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A Good Word, Food or Petting? Study Reveals What Your Dog Really Wants

“Good dog” just doesn’t cut it with pooches. Surprising new research shows that dogs prefer petting over verbal praise. “I spend half my day talking to my dog,” study co-author Dr. Clive Wynne, professor and director of the Canine Science Collaboratory at Arizona State University, told the Huffington reporter. “She always looks like it’s valuable

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Do you know when you’re dreaming? Then you’re probably good at solving problems

People who have lucid dreams have superior problem-solving skills, scientists claim. Researchers say that people who can recognise that they are dreaming while being sound asleep, can solve problems in the waking world better than those who remain unaware of the dream until they wake up. This is because they have an extra level of

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This Is Why You’re More Likely To Cry When You’re Very Happy

We often find ourselves crying — the universal sign for unhappiness — when we feel overwhelmed with intense positive emotions. According to a new study, we may display this sort of negative reaction to a joyful experience as a way of keeping ourselves from getting too overwhelmed with good feelings. The study, conducted at Yale

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EXPLAINED: Why Other People’s Farts Are More Smelly Than Yours

So maybe you were too embarrassed to ask, but we’re guessing you’ve been wondering why your flatulence is so much less offensive than that of other people. It turns out that science has several explanations, according to a new video (above) from the YouTube series ASAPScience. For starters, “the more familiar you are with something,

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No, you really CAN’T study while texting: Study finds teens struggle with multitasking

Teens are often seen trying to study while listening to music, watching TV and juggling texts and tweets. But new research by two final year school girls, overseen by Stanford University, found that 85 per cent of young people struggle to perform simple tasks when distracted by music, phones or email. For a fortunate 15

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