78 m. ago Are you a 'quiet quitter'? You might be a PSYCHOPATH, scientists say

Psychologists have discovered a strong connection between 'quiet quitting' and so-called 'dark triad' personality traits, including psychopathy and narcissism.

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93 m. ago Hole in Antarctic ozone layer shrinks to smallest since 2019, scientists say

EU’s Copernicus monitoring service hails ‘reassuring sign’ of progress observed this year in hole’s size and durationThe hole in the ozone layer over the Antarctic this year was the smallest and shortest-lived since 2019, according to European space scientists, who described the finding as a “reassuring sign” of the layer’s recovery.The yearly gap in what scientists have called “planetary sunscreen” reached a maximum area of 21m sq km (8.1m sq miles) over the southern hemisphere in September – well below the maximum of 26m sq km reached in 2023 – and shrank in size until coming to an early close on Monday, data from the Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service (Cams) shows. Continue reading...

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3 h. ago Bird flu 'resistant' to human body's defence system as scientists warn of 'pandemic threat'

New research has revealed why bird flu viruses pose a particular threat to humans

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6 h. ago Paul Doyle's quiet morning before horrifying Liverpool parade car attack

Paul Doyle was seen chatting to neighbours and doing some gardening just hours before he ploughed into a crowd of Liverpool fans, causing 134 injuries in the violent act

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6 h. ago Pot Bull Terrier! CBD supplements can make dogs less AGGRESSIVE, study finds

When given to dogs, CBD appears to have a 'calming' effect and 'a decline in the intensity of aggressive behaviours', reveal scientists in the US.

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17 h. ago Rock drilled from Great Glen Fault gives rare look into distant geological past

The fault was formed as part of the initial formation of Scotland hundreds of million years ago.

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25 h. ago Alexander Isak ends drought as Liverpool stop rot with win at West Ham

For long spells nothing happened. At one point it was so quiet you could hear a distant plane droning by. But Liverpool will not care.Sometimes you have to get back on the horse however you can, and if that requires a stepladder, an awkward bunk from a scornful stablehand and an ungainly scramble into the saddle, so be it. Any sort of victory is welcome after six defeats in their last seven league games, and one in which Britain’s most expensive player finally scores his first league goal for the club even more so. Continue reading...

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30 h. ago Edward Kane and The Voice of the Spider. Chapter 1: A Little Paintbrush Had Painted Little Spider Webs

Edinburgh, 1854 ‘Did I ever tell you, Mr K, about the time when I got struck by lightning?’ Things were quiet on this lazy day in the Kane household.

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46 h. ago Fran Lebowitz: ‘Hiking is the most stupid thing I could ever imagine’

The US author and orator on leaf blowers and Labubus, the weirdest thing she has done for love and struggling with contemporary novelsI would like to ask your opinion on five things. First of all, leaf blowers.A horrible, horrible invention. I didn’t even know about them until like 20 years ago when I rented a house in the country. I was shocked! I live in New York City, we don’t have leaf problems. We have every other kind of problem. When I was a kid, we had leaf raking. Which is quiet. Leaf blowers are the stupidest thing I’ve ever seen. First of all, they are incredibly noisy. And second of all, 10 minutes after you use it, that big leaf blower in the sky blows them all back. It’s a very stupid invention. Continue reading...

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47 h. ago Gavin and Stacey star never gets recognised as she prefers 'a quiet life'

Laura Aikman played the horrid Sonia in Gavin & Stacey as millions of people watched her nearly tie the knot with Smithy, but away from TV — her life is perfectly normal

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51 h. ago ‘Nature’s original engineers’: scientists explore the amazing potential of fungi

Unique properties of fungi have led to groundbreaking innovations in recent years, from nappies to electronicsFrom the outside, it looks like any ordinary nappy – one of the tens of billions that end up in landfill each year. But the Hiro diaper comes with an unusual companion: a sachet of freeze-dried fungi to sprinkle over a baby’s gloopy excretions.The idea is to kickstart a catalytic process that could see the entire nappy – plastics and all – broken down into compost within a year. Continue reading...

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51 h. ago Psychopath... or sociopath? How to work out if someone in YOUR life is one

For centuries we've had a strong cultural sense of what a sociopath is: someone who takes no issue with inflicting pain and will manipulate and deceive those around them for personal gain.

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52 h. ago When science fiction becomes reality: Scientists reveal what would REALLY happen if the sun started to dim like in Project Hail Mary

What would happen if the sun started to dim? Scientists have revealed the terrifying answer to this question, which is the subject of the upcoming science fiction blockbuster, Project Hail Mary.

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55 h. ago David Lammy blocks release of 'maniac' killer with 'psychopath' tattoo who bludgeoned doctor to death

Reginald Wilson was set to be freed from jail this week after 34 years behind bars for the murder of Dr David Birkett

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55 h. ago Killer with "psychopath" and "chaos" tattooed on his head has release blocked at eleventh hour

Reginald Wilson was due to be released from prison this week after spending 34 years behind bars for the brutal murder of Dr David Birkett

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57 h. ago 'I'm a food scientist and there's only one way to cook tofu properly'

Tofu is a versatile plant-based protein that can be used in a variety of dishes, but it can be difficult to make it truly stand out - until now, according to a food scientist

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59 h. ago Revealed: Europe’s water reserves drying up due to climate breakdown

Exclusive: UCL scientists find large swathes of southern Europe are drying up, with ‘far-reaching’ implicationsVast swathes of Europe’s water reserves are drying up, a new analysis using two decades of satellite data reveals, with freshwater storage shrinking across southern and central Europe, from Spain and Italy to Poland and parts of the UK.Scientists at University College London (UCL), working with Watershed Investigations and the Guardian, analysed 2002–24 data from satellites, which track changes in Earth’s gravitational field. Continue reading...

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65 h. ago First 'Bible map' published 500 years ago still influences how we think about borders, scientists argue

The first ever map in the Bible revolutionised map-making despite being printed the wrong way round, a new study reveals.

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66 h. ago Bird flu could be ‘resistant’ to body’s defence system, scientists warn

A new study has shown that bird flu continues to thrive even during a fever

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2 d. ago 'Worrying' virus resistant to body's defense system... as experts warn of looming 'pandemic threat'

One of the body's key defenses against infection is a fever. Scientists say this may not work against rampaging virus.

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