Scent of a friend: Similarities in body odor may contribute to social bonding
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- Apr 17, 2022
Meet Supernova: The new social media platform taking on 'Doomscrolling'


- Mar 13, 2022
Machine learning can predict if you'll leave your partner


- Mar 11, 2022
What makes a voice attractive to others -- study finds


- Oct 11, 2021
A visit from a social robot improves hospitalized children’s outlook


- Sep 24, 2021
Earliest evidence of human activity found in the Americas

- Sep 4, 2021
Research shows that, one-on-one, humanoid robots can psych us out


- Sep 4, 2021
Do genetics control who our friends are?


- Sep 1, 2021
What makes a voice attractive?


- Aug 21, 2021
Humans vs. automation: Service center agents can outperform technology, study shows


- Aug 21, 2021
Empathy training could reduce violent, sexual, and fraud-related crime


- Aug 20, 2021
Use your team’s emotions to boost creativity


- Aug 14, 2021
Assigned classroom seats can promote friendships between dissimilar students


- Aug 10, 2021
To do or not to do: Cracking the code of motivation


- Jul 29, 2021
Teleportation through VR - New technologies let you experience the world in a new way


- Jul 19, 2021
Study finds women can predict a man's attitude toward casual sexual relationships based on his face


- Jul 18, 2021
Research points to why humans are less prone to help outsiders than within their group


- Jul 15, 2021
Two-thirds of romantic couples start out as friends, study finds