June 8, 2025
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Parents experience greater meaning in life, study confirms

Representative Image (AI-generated) I once heard someone say, “Having a child is like outsourcing a vital organ that runs around outside all by itself and climbs trees.” Having a child is as fascinating and meaningful as it can also be worrying and exhausting.A new study on parental satisfaction confirms this apparent contradiction. Compared to people […]

Study casts doubt on water flows as cause of streaks on Martian slopes

WASHINGTON: Images taken of Mars from orbit dating back as far as the 1970s have captured curious dark streaks running down the sides of cliffs and crater walls that some scientists have construed as possible evidence of flows of liquid water, suggesting that the planet harbours environments suitable for living organisms.A new study casts doubt […]

US Visa News: 50% of students whose US visas have been revoked by Trump admin are Indians: Study

Majority of the students who lost their visas in Trump crackdown are Indians, a study revealed. The American Immigration Lawyers Association has revealed a study claiming that 50 per cent of the reported cases of US students whose visas got revoked are Indian. The association examined 327 reports of visa revocations by the Donald Trump […]

Trump administration ‘continues to study’ option to fire Fed chair Powell: White House

US President Donald Trump and his administration will “continue to study,” whether it’s possible to remove Federal Reserve chief Jerome Powell, his top White House advisor said on Friday.“The president and his team will continue to study that matter,” National Economic Council director Kevin Hassett told reporters, when questioned about the possibility of Powell’s termination, […]

New study finds no evidence technology causes ‘digital dementia’ in older people

SYDNEY: In the 21st century, digital technology has changed many aspects of our lives. Generative artificial intelligence (AI) is the latest newcomer, with chatbots and other AI tools changing how we learn and creating considerable philosophical and legal challenges regarding what it means to “outsource thinking”. But the emergence of technology that changes the way […]

Kennedy Jr reignites vaccine-autism debate with new study, medical experts warn of public health risks

US Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr has launched a new study to investigate what he calls the autism “epidemic”, but the move has alarmed many in the medical community. They say the effort could promote long-debunked claims linking vaccines to autism—claims Kennedy has repeatedly pushed in the past. Speaking on Thursday, Kennedy said the […]

Shingles vax can decrease dementia risk, finds study

Getting vaccinated against shingles can reduce the risk of developing dementia, a large new study finds. The results provide some of the strongest evidence yet that some viral infections can have effects on brain function years later and that preventing them can help stave off cognitive decline.The study, published in the journal Nature, found people […]