Insects May Disappear within 100 Years, Study Says Posted April 15, 2019 A study revealed that insects could vanish in the future because of their rapid population decline. Researchers made this discovery after analyzing 73 existing…
US Government Agency Proposes New Regulations for Sun Protection Products Posted April 14, 2019 The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) put forward a proposal for new regulations on over-the-counter sun protection products. Recently, th…
Startup Company Launches Robot Companion for the Elderly Posted April 13, 2019 Israel-based startup Intuition Robotics has released a digital companion robot for elderly people in January. ElliQ is a small robot that looks like a combined tablet and speak…
UK Schools Experience Large Decline in Foreign Language Learning Posted April 12, 2019 Foreign language learning in UK secondary schools has dropped significantly, according to research by the British Broadcasting Company (BBC). Over 2,000 secondary schools parti…
Music Negatively Affects Creativity, Study Finds Posted April 11, 2019 A new study claims that music negatively affects creativity. Psychologists from different universities in Europe determined the effect of background music on one’s ability to d…
Satellites in Space Increase Risk of Space Collisions Posted April 10, 2019 Internet startup OneWeb recently launched satellites that may increase the risk of space collisions. The company launched the first six satellites of its planned satellite netw…
Facebook to Merge Messaging Features of Messenger, Instagram, and WhatsApp Posted April 9, 2019 Facebook is planning to merge Messenger, Instagram, and WhatsApp. The plan is to integrate only the messaging function of the three platforms. Other functions of the social net…
Lego Announces Growth in 2018 after 2017 Decline Posted April 8, 2019 Renowned toy company Lego returns to growth in 2018, a year after the company reported a drop in sales and revenue for the first time in 13 years. After the slump in 2017, Lego…
Household Activities Contribute to Air Pollution, Study Reveals Posted April 7, 2019 Doing basic household activities can make homes as polluted as a big city, a study says. Researchers from the University of Colorado Boulder in the United States reached this c…
Students Passing through Unsafe Areas More Likely to Skip School Posted April 6, 2019 Students who pass through streets with high crime rates are more likely to be absent in school, according to a recent research by a team from Johns Hopkins University. The team…