There could be one hundred billion Earth-like planets in our galaxy.
Read the article: Galaxy has ‘billions of Earths’
Category: Science
The opportunity for youngsters to share their problems through texting, email and social networking sites such as Facebook has never been greater. But excessive discussion – known to the experts as co-rumination – can be unhelpful. Repeated conversations among adolescent girls, particularly about romantic disappointments, worsen their mood and create negative emotions, according to the study.
Read the article: Why chatting too long on Facebook can get a girl down
No one knows how bad things have become, though it is clear that tens of thousands have left, real estate prices have crashed and scores of Dubai’s major construction projects have been suspended or canceled. But with the government unwilling to provide data, rumors are bound to flourish, damaging confidence and further undermining the economy.
Read the article: Laid-Off Foreigners Flee as Dubai Spirals Down
Buying life experiences – such as going for vacations or going to the theatre – rather than material possessions leads to greater happiness for both the consumer and those around them, according to new study.
Read the article: Buying life experiences, not material possessions, boosts happiness
It’s more than a little local difficulty that Royal Bank of Scotland yesterday suffered the indignity of becoming a penny stock.
Read the article: Faith in banks
The Bank of England has cut interest rates to 1.5%, the lowest level in its 315-year history, as it continues efforts to aid an economic recovery. The half percentage point reduction brings interest rates below 2% for the first time since the Bank of England was founded in 1694. The Bank has now reduced rates four times from October’s 5% level.
Read the article: Interest rates hit all-time low
Adolf Merckle, one of the world’s richest men, committed suicide yesterday by throwing himself under a train, Bloomberg reports. Financial difficulties, and particularly great losses he suffered on Volkswagen stock, are being cited as the key reason he ended his life.
Read the article: How Porsche hacked the financial system and made a killing
Google.org has apparently, figured out a way to predict the flu, upto two weeks faster than the CDC. The prediction is based on observing trends across geographies for search terms like “flu”.
Read the article: Google Flu Trends
If Santa left a new digital camera under your tree this year…
Read the article: How To: How To Use Your New Digital Camera
Romantic relationships establish special bonds between partners. Oftentimes, passionate rapport leads to permanent partnerships, and ultimately, the start of families.
Sometimes, however, one or both partners place too much emotional weight on their relationship. As a result, men or women may tend to evaluate their self-worth solely based on the outcomes of their romantic interactions. This is what psychologists term as relationship-contingent self-esteem (RCSE), and, according to University of Houston researcher Chip Knee, it’s an unhealthy factor in romantic relationships.
Read full article: Too much commitment may be unhealthy for relationships, UH psychology professor says