"I don"t think I can cope financially": People are putting off parenthood because of austerity
Britain's birth rates are plunging. The number of babies being born has been in steep decline since 2017. Now, researchers are investigating early signs that the pandemic may have caused rates to drop even further......»»
New study shows treating work like a game drives results
A study from West Virginia University engineers demonstrates that people's completion of monotonous assembly tasks improves when doing those tasks involves playing a game......»»
Mozilla’s privacy service drops a provider with ties to people-search sites
Owner of Onerep removal service launched "dozens of people-search services." Enlarge (credit: Mozilla) Mozilla's Monitor Plus, a service launched by the privacy-minded tech firm in February, notes on its pitch page that.....»»
Can being too enthusiastic about work have its downsides?
How much do you love your job? Some employees show up every day, profoundly passionate about their company's mission. Others are extrinsically motivated and work primarily because they need to financially support their family or enjoy the social stat.....»»
Brazil"s Indigenous people turn to EU to save their savanna
An EU law banning deforestation-derived products comes into effect at the end of 2024, but for Brazilian Indigenous people it contains an unbearable loophole: the Cerrado, Brazil's vast wooded savanna, is excluded from its scope......»»
Why is this obscure 2022 Mel Gibson thriller so popular on Netflix right now?
A n obscure 2022 Mel Gibson thriller is massively popular on Netflix right now. Here's why people are watching it and why you should, too......»»
Apple TV+ was announced five years ago on March 25, 2019
Apple TV+ has now been with us for almost half a decade, and it appears to have been a success financially — but it's certainly a hit for audiences.Apple TV+ being promoted in an Apple Store in 2019Unbelievably, it was back in 2019 when Oprah Winfr.....»»
Food prices will climb everywhere as temperatures rise due to climate change
Climate change, and specifically rising temperatures, may cause food prices to increase by 3.2% per year, according to a new study by researchers in Germany. As climate change continues to worsen, this price inflation will mean more and more people a.....»»
We have revealed a unique time capsule of Australia"s first coastal people from 50,000 years ago
Barrow Island, located 60 kilometers off the Pilbara in Western Australia, was once a hill overlooking an expansive coast. This was the northwestern shelf of the Australian continent, now permanently submerged by the ocean......»»
Rescuers race to find trapped people as Brazil storms kill at least 20
Rescuers in boats and aircraft raced against the clock Sunday to help isolated people in Brazil's mountainous southeast after storms and heavy rains killed at least 20 people......»»
Climate change is shifting the zones where plants grow. Here"s what that could mean for your garden
With the arrival of spring in North America, many people are gravitating to the gardening and landscaping section of home improvement stores, where displays are overstocked with eye-catching seed packs and benches are filled with potted annuals and p.....»»
HomeKit Weekly: Sylvania’s low-cost HomeKit bulb makes it possible to upgrade all of your lights without taking out a HELOC
There are countless options for HomeKit native bulbs that you can buy to transform how your smart home operates completely. The problem for many people is that when you’re looking to change your entire home from traditional bulbs to HomeKit bulbs,.....»»
How to turn off Apple"s Journal "Discoverable by Others" setting that"s enabled by default
Apple's Journal app automatically opts you into sharing your location with people around you — kind of. The truth is complicated. Here's what it specifically means, and how to opt out.How to opt out of Journal's 'Discoverable by Others' featureIn D.....»»
iPhone 14 Problems: 5 Things Users Need to Know
iPhone 14, iPhone 14 Plus, iPhone 14 Pro, and iPhone 14 Pro Max users are running into a variety of issues. Some of these problems are actual bugs while others are a matter of people getting used to the latest version iOS 17 and/or their new phone. i.....»»
Putting a new spin on 1T phase tantalum disulfide: Scientists uncover a hidden electronic state
Research often unfolds as a multistage process. The solution to one question can spark several more, inspiring scientists to reach further and look at the larger problem from several different perspectives. Such projects can often be the catalyst for.....»»
Why is DNA almost always a right-handed helix? Exploring the causes of chirality
Why is the heart slightly on the left side of the body for most people? Why is DNA almost always a right-handed helix? Same with alpha helices, the building blocks of proteins. Chirality, or handedness, is everywhere in biology, but the reasons can b.....»»
Dragon’s Dogma 2 changed how I look at fast travel in video games
Fast travel is notably restrictive in Dragon's Dogma 2. While that might sound off-putting, I found it to be one of the game's greatest strengths......»»
Attackers are targeting financial departments with SmokeLoader malware
Financially motivated hackers have been leveraging SmokeLoader malware in a series of phishing campaigns predominantly targeting Ukrainian government and administration organizations. The phishing campaign The Ukrainian SSSCIP State Cyber Protection.....»»
A new way to quantify climate change impacts: "Outdoor days"
For most people, reading about the difference between a global average temperature rise of 1.5 C versus 2 C doesn't conjure up a clear image of how their daily lives will actually be affected. So, researchers at MIT have come up with a different way.....»»
How comparison options affect stock buys
Should I invest my money with a small chance of big returns? Or is it better to pick investments that promise a series of modest returns? A psychologist from the University of Basel conducted a scientific experiment to study when people prefer certai.....»»
iPhone 15 Problems: 5 Things Users Need to Know
iPhone 15, iPhone 15 Plus, iPhone 15 Pro, and iPhone 15 Pro Max users are running into a variety of issues. Some of these problems are actual bugs and others are a matter of people getting used to iOS 17 and their new iPhones. iPhone 15, iPhone 15 Pl.....»»