What makes people so afraid of sharks? "Jaws," some scientists say
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Scientists in California are researching what makes people so scared of sharks. They believe the 1975 movie "Jaws" caused a generation of people to develop galeophobia — an irrational fear of sharks.
Psychologist Gabriella Hancock, who is working with the Shark Lab at Cal State Long Beach, said people aren't born being afraid of sharks.
"We're not innately afraid of sharks," Hancock said. "Five-month-old babies were not afraid of sharks. So it appears as though our fear of them is learned and socially reinforced."
Billions of cicadas are emerging across about 16 states in the Southeast and Midwest. Periodical cicadas used to reliably emerge every 13 or 17 years, depending on their brood. But in a warming world where spring conditions arrive sooner, climate change is messing with the bugs' internal alarm clocks.
Senate Democrats to unveil package to protect IVF as party makes reproductive rights push this month
Washington — A group of Senate Democrats is set to unveil a new package to protect access to IVF on Monday, as the party makes a push around reproductive rights this month — two years after the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade.