New research has found an increased likelihood of criminal sexual behavior among celebrities who cheat on their partners. The results, published in sexuality and culturesuggest that unresolved sexual frustration can manifest itself in harmful celebrity behaviors. Despite the extensive media coverage of celebrity sexual behavior, there is a lack of comprehensive criminological studies that systematically … Read more
The paleontologists present the millions of fossilized shades from the bales with the most extras from history. It’s been 39 million years, Perucetus killed possibly more than 200 tons, just like a blue ball before the animal was more than a year old when it was ten years old. If the blue balls are elegant … Read more
Stones keep time. Not in our human time, but in deep time: the almost unimaginable span of billions of years that have already passed and passed. Let’s assume you are in the far future and are looking for evidence of previous civilizations. Where would you look? The first location would be in the rocks. For … Read more
Physicists like me don’t quite understand what makes up about 83 percent of the matter in the universe — something we call “dark matter.” But with a tank full of xenon buried almost a mile under South Dakota, we might someday be able to measure what dark matter really is. In the typical model, dark … Read more
A recent neuroimaging study of college students showed that fear of being judged, be it good or bad, is linked to social anxiety disorder. The brain scans revealed that certain patterns in the front part of the brain were linked to the intensity of this anxiety and social anxiety disorder. The study was published in … Read more
Most of us can relate to that intense, shuddering feeling of disgust when we hear someone scraping their nails across a chalkboard. But in some people, such intense responses to noise can also be triggered by much more everyday noises. This sensitivity is known as misophonia, and a recent UK survey suggests more people suffer … Read more
The way your students respond to light exercise could shed some light on whether you’re reaping one of the most important benefits of exercise – the cognitive boost that comes with improved mood and leadership. Researchers in Japan monitored the pupil size of 24 participants during 10 minutes of light exercise and then used neuroimaging … Read more
The Supreme Court announced Thursday that it would stay a bankruptcy deal for Purdue Pharma, which would donate billions of dollars to those injured by the opioid epidemic, in exchange for shielding members of the wealthy Sackler family from further opioid-related lawsuits would be protected. The settlement between Purdue, the maker of prescription pain reliever … Read more
Scientists have identified the maximum mix of heat and humidity that a human body can survive. Even a healthy young person dies after being exposed to heat of 35 degrees Celsius (95 degrees Fahrenheit) and 100 percent humidity for six hours. However, new research shows that the threshold could be significantly lower. At this point, … Read more
W. Jason Morgan, who in 1967 developed the theory of plate tectonics – a framework that revolutionized the study of earthquakes, volcanoes, and the slow, steady movement of continents through the Earth’s mantle – died July 31 at his home in Natick, Massachusetts. He was 87. His children Jason and Michèle Morgan confirmed the death. … Read more