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Scary warming at poles showing up at weird times, places

By Seth Borenstein | December 12, 2018 FILE - In this March 9, 2018, file photo provided by the U.S. Navy, the aurora borealis displays above Ice Camp Skate in the Beaufort Sea during Ice Exercise (ICEX) 2018. Scientists are seeing surprising melting in Earths polar regions at times they dont expect, like winter, and i...

The Joy of Giving Lasts Longer Than the Joy of Getting

The happiness we feel after a particular event or activity diminishes each time we experience that event, a phenomenon known as hedonic adaptation. But giving to others may be the exception to this rule, according to research forthcoming in Psychological Science , a journal of the Association for Psychological Science ...

Intellectual Curiosity and Confidence Help Children Take on Math and Reading

AUSTIN, Texas Childrens personalities may influence how they perform in math and reading, according to a study by psychology researchers at The University of Texas at Austin. Proficiency in reading and math is associated with a complex system of skills, some of which derive from personality traits. In a study published...

A hormone released during exercise might protect against Alzheimer’s

Arctic Images/Getty By New Scientist Staff and Press Association A hormone released during exercise may protect the brain against Alzheimers disease . It may also explain the known positive effects of exercise on mental performance. Irisin is ahormone generated by muscle tissue that is carried around the body in the bl...

HPV vaccine benefits women who don't get it, study says

By Amy Norton, HealthDay News A new study of HPV prevalence and vaccination suggests that incidence of HPV is declining even for unvaccinated women because the risk of contracting it is going down. Researchers say the HPV vaccine is benefitting women who have not received it -- less circulation of HPV means a lowered c...