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How social norms evolved over time and differ across countries
When humans interact with each other and engage in everyday activities, they typically follow various undefined rules, also known as... Read more -
Romantic partner status determines changes in fertility desires, study finds
Research involving Pompeu Fabra University has explored the relationship between having or not having a romantic partner with changes in... Read more -
Successful career women still shoulder the majority of the 'mental load' at home
Women do the majority of "thinking work" in households, regardless of their employment status or how much they earn, new... Read more -
Children should have a right to play in the streets, alleys, pavements and car parks of their neighborhoods
In July 2025, a letter from an English city council neighborhood services officer circulated on social media.... Read more -
Japan's sumo association turns 100, but the sport's rituals have a much older role shaping ideas about the country
A visitor to Japan who wanders into a sumo tournament might be forgiven for thinking they had intruded upon a... Read more -
Two-thirds of spiking victims do not speak out about their experience
Approximately 10% of adult women and 5% of adult men report being a victim of spiking, and almost half of... Read more -
The history of erasing Black cemeteries in the United States
The burying ground looks like an abandoned lot.... Read more -
Q&A: Expert discusses if unintentional bias is changeable
In a new paper, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign psychology professor Benedek Kurdi proposes a fresh approach to confronting implicit, or... Read more -
How forensic analysis and traditional knowledge reveal the story of a unique boomerang
Boomerangs are an iconic symbol of Australia. Known internationally for their unique curved shape and ability to return when thrown,... Read more -
Researchers develop new approach to exploring the intersection of religion and medicine
An interdisciplinary team of researchers has developed a novel research model to enhance investigations conducted at the intersection of religion... Read more -
Dungeons & Dragons is more than a game, leisure expert says
For most people, Dungeons & Dragons (D&D) is simply a niche fantasy table-top game. But around tables cluttered with dice,... Read more -
Why we keep hunting ghosts—and what it says about us
In 1874, renowned chemist Sir William Crookes sat in a darkened room, eyes fixed on a curtain over an alcove.... Read more -
Do we need to see to gesture? How blind people express concepts without vision
A team of researchers at the Max Planck Institute for Psycholinguistics recently set out to investigate whether people who are... Read more -
AI can spot signs of depression in Reddit posts
A new study has found that artificial intelligence (AI) can now spot signs of depression in online writing, and can... Read more -
Global study shows why the songs from our teens leave a lasting mark on us
A new global study led by the University of Jyväskylä reveals that our most emotionally resonant music tends to come... Read more
