Madison: Texting can make the heart grow fonder. That is just one of the findings of the latest research from Catalina Toma, assistant professor in the Department of Communication Arts at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.

Washington: Most people looking to celebrate Valentine’s Day this year will settle for a box of chocolates and a dozen roses for their significant other. But a new plant just discovered in Hawaii might offer plant lovers the ultimate Valentine’s Day gift.

Washington: A man walks into a bar. He thinks the attractive woman smiling at him from across the room wants to have sex with him. True? Or is it all in his head?

Minneapolis: Poor physical fitness in middle age may be linked to a smaller brain size 20 years later, according to a study published in the recent online issue of Neurology, the medical journal of the American Academy of Neurology.

London: A study led by the University of Southampton has found there is no difference in the time it takes people from different countries to read and process different languages.

Washington: Gambling among young teens may be associated with increased use of alcohol, cigarettes, or marijuana according to a study that surveyed sixth- to eighth-graders in Italian schools.