Four habits of happy people β as recommended by a psychologist
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Four habits of happy people β as recommended by a psychologist
The good news is that we can all improve our happiness levels with daily practice.
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What we get wrong about self-esteem: It's built through actions, not words
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What we get wrong about self-esteem: Itβs built through actions, not words
We often think of self-esteem as either high or low, but the level of your self-esteem might be less important than the stability of your self-esteem.
Why Japan has started pumping water from Fukushima into the Pacific β and should we be concerned?
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Why Japan has started pumping water from Fukushima into the Pacific β and should we be concerned?
Japanβs much-criticised plan to release wastewater from Fukushima into the Pacific is underway β and many are concerned.
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A fruit fly has landed in your wine β is it OK to drink?
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A fruit fly has landed in your wine β is it OK to drink?
A microbiologist explains the risks to your health of a fly landing in your chilled glass of sauvignon blanc.
Indo-European Languages: New Study Reconciles Two Dominant Hypotheses About Their Origin
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Indo-European languages: new study reconciles two dominant hypotheses about their origin
Using data from over 160 languages, a new study explains where, when and how Indo-European languages spread across Europe and Asia.
Stoicism on Tiktok promises happiness β but the ancient philosophers who came up with it had something very different in mind
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Stoicism on Tiktok promises happiness β but the ancient philosophers who came up with it had something very different in mind
Can you be happy by simply accepting your fate? TikTok seems to think so
Why we need a moratorium on eel fishing
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Why we need a moratorium on eel fishing
Part of eels high demand has to do with the fact that they are a ubiquitous item on the menus of Japanese restaurants around the world.
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Itβs okay to run slowly β in fact it has plenty of benefits
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Itβs okay to run slowly β in fact it has plenty of benefits
Slow running may burn more fat compared to running at a faster pace.
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βA blind and deaf mindβ: what itβs like to have no visual imagination or inner voice
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βA blind and deaf mindβ: what itβs like to have no visual imagination or inner voice
People with aphantasia canβt imagine seeing things in their mind. People with βdeep aphantasiaβ may have no inner voice, either, and different real-world visual experiences.
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If we want to settle on other planets, weβll have to use genome editing to alter human DNA
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If we want to settle on other planets, weβll have to use genome editing to alter human DNA
Altering the human genome could help astronauts survive the harsh radiation and effects of weightlessness.
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What the unique shape of the human heart tells us about our evolution
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What the unique shape of the human heart tells us about our evolution
New research reveals that the human heart has evolved distinct structural and functional traits that set it apart from our closest great ape relatives.
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Creative arts therapy programs can help health care workers dance, write and draw their way through burnout and on-the-job stress
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Creative arts therapy programs can help health care workers dance, write and draw their way through burnout and onβtheβjob stress
Long before the pandemic, health care workers were experiencing high levels of stress, burnout and compassion fatigue, all of which contribute to reduced quality of care for patients.
Mobile phones are not linked to brain cancer, according to a major review of 28 years of research
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Mobile phones are not linked to brain cancer, according to a major review of 28 years of research
We now have the strongest evidence to date that radio waves from mobile phones are not a hazard to human health.
Drought, sand storms and evacuations: how Iranβs climate crisis gets ignored
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Drought, sand storms and evacuations: how Iranβs climate crisis gets ignored
Tehran is facing its worst water shortages for ten years, but there is little reporting on it outside Iran.
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An Indigenous approach shows how changing the clocks for daylight saving time runs counter to human nature β and nature itself
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An Indigenous approach shows how changing the clocks for daylight saving time runs counter to human nature β and nature itself
While the rest of nature rises and slumbers to lunar and solar cycles, humans work and sleep to the resetting of their artificial clocks.
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The Roman empire built 300,000 kilometres of roads: new study
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The Roman empire built 300,000 kilometres of roads: new study
A new comprehensive map reveals the true scale of the ancient Roman road network β but it is still incomplete.
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What AI earbuds canβt replace: The value of learning another language
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How scientists are growing computers from human brain cells β and why they want to keep doing it
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What dandelions and bees can teach us about our responsibilities to the natural world
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What dandelions and bees can teach us about our responsibilities to the natural world
In an early childhood program, everyday encounters remind participants that acknowledging land is something we live through relationships and responsibilities.
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Repairing a severed nerve can alter the brainβs map of the hand - new research
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Repairing a severed nerve can alter the brainβs map of the hand β new research
Surgery can restore communication between the hand and brain, but new research suggests the brainβs response to individual fingers may change.
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