Cargo ships are emitting boatloads of carbon, and nobody wants to take the blame

Dec 19, 2018 15:19 pm UTC| Insights & Views Nature

Maritime shipping transports 90 percent of the goods traded around the world by volume. Moving large amounts of goods such as oil, computers, blue jeans and wheat across oceans drives the global economy, making it cheaper...

Morning lark or night owl? How our body clocks affect our mental and physical performance

Dec 19, 2018 15:19 pm UTC| Insights & Views Health

Whether youre a morning person or love burning the midnight oil, were all controlled by so-called body clocks. These body clocks (which regulate your circadian rhythms) are inside almost every cell in the body and control...

Bolivia landlocked: how lack of ports hinders economic growth

Dec 19, 2018 15:19 pm UTC| Insights & Views Economy

Bolivia really wants a port (or two) to call its own. For more than a century, the landlocked Latin American country has fought with Chile over sovereign access to the Pacific Ocean and territory that Bolivia lost in a...

How to avoid overspending: uncover the psychology behind why people buy

Dec 19, 2018 15:17 pm UTC| Insights & Views Health

Between 40% and 80% of purchases are impulse buys. Marketers often get blamed for this, but while marketing tactics may be cynical, manipulative, and even deceptive, shoppers are generally wise to their ways. Of greater...

Stand-up comics should concentrate on being funny: so don't take offence if they are

Dec 19, 2018 15:17 pm UTC| Insights & Views Entertainment

Stand-up comedian Konstantin Kisin was recently expected to sign a contract promising to steer clear of a list of potentially offensive topics before playing a UK university gig. Meanwhile US comedian and Saturday Night...

How we're probing the secrets of a giant black hole at our galaxy's centre

Dec 19, 2018 15:16 pm UTC| Insights & Views Science

Supermassive black holes are giant black holes found at the centre of almost every galaxy. Astronomers recently made the clearest image yet of the supermassive black hole at the heart of our own galaxy using the new...

Why are people religious? A cognitive perspective

Dec 19, 2018 15:16 pm UTC| Insights & Views Health

The quick and easy answer to why people are religious is that God in whichever form you believe he/she/they take(s) is real and people believe because they communicate with it and perceive evidence of its involvement in...