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Weight Loss Not Always Beneficial for Romantic Relationships

Astronomers Discover Universe’s Most Distant Galaxy

Machine Learning Boils Down Stories that Wearable Cameras Tell

African-American Students May Improve Grades if Teachers Convey High Standards

Computer scientists develop ‘mathematical jigsaw puzzles’ to encrypt software

Hackers Successfully Spoof $80 million Yacht at Sea

Coastal Antarctic permafrost melting faster than expected

Robotic frogs help turn a boring mating call into a serenade

All it takes is a smile (for some guys)

Does she or doesn’t she . . .? Sexual cues are ambiguous, and confounding. We — especially men — often read them wrong. A new study hypothesizes that the men who get it wrong might be the ones that evolution has favored. “There are tons of studies sh…

Fragmentary blackouts help some drinkers remember the good times that weren't

Research shows that people who experience fragmentary blackouts (FBs) are more likely to misremember drinking experiences after alcohol is consumed. These same individuals report strong positive expectations about future alcohol consumption. Researchers believe that some memory-impaired drinkers ‘fill in the gaps’ with information that conforms to an existing belief system, which may in turn lead to heavier drinking.