Erika P.

Best Ways to Become a Good Negotiator to Get What You Want According to Science

01.19.2021 22:46 PM

How to become a good negotiator if you are not good at it? Science reveals the best ways to negotiate and get what you want, either a job or a pay raise.

Why Does a Negative COVID-19 Test Do Not Guarantee That You Are Not Infected?

01.19.2021 21:56 PM

A COVID-19 test does not guarantee that a person is 100% free from the virus because tests can sometimes give a false negative result.

Childhood Emotional Neglect Leaves Intergenerational Effects on Brain

01.19.2021 04:45 AM

A new study showed that mothers who experienced childhood emotional neglect could leave intergenerational imprints that change brain structure and function.

Blind Man Regains Vision After Artificial Cornea Transplant From Israeli Company

01.19.2021 03:10 AM

A 72-year-old man gained his sight again, ten years after becoming blind, thanks to the Israeli startup company that gave him artificial cornea.

South Africa's MeerKAT Telescope Discovered Two Giant Radio Galaxies

01.19.2021 01:08 AM

Scientists made an astonishing find in the universe after the MeerKAT telescope of South Africa discovered two giant radio galaxies.

Scientists Just Discovered the Sisters of the Fleas

01.18.2021 22:50 PM

For over two centuries, scientists believe that fleas are related to beetles or flies, but they finally found the "sisters of all the fleas."

Are Solar Panels For Your Home Worth It?

01.18.2021 21:01 PM

Putting up solar panels in your homes might help save energy. But is it worth it? Here are some ways to find out.

High Stress Levels Due to Technology Problems Do Not Go Away Quickly, Researchers Said

01.18.2021 04:45 AM

Dell Technologies partnered with EMOTIV to find how technology problems are related to high-stress levels among workers, which likely does not go away quickly.

Poor Diet and Not Less Physical Activity Can Cause Childhood Obesity, Study

01.18.2021 03:00 AM

A study among children in Amazonian Ecuador suggests that poor diet is the most likely risk factor underlying childhood obesity rather than the lack of physical activity.

Archaeologists Discovered New Treasure Trove at Egypt's Saqqara Necropolis

01.18.2021 01:24 AM

Archaeologists announced the discovery of a new treasure trove at Egypt's Saqqara Necropolis after finding 50 sarcophagi along with the funeral temple of Queen Naerit, the wife of King Teti.

Asics Used EEG to Prove Running Can Make People Happy

01.17.2021 23:56 PM

Shoe brand Asics used EEG in proving that running makes people happy. They put some numbers on proving the relationship between mental health and physical wellbeing.

Fake Leg Tag: Joe the Racing Pigeon Might Be Spared From Death

01.17.2021 22:55 PM

Joe, the racing pigeon, might be saved from the death penalty after authorities found that its leg tag did not come from the US -- which means it is fake.

Here's How City Lights Both Attract and Repel Migratory Birds

01.16.2021 02:08 AM

Migratory birds are both attracted and repelled by the light pollution in the cities. Researchers believe that cities can do something to help these migratory birds.

Vampire Finches Feast On the Blood of Big Birds

01.15.2021 23:43 PM

BBC's Fantastic Planet hosted by David Attenborough introduced vampire finches that suck out blood from larger birds as an alternative to food and water.

What Would Happen to COVID-19 After the Pandemic?

01.15.2021 23:13 PM

Scientists look at other coronaviruses to know what will happen to COVID-19 once the pandemic is over.

Joe the Racing Pigeon Who Traveled From US to Australia Now Faces Death Penalty

01.15.2021 03:50 AM

Joe is the racing pigeon that traveled from the US to Australia who is set to be killed due to violating Australia's quarantine laws.

Mars Still Experiences Landslides Like Any Active Planet

01.15.2021 01:45 AM

Mars was thought of as a dead planet during the 1960s and 1970s but the Marsquakes and landslides observed in the later years have proven that it is still an active planet.

Why Are Plants Not Poisoned By Their Own Defensive Toxins?

01.15.2021 00:59 AM

Plants produce defensive toxins, and yet they are not poisoned by them. Researchers from the Max Planck Institute for Chemical Ecology in Jena and the University of Münster, Germany described how plants could produce defensive toxins without harming themselves.

SpaceX Tested Starship Spacecraft Three Times Within Four Hours

01.14.2021 21:59 PM

SpaceX fired up its newest Starship prototype three times with four hours on Wednesday, ahead of its scheduled launch from Boca Chica Beach, in South Texas.

Nutritionist Explains the Role of Anti-Nutrients in Our Diet

01.14.2021 19:17 PM

Are anti-nutrients harmful? A nutritionist explains how these seemingly harmful elements of food are essential in our daily diet.

Japanese Researchers Found Out How the Brain Paralyzes Muscles While in REM Sleep

01.14.2021 03:15 AM

Japanese researchers found a group of neurons in the brain of a mouse that suppresses unwanted movement in REM sleep.

Robo-Fish Can Autonomously Navigate to Form a School of Fish and Perform Tasks Together

01.14.2021 01:19 AM

Scientists from Harvard's Wyss Institute for Biologically Inspired Engineering have developed robo-fish that can autonomously form schools and work together on tasks.

Kepler Finds Triple-Star System With a Skewed Configuration

01.14.2021 00:22 AM

KOI-5Ab is an exoplanet that orbits around a triple-star system with a skewed configuration discovered by NASA's Kepler mission.

New Treatment Will Help People With Spinal Cord Injury Regain Hand and Arm Function

01.13.2021 22:06 PM

Researchers from the University of Washington developed a new treatment that will help people with spinal cord injury regain their hand and arm functionality.

5 Signs That Your Coffee Addiction Is Hurting Your Health

01.13.2021 19:29 PM

Symptoms of caffeine overdose may sometimes be subtle but here are the top five symptoms that your coffee addiction might be ruining your health.

Curiosity Rover Celebrates Its 3000th Day on Mars by Sending a Panoramic Photo From Its Mission

01.13.2021 04:15 AM

On the 3000th day of the Curiosity rover, it sends its most recent panorama photo of Mars from its mission.

Copper Cubes Used as Catalyst in New Reactor To Convert Carbon Monoxide Into Acetic Acid

01.13.2021 01:40 AM

Rice University engineers created a copper cubes reactor that converts the unwanted waste gas carbon monoxide into industrially useful product acetic acid.

Rituals May Have Started To Avoid Diseases and Keep People Safe

01.12.2021 23:45 PM

The origins of many rituals may have come from a murky past, but researchers believe that these social practices evolved to help people avoid diseases and danger.

LOOK: These Desert Geckos Glow Neon Green Under the Moonlight

01.12.2021 21:29 PM

Web-footed geckos from Namibia's desert have skin pigment cells along their flank and around their eyes that make them glow neon green under the moonlight.

What Is Shared Psychosis and How To Treat It

01.12.2021 19:19 PM

Shared psychosis, also known as folie a deux, happens when people acquire delusion from someone who has the condition who are closely related to them. So how do you treat it?