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Culture
Happiness Higher Among Indigenous Communities, Study Finds
A new study has shed light on the connection between happiness and wealth with high life satisfaction being reported among small-scale societies, mostly Indigenous peoples, with low incomes. This dispels the myth that material wealth alone makes people happy...
Ancient Greece
Scientists Decode Golden Ratio of Ancient Greek Riace Bronze Statues
One of the famous ancient Greek Riace Bronzes was found to have had its teeth designed following the mathematical value of the golden ratio.
Business
Billionaires Invest in Anti-Aging to Live Longer Than Other Humans
Billionaires such as Jeff Bezos and Mark Zuckerberg are investing in anti-aging technologies and could soon utilize their fortunes to lengthen their lives and live far longer than any human previously had.
Scientists reckon that impressive advances in anti-aging research...
Africa
Giant Ancient Fish Preyed on Human Ancestors
South African researchers have recently unearthed 360 million-year-old fossils belonging to a previously unknown species of fish.
The findings, which were published in the official journal PLOS One, reveal that this ancient fish was a voracious predator that likely preyed...
Science
Space Invaders Brought Gold and Platinum to Earth, Yale Scientists Say
Scientists at Yale and the Southwest Research Institute (SwRI) delved into the mysteries of gold and platinum's origins. Their research provides a fresh perspective on how these precious metals made their way to shallow pockets within Earth's mantle.
The study,...
Health
Immortal Jellyfish DNA Could Extend Human Life, Scientists Say
Eötvös Loránd University scientists Dr. Ádám Sturm and Dr. Tibor Vellai have made a new breakthrough in figuring out why we age.
Their research focused on something called "transposable elements" (TEs) in our DNA. Think of TEs as movable parts...
Education
Greek Student Teams Win in International Biology Competition
Two teams of Greek students from the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki and from the University of Thessaly were distinguished for two separate projects in the acclaimed international competition in synthetic biology, iGem 2023, which took place in Paris earlier...
Greek news
First Signs of Life on Earth Uncovered in Santorini Volcano
Heat-resistant microorganisms were uncovered in the sub-seabed of a Santorini submarine volcano in the first study of its kind.
Science
Each Nostril Smells the World Uniquely, Study Reveals
New research by three top universities in the U.S. has uncovered an interesting fact about our brains. Our two nostrils, despite being right next to each other, are kind of doing their own thing when it comes to smelling.
Scientists have...
entertainment
Study Reveals Scariest Horror Movies in History
A recent scientific study focusing on the horror movie genre has shed light on the scariest films ever produced. With the help of advanced technology, researchers analyzed viewers’ physiological responses during specially organized screenings. The study, known as the...