Bottlenose dolphins smile at each other when they play – new study reveals how and why: Dolphins have an irresistible charm for people. They are extremely playful at all ages and often play alone, surfing the waves, leaping into the air, performing flips and striking the water with their tail flukes. They also play with …
How autistic and non-autistic people can understand each other better: Autistic people often experience difficulties with social communication. It’s so common, in fact, that it’s one of the central criteria for an autism diagnosis. For as long as we have been diagnosing autism, doctors and researchers have regarded social communication difficulties as autistic “impairments”. But …
These Articles on MyPR Averaged More Than 3 Minutes Reading Time Each: In the world of web stats and performance there is really only one indicator that can tell a PR Professional that their content is receiving love from people. No – it is NOT the number of times that it has been viewed but …
Dating someone with a different mother tongue? Learning each other’s language will enrich your relationship: Dragon Images/Shutterstock Are you in a relationship with someone who grew up speaking a different language to you? Perhaps you’re dating, and wondering about your long-term future. You’re far from alone. In 2021, 9.5 million of the people in the …
Napoleon and Josephine’s real relationship was intense – but they loved power more than each other: When Vanessa Kirby was announced to play Josephine in Ridley Scott’s Napoleon, it caused a ripple of surprise among historians. Kirby is considerably younger than the actor in title role, Joaquin Phoenix (14 years her senior), but in fact, …
Female animals teach each other to choose unusual males – new research: alexroch/Shutterstock My friend recently changed their favourite celebrity crush from Anna Kendrick to Lily James. While some people could see the attraction, others might not. So, what is it that attracts us to potential mates? A new study suggests that female animals learn …
Male rhesus macaques often have sex with each other – a trait they have inherited in part from their parents: Male same-sex sexual behaviour was widespread in a population of rhesus macaques. Sam Edwards, CC BY-NC-ND Homosexual behaviour is not limited to humans. Biologists have reported homosexual behaviour in many species of wild animal, ranging …
It could cost the taxpayer £169,000 to deport each migrant to Rwanda – and possibly even more: The Home Office has revealed how much it believes it will cost to send migrants arriving in the UK to Rwanda – a staggering £169,000 per person. This estimate is even more surprising when you consider that one …
Three scenarios for the next phase of the Ukraine war and what each means for China: Beijing is positioning itself to increase its global power at the end of the Ukraine war. But the question right now for China’s president Xi Jinping is which scenario is most likely to happen, what role China can play, …
UK laundry releases microfibres weighing the equivalent of 1,500 buses each year: Around 35% of the microplastics contaminating the world’s oceans come from washing our clothes. When washed, synthetic clothing sheds tiny plastic fragments (typically shorter than 5mm). Known as microfibres, these fragments are a common type of microplastic, and when released pose a serious …
Why we feel like Christmas comes around more quickly each year: How can it be December already. Luis Molinero/Shutterstock Think back to your childhood. December was the longest of months. It might have been filled with rehearsing school nativity performances, writing up your wishlist and savouring the morning’s advent calendar chocolate. But at times it …
Do mushrooms really use language to talk to each other? A fungi expert investigates: Alexander_Volkov/Shutterstock Nearly all of Earth’s organisms communicate with each other in one way or another, from the nods and dances and squeaks and bellows of animals, through to the invisible chemical signals emitted by plant leaves and roots. But what about …
Each Antarctic tourist effectively melts 83 tonnes of snow – new research: Foto 4440 / shutterstock Every summer, as the sea ice surrounding Antarctica retreats, tens of thousands of tourists and scientists flock to the landmass by boat and plane. The remote continent is becoming increasingly accessible – during the 2019-20 season, the number of …
COP26: Two worlds talked past each other — or never even met: Delegates arrive at the COP26 climate summit on November 4, 2021 in Glasgow, Scotland. Photo by Christopher Furlong/Getty Images At the 2021 UN climate change conference in Glasgow, moving between the corporate slickness of the official “Blue Zone” (a UN-managed space which hosts …
Reducing air travel by small amounts each year could level off the climate impact: Aviation is a significant contributor to global greenhouse gas emissions. Free-Photos/Pixabay, CC BY-SA Just before the pandemic, aircraft engines were burning one billion litres of fuel a day. But then the number of daily civil aviation flights fell from 110,000 to …
South Africa in the news: T20 World Cup: Each one of us is going to give everything to repeat history, says Rohit: We give it all!!! “This @icc #T20WorldCup each one of us is going to give everything to repeat history. We’re coming for it. India, let’s make it happen. I am #InItToWinIt,” Rohit said …
Labour conference: members aren’t quite tearing chunks out of each other but a distinct air of unease remains: Getting off the bus and walking to the Brighton Centre, the main venue for this year’s Labour conference, it was hard – impossible even – not to ponder on the pathetic fallacy. I’m not referring to a …
South Africa in the news: Man’s mum, dad and brother died of Covid within seven days of each other: Francis Goncalves, from Cardiff, said brother Shaul, 40, mum Charmagne, 65, and dad Basil, 73, died within two weeks of contracting Covid and had not had the vaccine after falling victim to conspiracy …: “South Africa” …