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Wearable activity trackers encourage us to walk up to 40 minutes more each day

Posted: 20 Jul 2022 07:25 AM PDT

New findings have endorsed what millions of people around the world believe: fitness trackers, pedometers and smart watches motivate us to exercise more and lose weight.

Higher voice pitch lets female faces appear younger

Posted: 20 Jul 2022 07:24 AM PDT

Psychologists and biologists have investigated whether voice pitch can influence how female faces are evaluated. Their conclusion: a higher voice does indeed influence how the corresponding face is evaluated. However, this does not apply to all ratings. Faces with a higher voice were rated as younger, but other assumptions that the faces are also rated as more attractive, more feminine or healthier do not apply.

Rising numbers of exotic snakebites reported in the UK

Posted: 20 Jul 2022 05:01 AM PDT

Exotic snakebites recorded in the UK have 'soared' over the course of a decade, as numbers of the exotic pet increase.