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A hug can soothe your mind, reduce your stress and actually activate oxytocin, the “love hormone,” in your body. But new research from Binghamton University, State University of New York reveals that not all hugs […]

Time for play, connection to teachers or friends, and comforting spaces like book corners are among the key factors helping Australian children develop a sense of belonging in their first year of school, according to […]

A new QUT-led study, the first in Australia to focus specifically on victim-survivors’ perspectives, has revealed strong support for a range of post-custodial measures for people with convictions for sexual offending, provided those measures reduce […]

According to a new study, offline social networks, revealed by co-location data, predict U.S. voting patterns more accurately than online social connections or residential sorting. Michele Tizzoni and colleagues analyzed large-scale data on co-location patterns […]

A new peer-reviewed study in the journal Marketing Science sheds light on how online safety-related reviews from Airbnb guests influence booking decisions and how the platform itself balances consumer welfare against its own financial incentives.This […]

What exactly are mud pants? Rows of mud pants are a familiar sight in Finnish preschool cloakrooms. Since the 1950s, they have kept children dry, but children rarely like wearing them, and educators find them […]