, a new review of previous research suggests. Ohio State University researchers reviewed 49 vaccine studies in humans dating back 30 […]
Delivering The News With Humor Makes Viewers More Likely To Remember And Share
In the early decades of televised news, Americans turned to the stern faces of newsmen like Walter Cronkite, Tom Brokaw, and Dan Rather as trusted sources for news of the important events in America and around the world, delivered with gravitas and measured voices. The rise of comedy-news programs, helmed by the likes of Jon […]
Study Examines The Most Effective COVID-19 Control Policies
With the arrival of effective vaccines for the COVID-19 virus, the end of the pandemic is on the horizon but in the short term the virus continues to spread. A timely new study published today by PLOS ONE examines the effectiveness of COVID-19 control policies in 40 jurisdictions including countries and U.S. states. Among the conclusions is […]
Covering Faces Around Kids Won’t Mask Emotions
The proliferation of face coverings to keep COVID-19 in check isn’t keeping kids from understanding facial expressions, according to a new study by University of Wisconsin-Madison psychologists. It’s easiest to understand the emotions of the people around you by taking in all the hints they’re dropping, on purpose or otherwise. Yet when people cover some […]
