What many couples label as boredom often points to something healthy. Here are three ways to recognize it in your ...

In a Special Issue of JDS Communications® dedicated to behavior in dairy animals, a new study demonstrates that a novel sailing buoy can make a pen more interactive and engaging Alison L. Russell, PhD ...

Boredom represents a universal human experience that affects individuals across all age groups, characterized by feelings of dissatisfaction and lack of interest in current activities or surroundings.

A study on the daily routines, activities and types of boredom in people with dementia living in long-term care communities found that people’s experiences vary. In other words, some are bored but not ...

Boredom may not be wasted time after all. Research suggests it can signal unmet mental needs and, in the right conditions, ...

I want to recommend Darby Saxbe’s recent piece in the Washington Post about the benefits of boredom for children. She argues that we are over-parenting our children with costs to both ourselves and to ...

In a new JDS Communications study, researchers demonstrate that two boredom-associated dairy cow behaviors significantly decreased when a novel sailing buoy was added to their pen. Credit: Alison L.