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Dark Energy
Aug 24, 2015 08:16 AM EDT

Dark Energy 'Chameleon' May be Snared with New Experiment

Dark energy may be hiding in our midst in the form of hypothetical particles called "chameleons." Now, one researcher has a plan to flush them out.

Saturn
Aug 24, 2015 07:26 AM EDT

The Origin of Saturn's Rings: How the F Ring was First Created

How did Saturn gets its rings? Researchers have taken a closer look at Saturn's F ring and have managed to track down its origins.

Love Makes Sex Physically More Satisfying for Most Women
Aug 23, 2015 09:43 PM EDT

Sex Is Better For Couples With More Egalitarian Relationships

Yet new findings presented at the annual meeting of the American Sociological Association reveal that men who take up more of the child-care duties via splitting them equally with their female partners could have more overall relationship and sexual satisfacton in their lives.

Steady Heart Rate Ups Risk of Chronic Stress
Aug 22, 2015 08:59 PM EDT

Work Stress: Work Anxiety May Lower Job Performance

New findings published in the Journal of Applied Psychology reveal that workplace anxietycould lead to lower job performance.

Women
Aug 22, 2015 08:56 PM EDT

Relationships: Some Single People Actually Like Being Alone

New findings published in the journal Social Psychological and Personality Science reveal that some are much happier doing their own thing on their own time than accompanying the wants and needs of someone else, as well.

Breast Cancer
Aug 22, 2015 07:01 PM EDT

Breast Cancer: Some Women More Susceptible To Rare Kind

New findings published in JAMA Oncology reveal that some women are more susceptible to rare early breast cancer. This typically included younger black women who had a greater chance of being diagnosed with ductal carcinoma in situ, otherwise known as DCIS. Furthermore, early diagnosis and treatment ...

painting
Aug 21, 2015 06:07 PM EDT

Psychopaths Don't 'Catch' Contagious Yawns

Researchers at Baylor University in Texas have found that people with psychopathic characteristics are less likely to catch a yawn from someone else as yawns are, in fact, associated with empathy and even bonding-typically traits that psychopathic people just don't have.

Abdominal Obesity Rate Reducing Among Children in U.S: Study
Aug 21, 2015 06:03 PM EDT

'On-The-Go' Eating Increases Obesity Risk, Study Shows

Walking and eating doesn't necessarily sound like a bad thing, right? Maybe not the most comfortable meal but nothing negative.

Study Ties Antipsychotic Drugs to Decrease in Brain Volume
Aug 21, 2015 12:49 PM EDT

Neurology: Brain Waves Behind Indecisiveness Discovered

In this recent study, researchers used transcranial alternating current stimulation--otherwise known as a non-invasive brain stimulation method that inables generation of coordinated oscilations in the activity of particular brain regions.

bird
Aug 21, 2015 12:34 PM EDT

Background Noise Caused By Humans Makes Bluebirds 'Shout' To Speak Up

It's hard to be heard in a busy world these days, and that's certainly true for birds. Sometimes, they actually have to ‘shout' to be heard over noise produced by human-made activity.

Skull
Aug 21, 2015 12:18 PM EDT

Aztec Human Skull Rack Reveals History of Sacrificing Rival Warriors (VIDEO)

It sounds like something out of an Indiana Jones movie. Archaeologists have found the main trophy rack of sacrificed human skulls in the heart of Mexico City, shedding light on the ancient Aztec empire.

Breastfeeding
Aug 21, 2015 09:17 AM EDT

Mom's Breastfeeding May Expose Baby to Harmful, Toxic Chemicals

Scientists have found that a widely used class of industrial chemicals linked with cancer and interference with immune function build up in infants by 20 to 30 percent for each month they're breastfed.

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