Technology

Another study found that nurses who were too addicted to social networking had less ability to focus on assigned tasks and reduced work performance.

Nurses are undoubtedly some of the most highly-skilled and dedicated professionals in the healthcare industry, but it seems that too much time spent on social networking sites can have dire consequences. A recent study published in The Journal of Nursing Research found that nurses who were excessively addicted to social networking websites had significantly reduced […]

Science

A group of people who do not believe in modern science are about to embark on an expedition to the South Pole to prove that the world is flat and not round.

If you’re like most people, you probably believe that the world is round. After all, it’s been around for centuries and has been proven time and time again by scientists. But there are a few stubborn people out there who don’t believe in modern science, and they’ve decided to go on an expedition to the […]

Science

Images released by the Daniel K Inouye Solar Telescope on the island of Hawaii reveal objects as small as 30 kilometers across the Sun’s surface.

The Daniel K. Inouye Solar Telescope has released images of the Sun’s surface that reveal objects as small as 30 kilometers across. This is significant because it means that we now have a better understanding of how the Sun works and evolves. Images Released by the Daniel K Inouye Solar Telescope Images have been released […]

Science

India’s bid to become the first to explore the moon’s south pole has been thwarted after engineers on Earth lost contact with a control unit on Chandrayaan-2’s lunar lander.

India’s ambitious mission to explore the south pole of the moon has been thwarted after engineers lost contact with a control unit on the lunar lander. The setback comes as a major disappointment for India, which had been hoping to become the first country to achieve a soft landing on the far side of the […]

International News

A company in Tokyo, Japan, has issued a rule that non-smoking workers will be given 6 days of paid leave a year as part of a ban on smoking.

In recent years, there has been a rise in countries implementing bans on smoking, with many citing the negative health effects that smoking can have on both smokers and nonsmokers. Japan is no exception – in March of this year, the Japanese government announced that it would be introducing a ban on smoking in all […]