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Coma patients might feel pleasure and pain like the rest of us

May 24, 2018 in Society & Culture

Emerging evidence suggests the unconscious can experience many of the things that conscious people do. What does this mean for medical ethics and even how we perceive ourselves as humans?

What’s the best place to hang a birdhouse?

May 9, 2018 in Natural Sciences

If you go to all the trouble to hang a birdhouse, you definitely want to put it in the right place. But which is better: Sun or shade?

The great escape: Birds fly away from disease

May 10, 2018 in Natural Sciences

New study reveals how birds avoid disease by migrating and colonizing new habitats.

Nordic Stone Age diet was dominated by fish

April 9, 2018 in Society & Culture

Red meat seems to have been less important in Northern European Stone Age diets than previously thought.

Family life makes Nordic men happy

March 30, 2018 in Society & Culture

But this is not necessarily true for men elsewhere in Europe, a new study shows.

Turning around boy culture in the classroom

March 28, 2018 in Society & Culture

Dominant cultural norms result in boys doing worse than girls in school, according to new Swedish doctoral research. But it's possible to turn it around, says the researcher.

Gaming doesn’t prevent Swedish teens from having friends

March 21, 2018 in Society & Culture

Young Swedish gamers seem to do just fine with friendships, researchers have found.

Handling extreme ideas in the classroom

March 7, 2018 in Society & Culture

The classroom should be a safe place for students to openly voice their opinions. But how far should a student with intolerant or extremist ideas be allowed to go before a teacher does something?