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 Research from West Virginia University suggests that employee motivation and productivity may increase when game-like elements such as progress bars and badges that are integrated into monotonous industrial jobs.

In order to cope with the boredom of doing monotonous work, making it a game works better

 Easter bunny (illustrative)

Most rabbit owners can recognize pain in their pets but not subtler kinds, study finds

  Illustration of elephant hunting using spears

New Tel Aviv University study claims connection with elephant hunting, Paleolithic quarries

 DNA, where genetics live. (Illustrative).

Beethoven had great genes, but not for beat synchronization

Elderly Israelis sit in a designated protected space in a senior citizens home in Jerusalem, June 2, 2009, as a siren is sounded during a nationwide civil defense drill simulating a rocket attack.

Impressive resilience seen among older Israelis amid war times despite dwindling resources

An IDF soldier sits on a beach in Tel Aviv

Understanding mechanism of PTSD could speed diagnosis, help repair and reverse

How to make a good first impression in business, according to researchers

 Researchers tested concrete slabs containing phase-change material that can warm themselves up when temperatures fall in order to melt off snow and ice.

Self-heating concrete will make snow shovels obsolete

 A ball of fire and smoke rises during an Israeli airstrikes in the Gaza Strip, on October 9, 2023.

Hostages likely murdered by Hamas, not Israeli airstrikes, researchers say

 An illustration depicting prevalence of cellulosomal gut bacteria over time.

Gut health at risk: Fiber-degrading microbes declining in industrial societies

 An artist’s impression shows the Milky Way galaxy. The blue halo of material surrounding the galaxy indicates the expected distribution of the mysterious dark matter.

Standard model debunked? Scientists say dark matter is impossible, never existed

Milk poured in a glass (illustrative)

Cows can produce more milk if you treat them better, study finds

 Photo of person’s neck with the device – a black adhesive square attached outside the throat.

New wearable neck patch invention allows people to speak with no vocal cords

 Allergic reactions might be related to food allergies, triggered by the presence of relevant allergens in the donated blood based on the food the donor consumed prior to donation.

What blood donors eat before can trigger allergic reactions in youth

 A PROTEST against the sexual violence committed in the October 7 massacre – and the international silence afterward – takes place outside UN Headquarters in New York City earlier this month.

Almost half of South Africans believe Hamas rape to be 'propaganda'