Puppies. Kittens. Fat babies. These are the cute things in life we love to coo about, but who knew that the mere sight of them could heighten our mental skills? A new study by Japanese researchers now ...
When it comes to looking at art and artifacts, new research may encourage habitual shutterbugs to put away their cameras. A study suggests museum-goers are less likely to remember objects they ...
When using social media to nudge people toward safe and healthy behaviors, it's critical to make sure the words match the pictures, according to a new study. After looking at social media posts, ...
Study published in the Journal of Applied Research in Memory and Cognition A first-of-its-kind study found that taking pictures of slides during an online presentation helped students remember the ...
One thing the internet has shown us, it is that few people can resist looking at images of cute animals. Now new research has revealed that looking at cute images of baby animals doesn’t just make you ...
From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or ...
Researchers have demonstrated something scientifically for the first time that laypeople have always known: the mere sight of delicious food stimulates the appetite. A study on healthy young men has ...
You've heard of eating smaller meals, cutting out sugar and taking regular walks to help shave off the extra pounds. But now scientists say that just staring at pictures of the food you crave could ...
"Visual Learners Convert Words To Pictures In The Brain And Vice Versa, Says Psychology Study." ScienceDaily. www.sciencedaily.com / releases / 2009 / 03 / 090325091834.htm (accessed November 29, 2025 ...
When an image of a person appears within a photo, that individual is perceived as being less real and having "less mind," according to new research published today in Proceedings of the National ...
Digitally-colorized electron microscopic (EM) image depicting a monkeypox virion (virus particle). Courtesy CDC/Goldsmith at al. (Photo via Smith Collection/Gado/Getty Images) Amid soaring case ...