Have you noticed someone sharing ‘deep’ takes on your LinkedIn feed? If so, they might be a narcissist. That’s according to a new study, which has revealed how to spot narcissistic people on the popular networking platform. Researchers from the University of Alabama carried out two experiments with more than 650 participants. The results revealed … Read more
A US military GPS-jamming exercise has been linked to a medevac plane crash that killed four people in the mountains of New Mexico. The twin-engine Beechcraft King Air was flying from Roswell to Ruidoso in early May to collect a patient when its pilots suddenly lost access to their modern navigation systems. It was a … Read more
For decades, the hourglass figure has been held up as the ultimate symbol of female beauty – but scientists now claim we’ve been focusing on the wrong measurement all along. A new study suggests that a woman’s waist–to–bust ratio plays a much bigger role in perceived attractiveness. Researchers asked 398 Japanese men aged 20 to … Read more
Astronomers have captured the death of a star from the very first explosive moments of its demise. In March earlier this year, the Einstein Probe, an orbiting telescope hunting for high-energy events, spotted a brief flash of X-rays coming from a galaxy 500 million light-years away. Within hours, ground-based telescopes all over the world had … Read more
A towering vortex of flames erupted from an Oregon wildfire over the weekend as historic blazes continued to ravage the Pacific Northwest. Stunning footage captured near Burns shows the so-called ‘firenado’ twisting through Harney County, where multiple fires have scorched hundreds of thousands of acres. The video, recorded by resident Phillip Sitz, reveals a dark … Read more
‘Lab–grown’ is a phrase that puts many people off. But what if you could enjoy meat that had been grown inside plants? Scientists from Imperial College London have come up with a way to cultivate muscle protein within lettuce and tobacco plants. ‘Plants can be engineered to produce the animal protein myoglobin (Mb) in their … Read more
For centuries, the dodo has been the butt of jokes, its name becoming shorthand for anyone considered dim-witted, hopeless or destined to fail. But it turns out the famously ‘stupid’ bird may have been getting a bad rap all along. Scientists now say the extinct species was no less intelligent than modern pigeons – birds … Read more
No trip to the beach is complete without a serving of haddock and chips, but scientists warn that illegal fishing practices could spell the end of this seaside staple. Researchers from Blue Marine Foundation warn that Britain’s fish stocks face collapse as trawlers dump back vast quantities of less valuable species. In some parts of … Read more
If you’ve spent years fruitlessly searching for ‘The One’, scientists have some good news. A new study has shown that being alone is good for you – because it provides a unique opportunity for personal growth. Experts have found that people who see singlehood as an opportunity rather than a setback are more likely to … Read more
Scientists have captured the highest–resolution observations of the sun ever taken, revealing astonishing new details. These incredible videos and photos were taken using the NSF Inouye Solar Telescope in Hawaii, the world’s most powerful solar telescope. They show a magnetically turbulent area on the edge of a cool sunspot, in the visible outer layer of … Read more