Turn up the beat! Groovy music may improve your cognitive function
Scientists from the University of Tsukuba found that dancing to musical rhythms could enhance brain function.
They found that music with a groove, known as groove music,...
Can we avert the next mass shooting? Yes, and here’s how
This week’s tragic shooting in Uvalde, Texas, marked the 213th mass shooting and the 27th school shooting thus far this year.
That’s just seven fewer...
America mourns another school shooting. Why is it so difficult to strengthen US gun...
The murders of at least 19 children and two teachers at a Texas elementary school have led to more demands for a coherent approach...
Why Mastercard’s new face recognition payment system raises concerns
Mastercard's "smile to pay" system, announced last week, is supposed to save time for customers at checkouts.
It is being trialed in Brazil, with future...
What’s in your weed? The label doesn’t tell you much
Labels like indica, sativa and hybrid—commonly used to distinguish one category of cannabis from another—tell consumers little about what’s in their product and could...
Biden steps in to fix the baby formula crisis, but how did we get...
The U.S. baby formula shortage has reached a critical point.
With the out-of-stock rate for baby formula topping 43% this month, empty shelves have left...
What happened in the crypto market? $1 trillion of wealth was wiped away...
The massive downturn in cryptocurrencies in the last month has cause more and more investors to exit the risky markets.
The price of two benchmark...
Facebook posts may show who is at risk for alcoholism
Scientists from Stony Brook University found that the language people used in Facebook posts can identify those at risk for hazardous drinking habits and...
Is monkeypox the next COVID-19? Here’s what we know.
On the heels of the COVID-19 pandemic, public health experts are racing to understand the unexpected spread of monkeypox to Massachusetts.
State officials have been...
Hugging your partner may lower your stress hormone cortisol
Scientists from Ruhr University found that women instructed to embrace their romantic partner prior to undergoing a stressful experience had a lower biological stress...