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relationships

People in relationships have higher love scores if they live in a country with high living standards, gender equality and collectivist cultures

Humans

Couples are most in love in Hungary, according to science

People in romantic relationships in 45 countries were asked how strongly they agreed with statements such as “just seeing my partner excites me”

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Interracial heterosexual couple holding hands at home. Millennial young love between two different races; Shutterstock ID 1493320925; purchase_order: -; job: -; client: -; other: -

Humans

Impulse review: An authoritative, if dry, sexual behaviours manual

Culture

Flock of Arctic Terns

Life

'Divorce' rates are higher in birds that travel long distances

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2J5DWYF The Woodland Burial Area in Thornsett Cemetery, New Mills, Derbyshire

Humans

I am planning my wife's woodland burial, but green funerals are costly

Comment

Two young women take a break on a picnic blanket

Humans

You're more likely to become friends with someone who smells like you

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young family

Health

Children with firm family ties more likely to feel happy and confident

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Bottlenose dolphins

Life

Bottlenose dolphins can identify friends by tasting their urine

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pics of mother/infant bonobos supplied by the study authors

Life

Adjusting to a new sibling is highly stressful for bonobo infants

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WHY do we grieve? A floral tribute fastened to a lamp post at the scene of a fatal road accident in Birmingam city centre, UK. The flowers were placed there by family and friends of the victim.

Humans

Why do we grieve? The surprising origin of the feeling of loss

Features

‘Ghosting’ in casual relationships linked to some personality types

Mind

‘Ghosting’ in casual relationships linked to some personality types

Ceasing contact with a partner abruptly is considered more acceptable by people with the personality traits of Machiavellianism, narcissism and psychopathy, at least in short-term relationships

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Humans

Heart rates synchronise if two people get on well during first date

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Question

How long does it take to fall in love?

Mind

The hidden rules that determine which friendships matter to us

Features

Humans

Gaslighting warps our view of reality. How to spot it – and fight back

Features

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