Neuroscientists are searching for the ‘cellular substrate of loneliness’

To our human eyes, a mouse’s furred face doesn’t betray much emotion. But if you watch the body language of a mouse who’s reunited with one of her sisters after five days in a cage alone, you might suspect you know what she’s feeling.The formerly isolated mouse chatters in squeaks too high for a human to hear. She follows her sister, crawling beneath the other mouse’s body as if trying to get a hug. She looks like she’s feeling what you or I feel when meeting a long-lost friend or a family member — maybe with more sniffing.She looks like…

Do you really have to wash rice before you cook it?

If you’ve ever washed uncooked rice, you’ve seen the pale, milky-white water that rinses away. Billions of people across the world eat rice every day. So should everybody who cooks rice wash it beforehand?This question has been the subject of a number of scientific studies, which have looked at how…

Graham Platner once mocked teen’s suicide attempt in Reddit posts

Maine Democratic Senate candidate Graham Platner appeared to cruelly mock a teen’s suicide attempt in a newly resurfaced Reddit post. The May 2012 Reddit thread begins with a photo of a teenage girl hanging out of an upper-story window, with a young man gripping her arms in an apparent attempt…

5 hiring tools that level the playing field for small business owners

New York Post may receive revenue from affiliate and advertising partnerships for sharing this content and/or when you make a purchase. We recently went through a hiring process here that just dragged on and on, during a very busy time of year.  Instead of getting a fully staffed team up…

‘Animals were imprisoned in jails where humans were incarcerated’: The bizarre trials of the Late Middle Ages — and surprising lack of criminal cats

In this excerpt from “Cats: A History” (Johns Hopkins University Press, 2026), author Rod Phillips, professor of history at Carleton University, Ottawa, Canada, examines a bizarre practice that began in the Middle Ages — putting animals on trials for “crimes” they had committed. Animals, including birds, insects and livestock, were…

What Myles Garrett trade means for Puka Nacua’s Rams future

Jeremy Fowler’s latest reporting suggests the Los Angeles Rams may be taking a surprising approach with one of the most important contract decisions in franchise history: Puka Nacua’s next deal. Following the blockbuster trade for Myles Garrett, Fowler reported on X that the Rams are currently not expected to extend…

Rusty, orange water ‘bleeds’ across brilliant Bolivian lagoon — Earth from space

QUICK FACTSWhere is it? Laguna Colorada, Altiplano, Bolivia [-22.19489413, -67.77420764]What’s in the photo? Rust-colored water appears to bleed across a salt bedWho took the photo? An unnamed astronaut on board the International Space StationWhen was it taken? April 16, 2015In this striking satellite photo, rusty-orange water appears to bleed across…

USC baseball secures deepest NCAA Tournament run in 21 years

Pitching was supposed to carry USC in the postseason, and it hasn’t disappointed. But oh, those Trojans bats. They’ve stirred reminders of the teams in cardinal and gold that once ruled college baseball. Thanks to another offensive barrage Monday night in the NCAA Tournament, these Trojans might just join them.…

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