Recent Science News
When “You’re Not Listening!” Really Means “You Don’t Agree with Me!”
A new study suggests that people often perceive others as poor listeners if the listener disagrees with them, even if the listener has objectively been listening well.
New study finds that discussing political disagreements isn’t as unpleasant as people usually assume
It’s a piece of advice many of us have heard: avoid discussing politics and religion, especially with those who…
New study finds that women’s soccer teams wearing white shorts score fewer points, likely due to menstrual anxiety
The study finds women's teams in white shorts score between 0.32 and 0.37 fewer points per game. Changing the shorts color could boost performance and equality, the study's author suggests.
New study shows that 40% of news headlines about AI are negative
The study of 67,000 headlines examined how AI-related news headlines can fuel public fear and misunderstanding.
New study finds the mental health of comedians is surprisingly okay
Despite the "troubled stand-up" stereotype, the study only found modest support for the idea that comedians have a unique profile of psychological dysfunction.
Why Do We Have Warm Days in Winter but no Freezing Days in Summer?
This asymmetry in seasonal temperature variability is due to the interplay of solar radiation, Earth's surface characteristics, and atmospheric dynamics, including the moderating influence of large bodies of water and the behavior of atmospheric currents like the jet stream.
Why do we have five fingers?
The five-digit arrangement might offer a balance between dexterity and the energy needed for limb control, but it is also possible that it is simply an evolutionary rut difficult to escape, as gaining more digits may not provide significant advantages or might demand difficult genetic changes.