Are women better empathizers than men?
Empathy seems like it would be a trait that comes with age, one that we develop as we experience more of the world.
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Social isolation is really bad for us
Humans are naturally social animals. As we’ve evolved as a species, we’ve had to rely on each other for survival.
The way humans pump water from the Earth has changed its tilt
Between 1993 and 2010, humans pumped 2,150 gigatons of water from natural reservoirs in the Earth's crust.
Should we be DNA sequencing newborns?
First things first: what exactly is DNA sequencing?
Arctic sea ice is melting, and it may be gone sooner than we thought
A new study now says that the first summer to melt pretty much all of the Arctic’s floating sea ice could actually happen between 2030 and 2040.
Could fungi help us fight climate change?
Fungi often grow through soil and communicate with one another through underground networks that make up a third of the living biomass of soil.
How ultra-processed food can affect your brain and your body
For decades now, researchers have been looking into how UPF-rich diets affect our health.