BBC: “In the 1980s, people just didn’t think frogs were disappearing. Scientists said ‘don’t panic, we need the stats to prove it, all populations have natural fluctuations over time,’ and so on,” says Dr Lee Berger of James Cook University in Australia. “By the time of the World Congress of Herpetology [the study of reptiles…
Reader’s Digest: When you have OCD, your brain is literally under attack, says a new scientific study. The good news is that this may be the key to your finding relief. For someone with obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD), just getting out of the house for work in the morning can become an ordeal. On the…
Desk Report: When it comes to marriage, one of the best possible things you can do for your relationship is designate a date night once a week. You want to hire a babysitting service (after all, services that save you time do make you happier), but their rates as of late have been downright exorbitant…
Desk Report: After a day of mainlining coffee and staring at the computer, “relaxing” at happy hour then staying up late glued to the television, getting in bed only to consume the infinite scroll of news and takes on your mobile instead of sleeping like you know you should, an eye twitch begins.You go to…
The Guardian: The world of magic defies rational explanation, but beware dismissing it as nonsense. Like religious experience and poetry, it is a crucial aspect of being human, writes the Dark Materials author. new exhibition at the Ashmolean Museum in Oxford brings together a multitude of objects and artworks – there’s a “poppet” or rag…
BBC: Ugandan pop star and MP Bobi Wine has arrived in the US for medical treatment following accusations he was tortured and beaten while in military custody. The former rapper was initially prevented from leaving the country but was cleared to fly out on Friday.He, and 32 opposition politicians, were charged with treason last week…
Hindustan Times: A real estate company of Paul Jonas, father of American singer Nick Jonas and future father-in-law of actor Priyanka Chopra, is in deep debt. According to a report in TMZ, Paul’s company has over $1 million (Rs 71,005,000 approx) in debt, including a $268k judgement from a case his company lost. Paul Jonas’…
Digital Trends: Does your iPhone 8 sometimes freeze up, restart, or refuse to power on? If so, the device might be eligible for Apple’s new repair program. The company has announced that a small percentage of iPhone 8 devices suffer from defective logic boards and has offered free repairs to affected customers. This program only…
ScienceAlert: Researchers have spotted a biological pathway triggered by insulin that supercharges T cells – those cells that spit out cytokines to tell the rest of the immune system to be on guard. All of which means scientists might eventually be able to develop new ways of either boosting or dialing down the body’s immune…
EurekAlert: Humans constantly experience an ever-changing stream of subjective feelings that is only interrupted during sleep and deep unconsciousness. Finnish researches show how the subjective feelings map into five major categories: positive emotions, negative emotions, cognitive functions, somatic states, and illnesses. All these feelings were imbued with strong bodily sensations. These results show that conscious…