Archivi annuali: 2021

General smartphone usage is a poor predictor of anxiety, depression, or stress say researchers, who advise caution when it comes to digital detoxes. The study published in Technology, Mind, and Behavior was led by Heather Shaw and Kristoffer Geyer from Lancaster University with colleagues from the universities of Bath and Lincoln. They measured the time spent on

In China, 2020 was bid farewell with a flurry of fireworks and the scratching off of 200 million metric tonnes of plastic straws from the nation’s pollution inventory. The anticipated ban comes into effect first with two items, plastic straws and single-use shopping bags, with other single-use plastics to follow. They are one of fewer

The devil-eyed frog and satyr butterfly, species that had not been seen for 30 and 100 years, join a plethora of never-before-seen creatures for field guides in a recent expedition into the Bolivian jungles. At a time when most journals are writing about the number of species disappearing, a sort of rapid-response team for biodiversity

Urgent measures are needed to protect civilian aircraft flying over conflict zones or other areas where military tensions are high, an independent UN human rights expert said on Thursday. Urgent measures are needed to protect civilian aircraft flying over conflict zones or other areas where military tensions are high, an independent UN human rights expert said

The UN human rights office (OHCHR) has voiced deep concerns over the arrests of over 50 individuals under the National Security Law in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, China, and called for their immediate release. The UN human rights office (OHCHR) has voiced deep concerns over the arrests of over 50 individuals under the National