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  • A person cuts up eggs on a plate with bacon, pancakes, and fruit.

    Why do people react differently to the same food?

    A new study increases our knowledge about the gut and the life of gut bacteria. It may also explain why we react differently to the same food.

  • A young boy does a cartwheel in a field with trees in the background.

    Kids don’t learn motor skills faster than adults

    New research debunks the popular idea that children are quicker at picking up new motor skills than adults.

  • A woman covers her face with both hands and looks at the camera with a guilty expression.

    How guilt and shame control environmental decisions

    A new study contributes to a deeper understanding of how emotions of guilt and shame influence people's everyday environmental decisions.

  • A young man in a yellow shirt looks like he's deep in thought while running his hand through his hair.

    People with no inner voice have worse verbal memory

    Not everyone has an inner voice. New research digs into how that affects people's ability to accomplish verbal memory tasks.

  • Pomegranates cut in half and sitting in a pile.

    Stuff in pomegranates can ease Alzheimer’s symptoms

    A naturally occurring substance found in pomegranates, strawberries, and walnuts can alleviate Alzheimer's symptoms, a study in mice shows.

  • A partial jawbone and two teeth from a wolf.

    Ancient bones rewrite modern human arrival in Northwestern Europe

    Modern humans reached Northwestern Europe earlier than we thought, and in a much colder environment, researchers say.

  • A person wearing a swim cap and goggles has their face halfway submerged in a swimming pool.

    Exercise boosts motor learning and memory

    There are benefits to gain from physical exercise when learning new motor skills, according to new research.

  • Pigs in a pen on a farm peeking through wooden slats.

    ‘Cleaner’ could remove a lot of methane from barn air

    New research gets us closer to being able to remove greenhouse gases from livestock housing, biogas production plants, and more.

  • two kids lie on floor

    Movement helps kids learn letter sounds

    Children who use their bodies to shape letter sounds improve their spelling skills more than those who receive traditional classroom instruction, a study finds.

  • A group of women run through a park together.

    This training improves your running even if you don’t go all out

    "....even if you 'only' run at 80% during the sprint, [10-20-30 interval training] is still a very effective form of training..."

  • A person closes their eyes and breathes out of their mouth after an intense workout.

    More exercise can get people to skip other physical activities

    As people exercise more, they tend to cut back on other non-exercise physical activities like walking or taking the stairs, researchers say.

  • baby with bubbles looks to the side

    Babies rely on the observations of others

    Eight-month-old babies rely more on other people's attention than on their own observations, a study shows.