Summary: Researchers explored how people process deception from friends versus strangers, using brain imaging to study decision-making in gain and loss contexts. Volunteers were more likely to believe lies in…
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The moon and Venus visit the ‘Heart of the Lion’ this week, here’s how to see it
Sometimes an unusual celestial sight will take place at a rather ungodly hour. As a budding young amateur astronomer living in the Bronx, I remember the bemused look on my…
Is dark energy evolving? Astrophysicists consider the possibilities
A new study, based on years of precise data from telescopes such as the Dark Energy Survey in Chile, above, suggests that the mysterious force known as dark energy may…
Harm-reduction vending machines offer free naloxone, pregnancy tests and hygiene kits
In the lobby of the YMCA in Reading, Pennsylvania, stands a row of vending machines – but one machine is different from the rest. Instead of stocking chips or soda,…
‘Preventable deaths will continue’ without action to make NHS more accessible for autistic people, say experts
Credit: CC0 Public Domain Life-saving opportunities to prevent suicide among autistic people are being missed because systemic barriers make it difficult for them to access NHS support during times of…
Malaysia’s largest island state aims to be region’s ‘green battery’
A Sarawak Energy charging station in Kuching on the island of Borneo. Malaysia’s verdant, river-crossed state of Sarawak is charging ahead with plans to become a regional “green battery,” but…
Trauma-focused therapy shows promise for children struggling with PTSD
Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain A specialist form of therapy could offer hope for some of the most vulnerable young PTSD sufferers, according to a University of East Anglia study. Researchers…
Informing parents not enough to fight childhood obesity: Study
Credit: Oleksandr P from Pexels Government-led programs attempting to curb childhood obesity by educating parents do not work, an international study published Thursday concluded, and researchers are calling for policies…
Study finds exoplanet TRAPPIST-1e is unlikely to have a Venus- or Mars-like atmosphere
New research using the James Webb Telescope rules out possible atmospheric conditions of the exoplanet TRAPPIST-1e, depicted at the lower right as it transits in front of its host star.…
A tool advancing the capabilities of previous robot hand technology
The MOTIF hand, the robotic hand developed by the researchers. Credit: Zhou et al Growing up, we learn to push just hard enough to move a box and to avoid…
