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The Experience of Being ‘In the Flow’: How People Achieve The State of Brain Flow
You are playing such an intense video game and are focused so intently on getting to the next level that you don’t know what...
Probiotics Improve Nausea and Vomiting in Pregnancy, Study Shows
In a first-of-its-kind study, researchers found that probiotics significantly improve the symptoms of pregnancy-related nausea, vomiting, and constipation.
Nausea and vomiting affect about 85% of...
Eco-friendly ‘Jelly Ice Cube’ Could Transform Cold Storage: No Plastic and Doesn’t Melt
Researchers at the University of California, Davis, have developed a new type of cooling cube that could revolutionize how food is kept cold and...
Squirrels Have Very Different Personality Traits – Just Like Humans
A study from the University of California, Davis is the first to document personality in golden-mantled ground squirrels, which are common across the western...
Astonishing Peek Into Travels of Mammoth 17,000 Years Ago: A Diary Written in Their Tusks
An international research team has retraced the astonishing lifetime journey of an Arctic woolly mammoth, which covered enough of the Alaska landscape during its...
Professor Develops Technology That Cools People Down – Without Electricity or AC
If in mid-summer you went onto the top of the Grocery Outlet supermarket in Stockton, California, and placed your hand on the strange, glossy...
Paralyzed Man’s Brain Waves Get Turned Into Sentences on Computer, Scientists ‘Thrilled’ Beyond Words
Researchers at UC San Francisco have successfully developed a "speech neuroprosthesis" that has enabled a man with severe paralysis to communicate in sentences—translating signals...
If You’re Anxiously Awaiting News, Do This One Thing to Feel at Ease – Researchers Say
An induced feeling of awe, or state of wonder, may be the best strategy yet for alleviating the discomfort that comes from uncertain waiting.
Kate...
That Song Stuck in Your Head is Helping the Brain With Long-Term Memory
If you have watched TV since the 1990s, the sitcom theme song I'll Be There for You has likely been stuck in your head...
Scientists Discover Psychedelic-Like Drug That Doesn’t Cause Hallucinations
A new psychedelic-like 'wonder drug' could treat depression and post-traumatic stress disorder—without causing hallucinogenic 'tripping'.
Psychedelics have long shown promise for treating a host of...
Sheep vs. Lawnmowers: UC Campus Tests Which is Better to Maintain Grounds
Sheep were grazing the University of California–Davis campus this week in an academic experiment to see if the ewes can eat weeds and grass,...
Researchers Create CRISPR ‘On-Off Switch’ to Control Inherited Genetic Problems Without Changing DNA
Scientists have figured out how to modify the unrivaled gene-editing tool CRISPR to extend its reach to the epigenome, which controls how genes are...
Wisdom and Loneliness May Be Shaped by Healthy Gut Microbes, Researchers Believe
The evolving science of wisdom rests on the idea that wisdom's defined traits correspond to distinct regions of the brain, and that greater wisdom...
Island Overrun With Rats Completely Recovers in Only 11 Years After Ecosystem Had Been Decimated
Formerly known as ‘Rat Island’, this beautiful spot in the Aleutian islands has become a new example of how ecosystems can fully recover to...
A New ‘Super Earth’ Has Been Discovered Near One of Our Galaxy’s Oldest Stars
A hot, rocky “super Earth,” near one of the oldest stars in the galaxy has taken a team of planet-hunting scientists by surprise.
The planet...
Drug Reverses Age-Related Mental Decline Within Days, Suggesting Lost Cognitive Ability is Not Permanent
Just a few doses of an experimental drug that reboots protein production in cells can reverse age-related declines in memory and mental flexibility in...
14 Years Ago the Amazon Was Being Bulldozed for Soy – Then Everything Changed As Corporations Joined Activists
Over the last 14 years, a unique public-private initiative has reduced soy farming deforestation in the Amazon, so much so, that almost no soy...
The Ultimate Guide to Flu Prevention: 4 Micronutrients You Should Eat This Winter to Stay Healthy
With a uniquely different flu season approaching, there's never been a better time to alter your diet so it can fortify your immune system—and...
NASA Finally Unlocks Mystery of Aurora ‘Pearl Necklaces’ and How They Form On Earth And Elsewhere
They never had the computing power to figure it out before. But now, a NASA mission has unlocked some answers around the phenomenon of...
Diluting Plasma Shown to Rejuvenate Tissue and Reverse Signs of Aging in Old Mice, Says Cool New Study
The study by the University of California–Berkeley about diluting blood plasma, may soon lead to a treatment for reversing symptoms of old age in humans.