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If you’re someone who gets cranky when you’re hungry, research now shows it’s not all in your head. Hangry, a portmanteau of hungry and angry, is defined by Oxford Dictionary as being “bad-tempered or irritable as a result of hunger.” And thanks to a team of social psychologists at Anglia Ruskin University, the phenomena known as hanger is now...

Ever felt so hungry you wanted to explode? That feeling, known as “hanger,” is real. A team of psychologists have proven there’s a link between feeling hungry and angry. Watch the video to hear from one of the scientists behind the study.

Social media can feel anything but social. Instead, a lot of these apps quickly turn into a time suck of doom-scrolling, FOMO, and anxiety for users. But what if there was a much simpler alternative? That’s the idea behind Somewhere Good. LX News storyteller Ngozi Ekeledo sat down with founder of the app Naj Austin to chat about the app...

For many of us, using social media can feel anything but social. Instead, a lot of these apps quickly turn into a time suck of doom-scrolling, FOMO, and anxiety for users. But what if there was a much simpler alternative? That’s the idea behind Somewhere Good, a new social media platform that doesn’t feature likes or a friend count....

To make our roads safer for autonomous vehicles, researchers need to solve a list of first-and-last-mile problems — issues that drivers face off highways, on smaller neighborhood roads crowded with parked vehicles and people. But what exactly are these first-and-last-mile problems? Watch the video to find out.

For the fifth consecutive year, more millennials died on American roads than any other age group. Roughly 42,915 people died in vehicle crashes or from crash injuries in 2021. That’s around 117 people every day; one traffic-related death every 15 minutes, according to the National Highway Transportation Safety Administration. One out of every five people killed is between 25 and…

LA Chargers running back and FCF team owner Austin Ekeler joins “The People’s Pregame” to discuss the Fan Controlled Football League and why you should join Team Shoulda Been Stars.

Nearly 80% of U.S. athletes at the Tokyo Olympics shared a common attribute (beside their insane athleticism): They all starred on NCAA teams first.   But there’s concern that recent changes within college athletics could lead to widespread cuts to programs that train future Olympians but aren’t as self-sustaining as football or basketball, typically the only programs that generate profits....

Almost 80% of U.S. athletes who participated in the Tokyo Olympics came from NCAA programs. But with college sports business models changing in recent years, teams that don’t generate as much revenue as football and men’s basketball are at risk of being axed. NBCLX storyteller Noah Pransky breaks down the reasons behind this shift and what it could mean...

Members of the media have attended the Winter Olympics for decades, but the pandemic has prompted a change in protocols for those who cover the Games.