Homophobic men who exhibit toxic masculinity traits are more likely to be bullies who are violent and carry out sexual harassment, a study has suggested. Researchers from the US used data from 3,600 men and a new scale of harmful masculinities to explore how toxic masculinity can impact health and society. The team found ‘macho’ men … Read more
From whether to ‘warm the pot’ to Evelyn Waugh’s assertion that only ‘nannies and many governesses’ put the milk in first, the art of tea making is fraught with dispute. Experts from China have now ‘stirred the pot’ by showing how microwaving tea can ruin your cuppa by creating uneven heat distribution throughout the mug. … Read more
Is the Covid-stroke link weaker than doctors thought? Just 2% of Philadelphia coronavirus patients suffered the devastating complication – and less than 1% were under age 50, study finds Of more than 800 patients at a Philadelphia hospital, just 2.4% suffered an ischemic stroke, which occur when blood flow is blocked to the brain The … Read more
Despite not being able to talk, dogs process speech in the same way as humans do, according to a new study. Both dogs and human brains separately process the intonation – how a voice rises and falls – and the meaning of the words spoken. Hungarian researchers used functional MRI – measures brain activity by detecting changes … Read more
More than half of office workers will carry on working from home despite lockdown restrictions set to ease, a survey has found. The Chartered Governance Institute and the Core Project interviewed 94 of Britain’s largest employers and found that 52 per cent of them would continue to operate working from home. The survey of company … Read more
Even with good ventilation, only a small fraction of the novel coronavirus may be filtered out from a room, a new study suggests. Researchers have been looking at how the virus spreads indoors and how aerosol particles, which are expelled though breathing and talking, flow through three settings: classrooms, elevators and supermarkets. In one classroom, ventilation … Read more
While the world works tirelessly to combat the deadly coronavirus, a new report identifies the ‘greatest risk to human health’ – poor air quality. New data from the Air Quality Index (AQLI) reveals air pollution cuts global life expectancy by nearly two years. Nearly a quarter of the world’s population lives in just four south Asian … Read more
More money, more sleep! Study finds those who make 400 percent above the poverty line are more likely to get eight hours of rest each night The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention released a sleep study The agency found that how much money you make determines your sleep Only 55% of those living below the … Read more
The world’s oldest trees are not immortal, but just ageing very slowly, a plant biologist has concluded in a new report. The oldest trees on Earth have stood for nearly 5,000 years and have therefore appeared to hold great promise that some organisms on this planet are eternal. Biologists have long-wondered to what extent these … Read more
Coronavirus death rates fell when states closed schools early on in the pandemic, a new study suggests. Researchers found when K-12 classrooms were shut down, cases temporarily dropped by about two-thirds and deaths decreased by more than half. But states that took action early on saw the greatest effect, according to the team, from Cincinnati … Read more