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Rejecting Unknown Calls Can Increase Spam, Experts Warn

Automated dialers treat rejections as proof a line is live, prompting advice to let unknown calls ring.

ASU Study Finds Mood Flips How People Read Dog Emotions

Switching Between Motor Skills Triggers Predictable Errors, Johns Hopkins Study Finds

Missing One Amino Acid Rewires Fly Sense of Smell to Find Yeast and Live Bacteria

Study Finds Addictive-Like Toy Fixation in Some Dogs

Vanderbilt Study Links Rhythm Skills to Risk for Speech and Reading Disorders

Largest Study Finds Sex-Linked Longevity Split Between Mammals and Birds

Delegating to AI Makes People Less Honest, Nature Study Finds

Wearable Sensors Reveal Five Overeating Types to Enable Tailored Obesity Care

Wild Octopus Study Catalogs 3,907 Arm Actions, Revealing Decentralized Control

New Research Quantifies Team Spatial Coordination, Identifying Movement Patterns That Predict Performance

Massive Study Finds Dogs’ Behavior Held Steady Through Pandemic, With Slight Dip in Trainability

AI Motion-Capture Study Finds Couples Hug Longer Than Friends

Weaver Ants Boost Individual Pulling Power as Group Size Grows

Robotic Fiddler Crab Reveals How Males Adjust Courtship to Rival Displays

Teen Drivers Spend More Than One-Fifth of Trip Glancing at Phones, Study Shows

Harvard Revokes Francesca Gino's Tenure Over Data Manipulation Allegations

Study Links Playfulness to Greater Resilience During Adversity

Chimpanzees' Stone Tool Use Mirrors Early Human Ancestors

Smartwatches Show Promise in Supporting Smoking Cessation Efforts