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…five minutes of virtual reality featuring biophilic design elements. As a result, the participants experienced lower blood pressure, a decrease in negative emotions, and an increase in positive emotions compared…
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…wild analog to humans. This study measured spotted hyena offsprings’ social experiences during two sensitive periods of development: the communal den (CD) period, when cubs live in the communal den,…
…his colleagues at the University of Fribourg in Switzerland looks to explore whether certain combinations of frequencies are more pleasing to experience through the vibrotactile sensory system than others. For…
…of years. In 2018, researchers at the University of Sydney developed a computer model of marine snow accumulation over the past millennia. They found that carbon sequestration by these colossal…
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…with people on issues that I cared about. I was a news writer for [Biotechniques] for about four months…and I applied for…a dream job. It was an opening at Science…
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…own experiences. Research shows that people have epiphanies when they learn from their own experiences, but how do scientists know this? A study published in the Proceedings of the National…
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