Middle-aged radicalization: Why are so many of Britain"s rioters in their 40s and 50s?
Look closely at the pictures of the violent unrest that has spread across England and Northern Ireland and you will notice something that is not being spoken about. The rioters seen fighting, attacking police and setting fire to buildings are often m.....»»
Good relationships and sex education can help teens understand when behavior is abusive or controlling
Nearly half of young people aged between 13 and 17 who have been in a relationship in the past year have experienced violent or controlling behavior, according to a recent survey from charity the Youth Endowment Fund......»»
Butchered bones suggest violent "othering" of enemies in Bronze Age Britain
Archaeologists have analyzed more than 3,000 human bones and bone fragments from the Early Bronze Age site of Charterhouse Warren, England, concluding that the people were massacred, butchered, and likely partly consumed by enemies as a means to dehu.....»»
Land use in tropical regions: Biodiversity loss due to agricultural trade three times higher than thought
Exporting agricultural products from tropical regions to China, the U.S., the Middle East, and Europe is three times more harmful to biodiversity than previously assumed......»»
World"s oldest known wild bird is expecting again, aged 74
Parenting can be tough, even for the young and energetic, but one elderly albatross is about to go through it all again—at the ripe old (and apparently record-setting) age of 74......»»
M4 Mac mini was almost even smaller, but design compromises were made
The redesign of the M4 Mac mini could've been even smaller, Apple executives have admitted, but there were quite a few tradeoffs needed to produce the best version yet.The M4 Mac mini [middle] between an older Mac mini [below] and an Apple TV [above].....»»
Sit right in the middle of the action with this Sony wearable speaker, now $100 off!
It’s a pulse-pounding home theater on your shoulders with the Sony Bravia Theater U Wearable TV Speaker, now on sale through the manufacturer for only $100......»»
A third of people from Chicago carry concealed handguns in public before they reach middle age, 25-year study finds
Around a third (32%) of people who grew up in Chicago have carried a concealed firearm on the city streets at least once by the time they turn 40 years old, according to a major study of gun usage taking in a quarter of a century of data......»»
Boomeranging: Why some adults stay closely tied to their parents" home, and how to keep the peace
Picture this: a man in his 40s unpacks his holiday suitcase, only to find an entire rack of lamb and a giant cheese pie carefully tucked in by his mother......»»
Analysis confirms identity of specimen that changed the origins of modern lizards by millions of years
A tiny skeleton, unearthed from Triassic-aged rocks in a quarry near Bristol, is at least 205 million years old and the oldest modern-type lizard on record......»»
TikTok will ban beauty filters by under 18s over mental health impact
TikTok has announced that it is responding to new legislation in the UK and EU by introducing a ban on the use of beauty filters by those aged under 18. The ban will be implemented worldwide … more….....»»
User language distorts ChatGPT information on armed conflicts, study shows
When asked in Arabic about the number of civilian casualties killed in the Middle East conflict, ChatGPT gives significantly higher casualty numbers than when the prompt was written in Hebrew, as a new study by the Universities of Zurich and Constanc.....»»
Storms bring chaos to Ireland, France, UK
Ireland, Britain and France faced travel chaos on Saturday and one person died as a winter storm battered northwest Europe with strong winds, heavy rain, snow and ice......»»
Staggering temperature rise predicted for the Middle East and North Africa
The Middle East and North Africa, which already include some of the hottest and driest spots on Earth, are undergoing accelerated climate change and will reach warming thresholds two to three decades earlier than the rest of the world, a new study re.....»»
Discriminatory job ads for iPhone workers ended after Reuters report; Apple didn’t comment
Reuters found discriminatory job ads for iPhone workers in India, with recruitment leaflets stating that women applying for positions with Foxconn must be unmarried and aged 18 to 32. The offending ads have been withdrawn following the launch of s.....»»
Apple reportedly releasing AirTag 2 next year with these 3 improvements
According to Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman, Apple is preparing the release of 2 around the “middle of next year.” The design will stay pretty similar but will improve on the original model in three key ways. more….....»»
French women had more power in the Middle Ages than after the revolution, historian says
The Middle Ages were not all about tyrannical rulers and power struggles. Cooperation, compromise, and women in power were also common, according to a historian at the University of Oslo......»»
Autumn leaves are staying green for longer in Britain. Here"s why
Every year people ask me, "why haven't the leaves fallen yet?" If autumn starts on September 1, then by early November winter should be well on its way. And yet, an amateur photographer who has captured the season's colors for several years in southe.....»»
Global convection-permitting model accurately predicts plum rain event
The plum rain is a persistent and extensive rainfall phenomenon that frequently occurs in East Asia during summer, primarily affecting regions along the latitudes of the middle and lower reaches of the Yangtze River in China to the Kyushu Island in J.....»»
Great Britain lags behind Europe on restricting gambling marketing, new research shows
A new study, by the University of Bristol and Ipsos, adds to mounting evidence showing gambling marketing needs much stricter national regulation......»»
Beach kindergarten helps kids grasp early STEM concepts
Deakin University research has for the first time observed the science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) learning benefits of 'blue space' education settings for pre-school aged children......»»