26Triazoles
Researchers have created a powerful new molecule named Triazoles for the extraction of salt from any liquid. This has the potential to help increase the amount of drinkable water on Earth. The new molecule is about 10 billion times improved compared to a similar structure created over a decade ago.
27. Children who grow up with greener surroundings have up to 55% less risk of developing various mental disorders later in life, emphasizing the need for designing green and healthy cities for the future.
28. Angry people, who have a quick temper, are more likely to overestimate their intelligence.
29. Older adults who frequently do puzzles like crosswords or Sudoku had the short-term memory capacity of someone eight years their junior and the grammatical reasoning of someone ten years younger in a new study.
30. Overparenting or helicopter parenting is a narcissistic parenting style that may impede the development of young adult independence, and be linked to the development of narcissistic traits, which may be how narcissism can be passed on from generation to generation.
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31Low-quality sleep
Low-quality sleep can lead to procrastination, especially among people who naturally struggle with self-regulation.
32. The ‘clean plate’ mentality drives us to overeat: New research explores our tendency to overeat when we only have a little bit of food left over. Many of us were raised with a ‘clean your plate’ mentality, stemming from a desire to not be wasteful but this can also lead to overconsumption.
33. Police departments that collect more in fees and fines are less effective at solving crimes.
34. Bones of an ancient teenage girl reveal a Neanderthal mother and Denisovan father, providing a genetic proof that ancient hominins mated across species.
35. Insomniacs tend to have a hard time getting past embarrassing mistakes, even when the stressful event occurred decades ago. One study suggests that insomnia could primarily be caused by a failing neutralization of emotional distress.
