Suicide isn't just an older man's problem
Mar 10, 2016 14:03 pm UTC| Life
Suicide data for Australia released this week show rates among young people are at the highest theyve been for over a decade, and now account for around one-third of all deaths in those aged 15 to 24. This increasing...
Emotionally intelligent employees may come with a dark side - manipulation
Mar 10, 2016 04:36 am UTC| Life
Employees who may seem emotionally intelligent and an asset to the workplace may also be emotionally manipulative and this may be detrimental to workplaces in the long run, preliminary findings of a survey show. The...
Why life is tougher for short men and overweight women
Mar 09, 2016 14:16 pm UTC| Life Health
Are you a short man or an overweight woman? If so, you may have a slight disadvantage in life compared with taller men and thinner women. Our latest study has found evidence that men who are shorter due to their genes...
What your gaming name reveals about your personality
Mar 09, 2016 09:11 am UTC| Life
People online often live behind a veil of anonymity and video gamers are no exception. Hundreds of millions of people play online games every day and are known to others only by the short user name they choose for...
Where people live influences whether they stop working before pension age
Mar 09, 2016 08:22 am UTC| Life
The longer life expectancy of people in industrialised countries means governments are raising the ages at which citizens can apply for state pensions. In the UK, state pension age for both men and women is set to rise...
To beat the 'throwaway' waste crisis, we must design loveable objects – that last
Mar 08, 2016 10:42 am UTC| Life
We live in a world drowning in objects: households with a television in each room; kitchen cupboards stuffed with waffle makers, blenders and cappuccino whisks; drawers filled to bursting with pocket-sized devices powered...
Everything you ever wanted to know about nuisance phone calls
Mar 08, 2016 10:40 am UTC| Life
Weve all experienced it. Your phone rings, you pick it up, say hello and its someone you dont know trying to sell you something or a recorded message. Nuisance calls can be irritating, time-wasting and for some people,...
Gabon: post-coup dialogue has mapped out path to democracy – now military leaders must act
IceCube researchers detect a rare type of energetic neutrino sent from powerful astronomical objects