There is an optimal point to how much money it takes to make an individual happy, and that amount varies worldwide, according to research from Purdue University.
"That might be surprising as what we see on TV and what advertisers...
Painted turtle eggs were brought from a hatchery in Louisiana, candled to ensure embryo viability and then incubated at male-permissive temperatures in a bed of vermiculite. Those exposed to BPA developed deformities to testes that held female characteristics.
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Flexitime and having autonomy over working hours -- known as schedule control -- impacts differently on men and women and may increase the gender pay gap.
That's the conclusion of new research co-led by the University of Kent that shows...
This new King’s study is the first to find substantial genetic influence on children’s social mobility, which could have important implications for reducing educational inequality.
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A new King's College London study suggests that genes account for...
Data from 160,000 ranked chess players and more than five million chess matches suggests that women playing against men perform better than expected based on their official chess ratings, according to a new study by the University of Sheffield.
The...
Older people who help and support others live longer, a new study says. Image credit: Flickr/Michael Wacker Follow
Older people who help and support others live longer. These are the findings of a study published in the journal Evolution and...
How does stress -- which, among other things, causes our bodies to divert resources from non-essential functions -- affect the basic exchange of materials that underlies our everyday life? Weizmann Institute of Science researchers investigated this question by looking...
When we feel ostracised, we're more likely to behave aggressively. Previous research suggests that vengeance on those who we think have wronged us can be driven by a sense of justice, and may activate neural reward centres. But being...
"What this study shows is that the memory of an eyewitness is heavily influenced by the type of crime that was committed," says Prof. Paul Davies. "In crimes such as drive-by shootings, typically associated with black males, eyewitnesses overwhelmingly...
This image shows from left to right the reward smile, affiliative smile and dominance smile.
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The smile may be the most common and flexible expression, used to reveal some emotions, cover others and manage social interactions...
A new study by a Florida State University researcher shows that both a lack of stimulation in the workplace and a dirty working environment can have a long-term cognitive effect on employees.
"Psychologists say that the brain is a muscle,...
