Etsy targeted by child trafficking conspiracy theories

The Etsy company logo is seen at its New York headquarters building on December 13, 2023. Conspiracy theorists who believe in a secret cabal of child sex traffickers have set…

Women’s Tears Chemical Diminish Male Aggression

Summary: A new study reveals that women’s tears contain chemicals that significantly reduce aggression in men. The study, which builds on known effects in rodents, employed a two-person game designed…

Binaural Beats Boost Language Skills

Summary: Researchers conducted a new study exploring the effects of binaural beats (BB) on language comprehension. This study used electroencephalography (EEG) to examine how BB stimulation at beta and gamma…

Sleep Deprivation’s Toll on Emotions

Summary: Researchers examined over fifty years of research to highlight the profound impact of sleep loss on emotional well-being. Analyzing data from 154 studies with 5,715 participants, the research team…

Polymer-air battery research investigates advanced energy storage solutions

NASA, Joby pave the way for air taxis in busy airports

Savvy Verma, left, and Huy Tran, director of aeronautics at NASA’s Ames Research Center in California’s Silicon Valley, center, explain a recent air traffic management simulation to guests at Ames’…

Warner Brothers Discovery explores merger: report

While far from certain, a merger between Warner Brothers Discovery and Paramount Global could spark further consolidation in the media and entertainment industry. Warner Brothers Discovery shares slid more than…

Spinal Stimulation Shows Promise As Depression Treatment

Summary: Researchers conducted a pilot clinical trial showing that spinal cord stimulation (SCS) is a feasible and well-tolerated method with potential to treat major depressive disorder. The trial involved 20…

AI bots lack human touch to be inventors, UK top court rules

Credit: CC0 Public Domain Artificial intelligence programs can’t be named as an inventor for patents, the U.K.’s top court said in a crucial ruling refusing to put machines on a…

Fraud is a problem so big we need to start teaching children how to spot it in schools

Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Have you or someone you know been a victim of fraud? If so, that’s not unusual. The UK’s Office for National Statistics (ONS) reported a rise…