Office gossips aren't trusted to do their jobs
2024-07-12 12:11:17 Office gossips are seen as less competent at their jobs. A new study has found that those who love chatting about workplace matters were more likely to be…
Scientists move closer to reviving woolly mammoth
2024-07-12 13:11:39 Scientists have taken a huge step towards bringing the woolly mammoth back to life. A group of international experts have been able to successfully reconstruct the chromosomes of…
Narcissism declines as people get older
2024-07-12 14:05:10 Narcissism decreases with age. Analysis by researchers at the University of Bern have found that young people are more likely to be self-absorbed, although the trait mellows with…
City seagulls would rather eat seafood than human snacks
2024-07-12 15:06:42 Seagulls in the city would rather eat seafood than ice cream. New research has found that seagull chicks who have been raised on an ‘urban’ diet still opt…
Country walks boost your mood, experts find
2024-07-15 16:34:40 Having a walk in the countryside can stop time from rushing by and lower levels of depression, stress and anxiety. A study conducted by scientists at Carleton University,…
Climate crisis could change mating behaviour of insects
2024-07-15 16:43:30 Climate change could impact insects’ colours and their sex lives. According to scientists at Macquarie University in Sydney, Australia, the rising global temperature could lead to insects becoming…
Dune-like spacesuits that transform urine into drinkable water being developed
2024-07-15 16:52:18 Scientists are working on a spacesuit that will transform urine into drinkable water. Boffins at Cornell University have created a prototype outfit akin to ‘Dune’s Stillsuit that features…
Generation Z being packed off to etiquette classes
2024-07-17 19:15:49 Generation Z have grown so socially awkward they are being packed off to etiquette classes. The 12 to 27-year-olds are feared to have lost interpersonal skills by being…
Futurologist: ‘AI and robotics will help humans live until 1,000’
2024-07-17 19:40:33 A futurologist is convinced blending humans with robotics and deploying AI will help people live until the age of 1,000. Transhumanist, inventor and computer scientist Ray Kurzweil has…
Scientists could prove aliens exist using AI and super-scopes
2024-07-17 19:45:24 Scientists could finally prove aliens exist using a combination of AI and super-scopes. Researchers from Earth’s biggest programme aimed at detecting the existence of extra-terrestrials are set to…
