Leading Optometrist, Dhruvin Patel is a specialist in the impact of blue light on eye health – that is light produced by phone and computer screens. Blue Light can make it harder to fall asleep and have an impact on the health of eyes Researchers say exposure to blue light could increase the risk of … Read more
A new generation of wearable devices powered by human sweat instead of electrolytes in batteries could help reduce harmful electronic waste. Researchers in Scotland have developed a flexible supercapacitor made from an absorbent polyester cloth, which wraps around the arm during exercise. Positive and negative ions in the wearer’s sweat interact with the cloth’s surface, … Read more
Letting children make their own decisions about food and what they eat can lead to better nutrition and healthier lifelong eating behaviours, a study reports. The American Heart Association recommends reduced parental pressure on children to eat meals, a wider variety of healthy eating options and an overall ‘positive eating atmosphere’. Such factors encourage children … Read more
Neighh-ver forget! Horses can recognize photos of their owners even after six months or more apart, according to new study A study in France tested horses’ abilities to recognize photos of their keepers The horses were presented with two screens with photos of two humans Initially the screens showed random humans, but over time one … Read more
More than 73 million user records have been stolen from a number of online services and are being sold on the dark web for a total of $18,000. The hacker group, named ‘ShinyHunters’, scraped data from at least 10 companies including Zoosk, Chatbooks and the StarTribune. The online dating app, Zoosk, had the largest breach, … Read more
Classic Disney movies like the Jungle Book and The Little Mermaid can help improve the quality of life for cancer patients going through chemotherapy, a study found. Researchers from the Medical University of Vienna played female cancer patients Disney movies on portable DVD players during a controlled clinical trial. After six cycles of chemotherapy, patients … Read more
End of the reply all nightmare? Microsoft rolls out feature in Office 365 and Exchange that stops replies from being sent to every recipient Microsoft adds reply-all protection to Office 365 and Exchange It detects 10 reply-all emails to over 5,000 recipients within 60 minutes The email service blocks all replies in the thread for the … Read more
New study reveals how Chinook salmon use the Earth’s magnetic field as a kind of GPS signal to help navigate in the ocean Researchers confirmed the existence of magnetite crystals in Chinook salmon The crystals allow the salmon to sense magnetic pulses from the Earth They use these pulses as a biological GPS signal to … Read more
Skeletons of two ancient ‘warrior women’ whose lived 1,500 years ago may have inspired the story of Mulan are discovered in Mongolia Experts uncovered numerous skeletons at a cemetery in Mongolia Two of the skeletons stood out because of the unique markings on the bones The two females’ bones showed they were very athletic when … Read more
Space junk is littering the final frontier and Russia has contributed more to the collection than any other country. A new infographic reveals which countries owns the garbage floating in space and Russia is responsible for 14,403 pieces and the US comes in second with 8,734. The compiled data shows more than 30,000 particles from … Read more