When you scratch an itch, something tells your brain when to stop. That moment of relief, when scratching feels "enough," is not accidental. Scientists have now identified a key molecular and neural ...

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Robbie has been an avid gamer for well over 20 years. During that time, he's watched countless franchises rise and fall. He's a big RPG fan but dabbles in a little bit of everything. Writing about ...

Warning: This story has spoilers for "From Scratch." Viewers unfamiliar with Tembi Locke's 2019 memoir "From Scratch" may be surprised by where the Netflix miniseries's plot — which is based on a true ...

You can’t teach an old dog new tricks, but you can teach yourself about new topics with Google Learn About, the experimental new tool from Google that takes a more educational approach to ...

What Is Cat Scratch Fever? Cat scratch fever or cat scratch disease is an infection caused by the bacteria Bartonella henselae. You usually get this disease when an infected cat licks an open wound on ...

Human echolocation has at times allowed people to ride bikes or play basketball despite being completely blind from a very young age. These echolocators typically perceive their environment by ...

Callum is a seasoned gaming managing editor for a number of publications and a gamer who will always try to shine a spotlight on indie games before giving AAA titles the time of day. He loves nothing ...

Stacey, the chief executive of a nonprofit focused on energy efficiency, wanted to bolster her leadership team by creating a chief operating officer position. Her first two hires to fill the role were ...

AI tools are the latest craze to impact the tech industry — and by extension, the rest of the world. For years now, bosses everywhere are trying to boost profits by replacing workers with AI, and ...

I read “Middlemarch” for the first time during my sophomore year of college. I didn’t get it. Why would Dorothea, a young and intelligent woman, marry that annoying old man? How could she be so stupid ...

The long-held idea that language learning is better before adulthood is up for debate. Adults have a number of advantages when it comes to learning a second language, and it comes with major benefits.