Category: Society

Climate Models May Underestimate Future Cooling Demand by Up to 79%

A Nature Communications modelling study finds that ignoring future warming could underestimate building cooling demand...

Museum Visitors Reported Less Anxiety After Art and Natural History Tours

In a study of 135 adults at two Milan museums, anxiety scores fell and mood...

Cutting Social Media Use by 30 Minutes a Day Linked to Better Friendships

In a two-week study, young people who cut social media use by at least 30...

Two Forms of Isolation Linked to Low Life Satisfaction in Wales Survey

A survey of 2,042 people in Wales found low life satisfaction among 54.7% experiencing both...

Living Near a Library Linked to Stronger Support in US Funding Votes

A study of US library referendums found that precincts with a nearby library were more...

Swiss rail tunnel linked to a 4.2-point rise in public transport commuting

A Swiss transport study using 12,683 commuter records links a new rail tunnel and service...

Living near jobs did not guarantee access to better opportunities across four major cities

A new commuting model found that job proximity alone can hide socioeconomic disparities because workers...

Countries with more cats reported higher happiness across 93 nations

A 93-country study found national happiness rose with cat density and fell with Toxoplasma exposure,...

How people use social media may matter as much as screen time for mental health

A study of 304 adults found that cognitive, behavioural and emotional styles of social-media engagement...

Social media selfies and self-descriptions predicted body satisfaction differently across cultures

A study of 240 Western and East Asian participants found that combining social media selfies...

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