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Being privately educated does not make you happier, study finds 

Private school pupils have almost twice as much money spent on them as their state sector peers, a 2021 study shows. The Institute for Fiscal Studies found the ... read more

Spinal implant enables paralysed woman to walk for the first time in 18 months

An electronic spinal implant has enabled a paralysed woman to walk for the first time in 18 months, a new study shows.  The 48-year-old woman, called Nirina, ... read more

Rocket Lab to catch an Electron rocket with a giant helicopter

Space launch provider Rocket Lab plans to catch an Electron rocket using a giant helicopter, as the launch vehicle returns to Earth from space. This will be the... read more

Dryers release almost as many microfibres as washing machines, study says

Tumble dryers release almost as many harmful microfibres into the environment as washing machines, a new study says.  Researchers have measured the quantity of... read more

Dinosaur tracks in Spain were left by a theropod with an injured foot 129 million years ago

That must have been dino-SORE! Fossilised tracks uncovered in Spain were left by a theropod with an injured left foot 129 million years ago Scientists studied d... read more

Podcast listeners are more open and intellectually curious than non-listeners

People who listen to podcasts are on average more open, intellectually curious, and less neurotic than those who don’t, a new study has found. Researchers... read more

Brain charts map the rapid growth and slow decline of the human brain

Fascinating charts that show the rapid growth and slow decline of the human brain over an entire lifetime have been revealed by scientists. They illustrate how ... read more

Malaria parasite originated in African apes before evolving to infect people, study finds

A malaria parasite originated in African apes before evolving to infect people, a new study shows.  Researchers at the University of Edinburgh have studied th... read more

NFTs’ Progress in Ohio

There is no doubt that NFTs are becoming increasingly popular in the USA. A recent study by Deloitte found that more than two-thirds of Americans are aware of N... read more

NFTs’ Popularity Worldwide

What are NFTs? NFTs (non-fungible tokens) are a new type of digital asset that is gaining in popularity. They are different from traditional cryptocurrencies li... read more

Rumbling noises detected on Mars suggest Red Planet is far from dead

Scientists now know that things go bump on Mars on a fairly regular basis, adding to mounting evidence that the Red Planet is far from dead.  New research has... read more

Uber will soon let UK users book train, coach and PLANE tickets through the app

Uber will soon let UK users book train, coach and PLANE tickets through the app – as part of its ambition to become a ‘one-stop shop’ for transpor... read more

Antarctic sea ice reaches second lowest level in 44 years

Antarctic sea ice has reached its second lowest level in almost half a century, new satellite data reveals, as scientists warn that the melting of the West Ant... read more

Callision Raises The Stakes Distribution Efforts

Callision is a VOIP and telecom service that announced a second round of angel investments for its click-to-call widget. US companies have the opportunity to in... read more

Repair MDF File and Restore SQL Database Objects

SQL Server uses an MDF file, also referred to as the primary database file, to store all the data and database objects like tables, stored procedures, indexes, ... read more

VR therapy can help psychosis patients, study shows

Virtual reality (VR) therapy can help people with psychosis who are scared of leaving their home, a new study shows.  UK researchers have developed a VR experi... read more

3D-printed fingertip can ‘feel’ just like human skin

Cutting your hand, tearing a muscle, or even breaking a bone are all injuries that will heal over time. Experts at Vrije Universiteit Brussels (VUB) have create... read more

NASA Artemis 1 wet dress rehearsal delayed again after technical fault

During the two day ‘wet dress rehearsal’ of the NASA Artemis mission on Monday, the space agency was forced to call off the test, after an issue wit... read more

Dogs have been selectively bred for thousands of years to have similar facial expressions to HUMANS

With their large, child-like eyes and raised eyebrows, it can be difficult to say no to your dog when they give you the ‘puppy-dog eyes’. Now, a new... read more

Fortnite developer raises $144 MILLION for Ukraine

Epic Games, the developer of the hugely successful video game Fortnite, has revealed it’s raised $144 million (£109.5 million) for Ukraine.  In conjunct... read more

Amazing video shows how squid change colour to camouflage themselves from predators

You’ve got to be squidding me! Amazing video shows squid changing COLOUR to camouflage itself from predators for the first time – just like octopuse... read more

YouTube accounts of Justin Bieber, Drake, Eminem are ‘hacked’

The YouTube channels of Justin Bieber, Ariana Grande, Eminem and many other A-list celebrities appear to have been hacked by a Spanish ‘sh**posting’... read more

‘Nomophobes’ are 85% more likely to pick up their device while behind the wheel 

Write the numbers 1-20 down the side of a sheet of paper.  Answer each of the questions using a scale of one to seven (where one is strongly disagree and seven... read more

Plastic pollution in the ARCTIC is now as bad as anywhere else on Earth

The global ‘plastic flood’ has reached the Arctic, scientists warn, with microplastic pollution in the polar region now as bad as anywhere else on E... read more