BODY RHYTHM AFFECTS BEHAVIOR, SMARTPHONE STUDY CONFIRMS

Tue 18 Apr 2023:  Human body’s rhythms may determine our behavior, according to a smartphone-based study. Researchers from the Leiden University in the Netherlands analyzed the usage data of hundreds of mobile phones and discovered that the human body, both of men and women, has rhythms ranging between seven and 52 days. These cycles influence […]

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FINLAND, WORLD’S HAPPIEST COUNTRY, NOW OFFERING MASTERCLASS ON HAPPINESS FOR FREE

Tue 28 March 2023: Finland, which has been crowned as the world’s happiest country for six years continuously, is now planning to offer a masterclass on happiness to the rest of the world. A four-day masterclass on happiness is being hosted by the Nordic country in June, and its tourism board stated that 10 lucky […]

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WHY IT’S SO HARD TO LEARN FROM YOUR OWN MISTAKES? (SCIENTIFIC EXPLANATION)

Tue 21 March 2023: Do you learn from mistakes? This is especially true when it comes to learning from other people’s mistakes. Your own, on the other hand, are often ignored. But why? You learn less from your own mistakes than from your own successes. Only when it comes to other people’s victories and defeats you do […]

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CANCER WILL COST THE WORLD $25 TRILLION OVER NEXT 30 YEARS: REPORT

A small round melanoma cell at the top and a large, flat melanoma cell underneath it. Credit: Professor Chris Bakal, the ICR. Wed 15 March 2023: The total cost of cancer to the global economy will reach 25.2 trillion international dollars between 2020 and 2050, according to a recent report published in JAMA Oncology. The study […]

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CZECH FREE-DIVER BREAKS WORLD RECORD AFTER PLUNGING 170 FEET IN FROZEN LAKE

Wed 15 March 2023: A Czech man claimed a remarkable feat of human endurance after diving without a wetsuit beneath Switzerland’s Lake Sils and emerging from its 50-meter icy depth. David Vencl, 40, jumped 52.1 meters in a single breath. The achievement follows David’s entry into the Guiness World Records in 2021, when he swam […]

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PAKISTAN RANKED THIRD, BANGLADESH FIFTH AND INDIA EIGHTH IN AIR POLLUTION: SURVEY

Tue 14 March 2023: Lahore in Pakistan has jumped more than 10 places to become the city with the worst air in the world in 2022, according to an annual global survey by a Swiss maker of air purifiers. The report published on Tuesday by IQAir also said Pakistan stood third among the countries with […]

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THE WORLD’S FIRST ISLAMIC ART BIENNALE SHINES A LIGHT ON MUSLIM AFRICAN ARTISTS

Sun 12 March 2023: The inaugural Islamic Arts Biennale is underway in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. (Biennales are large and prestigious international art exhibitions held every two years.) This important new event for the Muslim world features numerous African artists. And the biennale’s artistic director is Sumayya Vally, a South African architecture professor and principal of Counterspace design studio. A rising star in the art […]

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