Small and ‘invisible’ words like ‘a’, ‘the’ and ‘it’ appear in a similar pattern across most narratives ranging from Dickens to Spielberg – forming a blueprint for storytelling, a study has found. Researchers from Lancaster University and the University of Texas recorded 39,000 uses of these words in fictional and non-fictional text from novels to … Read more
An imaginary barrier cast with a toy wand is enough to stop children from cheating during exams, a new study shows. In experiments, psychologists demonstrated that a theoretical line was enough to prevent kids from sneaking a look at answers to a maths test on an adjacent table. Researchers tested hundreds of children in several … Read more
Prince Andrew is now so irrelevant he was invisible at his own daughter’s wedding but, be honest, ladies – haven’t most middle-aged men outlived their usefulness? We know the Royals don’t do things like the rest of us, but Princess Beatrice’s wedding last weekend was a first. The father of the bride was nowhere to … Read more
Prince Andrew is now so irrelevant he was invisible at his own daughter’s wedding but, be honest, ladies – haven’t most middle-aged men outlived their usefulness? We know the Royals don’t do things like the rest of us, but Princess Eugenie’s wedding last weekend was a first. The father of the bride was nowhere to … Read more
The amount of energy able to be harvested from ‘invisible light’ and used in solar cells has been given a significant boost thanks to a new technology. Scientists in Australia and the United States turned low energy light into heavy energy light able to be captured by solar cells using ‘oxygen’ as a key ingredient. … Read more
Demi Lovato splashed out a cool $5000 an hour to rent an ‘invisible house’ in the desert in Joshua Tree, California, for a romantic getaway with her boyfriend Max Ehrich. The house is one of America’s most iconic homes and has a mirrored glass exterior which reflects its beautiful natural surroundings and while guests can see … Read more
Hummingbirds can spot at least eight colours that are invisible to humans, a study has found. Humans have three types of light-sensitive cone in their eyes, enabling them to see red, green and blue. But birds have a fourth – ultraviolet – revealing colours we can’t even imagine. The difference means that while man can … Read more
Former US President George W. Bush has issued a rousing call to Americans to unite during the coronavirus pandemic, while current President Donald Trump continues to lock horns with Democrats over the nation’s response. Bush, whose own White House tenure saw the US ravaged by the September 11 terrorist attacks, sent a message to the American people … Read more
Former US President George W. Bush has issued a rousing call to Americans to unite during the coronavirus pandemic, while current President Donald Trump continues to lock horns with Democrats over the nation’s response. Bush, whose own White House tenure saw the US ravaged by the September 11 terrorist attacks, sent a message to the American people … Read more
The moon will reach its furthest point away from the Earth in its elliptical orbit this week, in a rare event called a ‘micromoon’. A micromoon is the opposite of the supermoon, when the Moon appears bigger and fuller in the sky than normal due to its proximity to Earth. This New Moon phase will … Read more