Thumb-down to the thumbs-up! Study reveals the cringeworthy emojis that are SO middle-aged and leave Gen Z youngsters rolling their eyes Survey of 2,000 young people has revealed which emojis are thought of as ‘old’ Crying loudly face, thumbs up and check mark emojis all came in top of the poll Survey also revealed the … Read more
Animals are able to develop and have their own cultures and pick up traditions within that culture from their parents, just like humans, according to scientists. University of St Andrews experts reviewed earlier studies in the field of animal behaviour and interactions created over the past 70 years. They found that animals have consistently shown … Read more
‘What happens in the Arctic doesn’t stay in the Arctic!’ Beast from the East storm that plunged Britain to 12°F in 2018 was fuelled by sea-ice loss from the Barents Sea, study finds Researchers from Finland set out to understand the source of the 2018 storm Sea-ice loss in the Arctic potentially supplied 88% of … Read more
How sugar can affect your child’s BRAIN: A diet full of sweet treats early in life can lead to memory issues, study warns Researchers gave adolescent rats a drink similar to human sugary soda They then tested the rodents’ memory when they had matured to adulthood They found rats that had sugary drinks as a … Read more
SMALL CAP MOVERS: Results of five-year study are sweet music for Symphony Environmental Technologies By John Harrington, Proactive Investors For Thisismoney.co.uk Published: 14:38 BST, 1 April 2021 | Updated: 14:38 BST, 1 April 2021 Five years is an age to wait for the results of a study but Symphony Environmental Technologies probably thinks the wait … Read more
A brisk walk around the block several times a week could do wonders to preserve a healthier mind – as well as body – as you age, a new study suggests. In a year-long study conducted by University of Texas, Southwestern, researchers found that middle aged and older Americans scored higher on cognitive tests and … Read more
About two-thirds of all U.S. coronavirus cases identified over the past three months may be linked to the variant first identified in the UK, a new study suggests. There are at least 11,569 cases of the strain, known as B 1.1.7, in the U.S., according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). But … Read more
A small percentage of coronavirus infections are acquired during the school day, a new study suggests. Researchers conducted several simulations and found fewer than five percent of COVID-19-related illnesses among students and teachers occurred at school and that most cases were contracted within the community. The team, from Public Health Ontario, in Canada, says its … Read more
How hypnosis changes your BRAIN: Getting put under alters how you process information and causes neural regions to act independently of each other, study finds Researchers examined the brain of one person in and out of a hypnotic state They identified changes to the structure of the brain while under hypnosis This included regions of … Read more
We’re more likely to cheat when we’re part of a large group, a new study reveals – likely because we think that other people are cheating too. North American researchers examined whether competition pool size had any effect on people’s propensity to cheat on a word task to win prize money. A larger number of competitors … Read more