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Mammals dream about world they are entering
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Washington [US], July 24 (ANI): As a newborn mammal opens its eyes for the first time, it can already make visual sense of the world around it. But how does this happen before they have experienced sight?
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Young workers now value respect more than 'fun' perks at work: Study
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Washington [US], July 23 (ANI): A new study has found that today's young workers, ages 21-34, place more value on having respectful communication in the workplace over trendy and fun work perks.
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Study finds smartphone gaming can be harmful to players seeking relief fro
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Washington [US], July 21 (ANI): According to a new study, smartphone gaming can be harmful to players who game to escape their negative mood and feelings of boredom.
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Rats prefer to help their own kind, humans may be similarly wired: Study
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Washington [US], July 16 (ANI): A decade after scientists discovered that lab rats will rescue a fellow rat in distress, but not a rat they consider an outsider, new research from the University of California, Berkeley, pinpoints the brain regions that drive rats to prioritise their nearest
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Spending time outdoors has a positive effect on the brain: Study
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Washington [US], July 16 (ANI): If you're regularly out in the fresh air, you're doing something good for both your brain and your well-being, according to a new study.
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"Deadpool is officially in Marvel Cinematic Universe!" : Ryan Reynolds ann
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Washington [US], July 14 (ANI): Deadpool has finally made its way to the Marvel Cinematic Universe, according to the quirky teaser of 'Free Guy' unveiled on Wednesday.
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Idea sharing increases online learner engagement: Study
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Washington [US], July 14 (ANI): According to a new study, sharing ideas in an online learning environment has a distinct advantage over sharing personal details in driving learner engagement in massive open online courses, more commonly known as MOOCs.
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When bosses are rude, how employees interpret their motives makes a differ
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Washington [US], July 10 (ANI): A new UBC Sauder School of Business study showed that depending on how employees understand their boss' motivation, employees can feel anger or guilt, and consequently, react differently to abusive supervision.
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Study evaluates the outsized impacts of rudeness at workplace
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Washington [US], July 9 (ANI): A new study found that rudeness can boost negative emotions, narrowing workers' perceptions and incurring biases in judgment. The findings of the study suggested that in certain situations, these behaviours can have deadly consequences.
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Not only humans, dogs got talent too!
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Washington [US], July 7 (ANI): Is talent in a given field a uniquely human phenomenon? We do not know whether gifted bees or elephants exist, just to name a few species, but now there is evidence that talent in a specific field exists, in at least one non-human species: the dog.
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Study finds male dragonflies lose their 'bling' in hotter climates
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Washington [US], July 6 (ANI): A study led by Michael Moore at Washington University in St. Louis found that dragonfly males have consistently evolved less breeding colouration in regions with hotter climates.
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Happy Birthday Ranveer Singh: How the actor made it big in Bollywood with
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], July 6 (ANI): Bollywood's quirkiest dressed star, Ranveer Singh, who turns 36 today, is an actor not only known for his unconventional sartorial choices but also for establishing himself as one of India's most bankable stars, delivering a series of hits year aft
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