Go on, Daydream: New Evidence Suggests Wandering Minds Are Smarter
October 27, 2017 at 10:05 AM
A new study adds more support to a hypothesis that has roots in Albert Einstein’s self-professed proclivity to daydream: that people who daydream tend to be more creative and intelligent. Read More »
Singapore to limit number of cars on its roads from 2018
October 24, 2017 at 02:55 PM
As one of the world’s most expensive places to own a vehicle, Singapore is to cap the number of vehicles on its streets next year due to lack of space. The move is in conjunction with efforts to improve the nation’s public transport system. Read More »
Putin Reveals What Future Technology Will Be 'More Terrible Than a Nuclear Bomb'
October 23, 2017 at 09:49 AM
Speaking to participants of the World Festival of Youth and Students in Sochi, Russian President Vladimir Putin revealed the future technology he believes can prove to be more terrible than nuclear weapons. Read More »
Millions of Wi-Fi Users Exposed to Hacker Attacks – Kaspersky Lab
October 19, 2017 at 11:02 AM
A recently uncovered Wi-Fi vulnerability poses real security risks, Vladimir Kuskov, an analyst at the Russian software company Kaspersky Lab, said. Potential attackers can access users’ Internet traffic and intercept sensitive information. Read More »
Mental Reset: This is How Magic Mushrooms Treat Depression
October 16, 2017 at 01:37 PM
Hallucinogenic mushrooms have been found to help alleviate depression, even in severe cases where other kinds of treatment fail to do the job, and new research is providing insight into the secrets of how our brains function. Read More »
Is the Red Planet Ready for This? Russian Girls Poised to Conquer Mars
October 14, 2017 at 05:51 PM
Four Russian girls reached the second stage of the selection process for Mars One – a proposed one-way colonization mission to the Red Planet. Read More »
Laws of Attraction: Scientists Find Out How People Choose Sexual Partners
October 14, 2017 at 05:44 PM
Scientists have discovered new factors that help explain why we are sexually attracted to some people more than others. Read More »
German Cybersecurity Agency: No Evidence Kaspersky Software Used for Hacking
October 12, 2017 at 03:34 PM
The German federal cybersecurity agency said in a statement on Wednesday that it had no plans to cease the usage of the Kaspersky Lab products as the watchdog failed to find any malicious code in its software. Read More »
Genetically-modified chicken sperm key to creating cancer-fighting eggs
October 10, 2017 at 01:42 PM
A team of Japanese researchers have genetically-modified chicken sperm with a view to creating a generation of hens that lay cancer-fighting eggs. Read More »
New Gadget Allows Any Object (Even a Cat) to Act as TV Remote Control
October 07, 2017 at 04:44 PM
Attention all ye couch potatoes! A new gadget could finally do away with the tragedy of not being able to find the remote control. Read More »
