Kids’ Trust in Robots vs Humans: A Study in Selective Learning

Summary: A new study explores how children aged three to five gauge the reliability of information from humans and robots. The study found that children display selective trust based on…

Childhood Brain Growth Linked to Gut Microbiome

Summary: A new study uncovers the significant influence of the gut microbiome on cognitive function and brain structure in healthy children. Analyzing data from 381 children in The RESONANCE cohort,…

Italy fines Meta for hosting gambling advertising

Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain Italy’s communications authority said Friday it had fined Facebook’s parent company Meta 5.85 million euros ($6.4 million) for carrying gambling advertising. Italy has outlawed gambling advertising…

Britain likely to generate more electricity from wind, solar and hydro than fossil fuels for the first year ever in 2023

Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain There are many milestones to pass in the transition from a high to low-carbon sustainable energy system. There is the first hour without coal, or oil,…

New material allows for better hydrogen-based batteries and fuel cells

Breakthrough technology amplifies terahertz waves for 6G communication

Case study of cryptocurrency suggests many do not trust its transparency and privacy

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…