New research by engineers at CU Boulder aims to get to the bottom of why, as the saying goes, you get a “skip in your step” when you’re happy. The study highlights the central role that dopamine, a ...

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It's time for the Winter Olympics, and people across the globe will sit in front of their TVs with the hope that their country brings home lots of medals. But why does this make us happy? Why do we ...

“You probably looked like the little girl on the cover,” my husband commented. “I wasn’t alive in 1943, but she does look a little like me, I suppose,” I remarked as I looked at the pin-curled blonde ...

In February, a pop-up science column, Annals of Inquiry, is appearing in place of Kyle Chayka’s column, Infinite Scroll. Chayka will return in March. Forty years ago, Bill Weiss, a student at Columbia ...

Not only do women get more migraines than men, but a new study shows they also experience them for a longer duration. Many scientists point to hormones as the cause of most migraines in women, but ...

The 2026 Winter Olympics are right around the corner, which means we will soon have a new crop of medalists to praise, congratulate, and, in some cases, pay. Yes, you read that right—although it might ...

Chances are you’ve experienced the phenomenon of goosebumps. Maybe you were moved by a beautiful song or felt an intense rush of emotions. Or perhaps you were just cold. Goosebumps may seem like a ...

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Dr. Grant, a contributing Opinion writer, is an organizational psychologist at the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania. In ancient Greek mythology, a man who falls in love with his own ...

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO) — KELOLAND will have to dream of a white Christmas this year. Meteorologist Adam Rutt looks at how often we’ve had to do that. Rapid City man arrested for burglary on ...

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