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Humans Can’t Hear It, but Rats Giggle With Ultrasonic Joy When Tickled
Most people instinctively recoil at the sight of a rat, picturing a scruffy survivalist scavenging for scraps. However, biology suggests that these clever rodents are far more affectionate and joyful than their grim reputation implies. New research has uncovered a fascinating side to rat behavior, one where complex brain circuitry lights up not for food…
Scientists Say a Surprising Body Odor May Hold Clues to Protecting the Brain
The internet has a long history of turning bodily functions into punchlines. But every so often, science wades into uncomfortable territory and forces people to look twice at what they once laughed off. That moment appears to have arrived again, thanks to a new wave of reporting around research that links the smell of human…
Study Shows Women’s Brains Work Harder, Requiring More Sleep
For many, the feeling of exhaustion upon waking is a familiar struggle, yet research suggests that the weight of a busy day may leave a deeper mark on some than others. While a standard night of rest is often recommended as a universal health requirement, the complexity of modern cognitive demands points toward a biological…
You Turn Down the Radio to “See” Better When You’re Lost: What That Habit Says About Attention, Stress, and How We Cope
You’re driving through an unfamiliar neighborhood. The GPS hesitates. Street signs pass faster than you expect. There’s a brief tightening in your chest as you realize you might be missing something important. Almost without thinking, you lower the radios. The music fades. The space inside the car feels calmer. Nothing about your eyesight has changed,…
Scientists Uncover the Surprising All Body Brain of Sea Urchins
Sea urchins have long been pictured as simple marine grazers, drifting over rocks and reefs with little more to their biology than a spiny exterior and a slow-moving lifestyle. Yet recent scientific research has brought these quiet ocean dwellers into the spotlight. A series of studies conducted by international teams of developmental biologists and marine…
The Surprising Link Between Leg Strength and Brain Health
For decades, modern wellness culture has separated the body and mind into two distinct arenas, as if muscles belonged to the gym and intelligence belonged to the library. Yet emerging research from neuroscience, kinesiology, and even epigenetics suggests these worlds are far more interconnected than we once believed. One of the most surprising revelations from…
The Science Behind Training Your Brain to See the Positive
Human beings are natural storytellers, meaning-makers, pattern seekers. Yet for generations we were told that our brains were largely fixed by adulthood, that our personality, habits, emotional tendencies and even our worldview were essentially set in stone. Today, neuroscience is showing us something radically different. Our brains remain malleable, adaptive and incredibly responsive throughout life.…
Babies Can Sense a ‘Good’ Person From a ‘Bad’ One, Long Before They Can Speak.
Most parents have seen it: your baby relaxes in the arms of one person but stiffens around another. It feels instinctive, almost like your baby can read people before they can speak. While many brush this off as coincidence, science is uncovering something truly interesting, babies may pay attention to kindness and unkindness much earlier…
Seventeen Deaths and One Awakening the Science of Near Death
When 39-year-old John Williams sat down to a quiet seaside dinner in Whitby, England, he expected nothing more than a relaxing evening celebrating his partner’s birthday. Instead, his heart would stop 17 times in just 13 minutes, and his consciousness would travel to a place he can only describe as heaven. For years afterward, John’s…
How Happy Music Helps You Recover From Motion Sickness
For many travelers, motion sickness can transform excitement into misery. The dizziness, nausea, and clammy sweating that accompany a winding road or turbulent flight are symptoms of one of the body’s most peculiar sensory confusions. Roughly one in three people are highly susceptible, meaning they regularly experience discomfort while in motion, often with little recourse…