False memories can be REVERSED using interview techniques, study finds

The human brain is susceptible to suggestive comments, subliminal messages and other tricks that create false memories, but new research has found a way to reverse fabricated ideas. Previous work has focused on planting fictitious events in people’s memories, but teams from Germany and the UK collaborated in developing interview techniques to undo them.  Subjects … Read more

Reality TV editor reveals the shocking truth about ‘manipulative’ editing techniques

Reality TV insider reveals the shocking truth about ‘manipulative’ editing techniques – but insists you can’t make a ‘lovely person’ into a villain By Mary Mrad For Daily Mail Australia Published: 22:39 GMT, 25 February 2021 | Updated: 23:27 GMT, 25 February 2021 One of Australia’s most successful reality TV editors has revealed the truth … Read more

Robert Irwin, 16, reveals the unusual ‘uncle techniques’ he plans to use on his niece

‘I’m sure Bindi will be fine with it!’ Robert Irwin, 16, reveals the unusual ‘uncle techniques’ he plans to use when his niece arrives in 2021 during very enthusiastic Sunrise interview By Nicole Douglas For Daily Mail Australia Published: 00:27 GMT, 30 October 2020 | Updated: 00:39 GMT, 30 October 2020 He’s set to become … Read more

400-year-old goat remains find helps DNA conservation techniques

A hiker came across a surprising sight in a remote area of the Italian Alps – the preserved remains of a 400-year-old goat. With only half of its body sticking out of the ice, Hermann Oberlechner said the animal’s skin ‘looked like leather, completely hairless.’   Oberlechner had hiked six hours into the mountains, so an … Read more

‘Priceless’ Mayan wall paintings found in Guatemala blend indigenous techniques with Spanish motifs

‘Priceless’ Mayan wall paintings discovered in a house in Guatemala blend indigenous techniques with colonial-era Spanish motifs, researchers have revealed. The artworks — thought to date back to around 1524–1821 AD — were first uncovered in 2003 during renovations of the property, which lies in the town of Chajul. Wall art from this period is normally … Read more

Bronze Age warriors developed sophisticated sword-fighting techniques

Warriors duelling with bronze swords in the millennia before iron weapons were crafted employed sophisticated fighting methods, a study has found.  Researchers assessed the dings and dents on 110 Bronze Age swords and used modern replicas and hand-to-hand combat to investigate the cause of the damage. They discovered evidence of fighting methods similar to those … Read more