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Today’s superheroes send out ‘wrong message’ to boys as they promote violence and revenge as a way fo life, according to psychologists who spoke at the 118th Annual Convention of the American Psychological Association. [More]

Scientists believe that the reason why Jupiter is the biggest planet in the solar system is because it swallowed up a smaller rival after collision. [More]

German and Swiss researchers on a EUREKA project have come up with technology that they think could soon bring 3D experience into our houses at an affordable price. [More]

This image shows two Antennae galaxies slowly crashing into one another. [More]

A new study from the American Cancer Society shows that having a large waist means a higher risk of death whether a person was normal weight, overweight or obese. [More]

Astrophysicist Stephen Hawking said that our only chance for long-term survival is to inhabit far planets. [More]

A study has found that having sisters apparently make us nicer people. [More]

New research from the University of Minnesota’s Carlson School of Management reveals that ovulating women unconsciously buy sexier clothes not to impress men, but to outdo rival women during the handful of days each month when they are ovulating. [More]

Professor Frank Fenner predicted that the human race will be extinct within the next 100 years.

“It’s an irreversible situation. I think it’s too late. I try not to express that because people are trying to do something, but they keep putting it off,” he said.

He further explained by saying that since we humans entered Anthropocene, the current geological period, wherein human activities have a powerful effect on the global environment, we have had an effect on the planet ‘that rivals any ice age of comet impact’.

“Climate change is just at the very beginning. But we’re seeing remarkable changes in the weather already.

“The Aborigines showed that without science and the production of carbon dioxide and global warming, they could survive for 40,000 or 50,000 years.

“But the world can’t. The human species is likely to go the same way as many of the species that we’ve seen disappear.”

The vice-chairman of the Optimum Population Trust, Simon Ross, said: “Mankind is facing real challenges including climate change, loss of bio-diversity and unprecedented growth in population.”

Drinking two large glasses of milk a day after a weight-lifting training contributes to losing more fat and gaining more muscle according to a McMaster University study. [More]

Research showed that obsessing over a sweet treat is not good for the brain since it makes it difficult to concentrate on other tasks. [More]

Scientists have found the reason why fishes try to fight the sight of their reflection. [More]

NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope has captured a doomed planet being devoured by its parent star. [More]

A slim waist, glowing skin, and glossy hair are not the sign of good health according to scientists. [More]

Scientists at the University of Alberta found that the touch of a woman makes men feel more secure and more likely to go through risky situations. [More]

Psychologists from the University of Vienna presented findings of their meta-analysis busting previous studies that links Mozart’s music to intelligence.
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Researchers from Harvard University discovered that volunteers who were exposed to rose scent as they sleep after studying were better able to recall what they have studied. [More]

To solve the storage dilemma of brides once their honeymoon is over, British researchers have developed an environmentally friendly garment [More]

Having made a hard decision and want to stick to it, go and wash your hands. [More]

A research from Tel Aviv University finds that premature babies who are exposed to music by 18th-century composer Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart gain weight faster and become stronger than those who don’t.
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