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Always Push Your Chair In? Psychology Says It May Reveal This Personality Trait

You finish lunch, stand up, and automatically slide your chair back under the table while everyone else is already walking away. It may seem like a meaningless habit, but small repeated behaviors can sometimes reflect broader patterns in how people approach responsibility, organization, and shared spaces. In personality psychology, those…

Everybody Loves Your Money · Oct 17

Astronomers have spotted two giant gas plants forming around a baby star in deep space

Using the European Southern Observatory’s Very Large Telescope, a team of scientists have observed two giant gas planets forming around a young star in what appears to be a new, emerging solar system.

Euronews · Mar 25

'Is it just a scam...': Row over photo of 'Indian students' at the queue of Irish university food bank

A photo published by The Irish Times triggered a fresh wave of attacks on Indians as a social media user pointed out that a man seen on the photo looked Indian. The Irish Times reported that University of Galway food bank turns away hundreds of students each week, as there…

The Times of India · Feb 23

‘Longing for home’: letters of Irish emigrants to US reveal 400 years of trials and triumphs

A collection of more than 7,000 letters will form a publicly accessible digital archive that offers a window to the past

The Guardian - UK · Mar 17, 2024

Flame retardant chemicals can cause serious health risks – and they only slow fire by a few seconds

House fires are many people’s worst nightmare. But chemicals created decades ago to protect people’s homes from out of control flames opened our front doors to a new menace: toxic chemicals. Ones that we are consistently exposed to in our homes, offices and vehicles.

The Conversation · Nov 15, 2023

Pregnant women give hope for effective gestational diabetes treatment: Study

Researchers have made significant progress in the treatment of gestational diabetes mellitus after a clinical trial involving pregnant women gave new hope to expectant mothers suffering from the condition. Read further on Dynamite News:

Dynamite News · Oct 8, 2023

Study results hailed ‘significant step forward’ managing diabetes in pregnancy

Gestational diabetes, characterised by elevated blood sugar levels during pregnancy, affects almost three million women worldwide every year.

The Independent UK · Oct 3, 2023

AI-powered drug implant hailed as ‘revolutionary’ for chronic conditions

New AI-powered technologies can be used to treat a range of long-term illnesses such as diabetes

The Independent UK · Aug 30, 2023

The hidden dangers of home cooking

Queue up the delivery apps. Perhaps cooking at home actually isn't the best approach?

Salon · Apr 24, 2023

False widow spider caught eating shrew as Irish scientists investigate

A pygmy shrew was captured on a spider’s web on a bedroom window, the noble false widow spider then paralysed and hoisted the shrew up before eating it

Irish Mirror · Feb 21, 2023