Movies that portray the end of the world or post-apocalyptic scenarios – known as ‘prepper’ films – have helped viewers deal with the coronavirus pandemic, a study claims. Psychologists have found that people who have been watching movies depicting social chaos and the collapse of global order are better prepared for the virus. Fans of … Read more
Stonehenge’s huge blocks DID arrive over land as archaeologists debunk theory the Neolithic slabs were rafted from Wales to Salisbury Plain Archaeologists may have debunked a theory on how the slabs were transported Using chemical analysis they found the stones came from near Abergavenny This means it is unlikely that the stones were taken on rafts on … Read more
New research recommends a good stretch to help protect against us heart diseases, diabetes and stroke by loosening our arteries. Just three months of passive stretching helps improve blood flow by making it easier for arteries to dilate and decreasing their stiffness, Italian scientists report. Passive stretching involves an external force, such as another person … Read more
Spotify launches a $12.99 per month premium plan for COUPLES that merges their music tastes together with shared playlists The plan will attempt to court couples to join Spotify premium It allows them to merge music tastes and curates joint playlists Users can still keep their individual accounts and listening histories The plan option is … Read more
What started as a way to increase public safety in San Diego has turned into a mass surveillance tool to gather evidence against Black Lives Matter protesters. A report finds the local police department collected footage from smart streetlights across the city to look for evidence linked to vandalism and looting with the hopes of … Read more
Hackers used ransomware to take over parts of UC San Francisco’s network and extorted $1.14million in exchange for returning access to their files University of California San Francisco lost control of some of its files in a hack Ransomware was used to encrypt files and UCSF agreed to pay for their return UCSF hasn’t said … Read more
People using handheld devices at a cafe and driving cars equipped with television screens may sound like our reality, but these scenarios are sketches from a 1947 French film. ‘Télévision: Oeil de Demain,’ or ‘Television: Eye of Tomorrow,’ not only predicts a range of modern-day technologies, but also how human’s behave with the devices. The … Read more
Numerous decapitated sea lions discovered on Vancouver Island and some were completed skinned – experts believe humans are at fault A resident of Vancouver Island, Canada discovered decapitated sea lions Deborah Short has found five carcasses since April along a path near the shoreline Experts are not yet sure what caused the deaths, but suspect it … Read more
Apple re-closes 25 percent of its US stores after COVID-19 spike sweeps states across the country Apple will close another 30 stores this week after a surge of COVID-19 That brings the total to 77 stores, or more than 25 percent of stores in the US Apple had recently begun to open stores as cases … Read more
What does space smell like? Firm recreates the aroma as a fragrance based on accounts from NASA astronauts who say it is a mixture of seared steak, raspberries and rum NASA created the smell of space in a lab back in 2008 to train astronauts The scent has been locked away for nearly a decade … Read more