Decades ago, teens in the classroom communicated by passing notes between desks. Today, cellphones and text messaging serve that purpose. According to a 2012 survey by the Pew Research Center, 63 percent of teens surveyed send text messages daily, and the average teen cellphone user sends up to 60 messages daily. Teen texting can lead…
NEW DELHI: Instant messaging app like Whatsapp and social networks are the first things that most consumers check on their smartphones in the morning, a study by professional services firm Deloitte said. According to Deloitte’s Mobile Consumer Survey 2015, about 78% of respondents owning smartphones said they checked their phones within 15 minutes of waking…
A tooth fossil discovered in a Siberian cave has yielded DNA from a vanished branch of the human tree, mysterious cousins called the Denisovans, scientists said Monday. Their analysis pushes back the oldest known evidence for Denisovans by 60,000 years, suggesting that the species was able to thrive in harsh climates for thousands of generations….
NEW DELHI: In a new study on the effect of Facebook activity on stress levels in teens, Canadian researchers have found that having more than 300 Facebook friends increased teens’ levels of stress while teens who act in ways that support their Facebook friends — for example, by liking what they posted or sending them…
Are you aware that every time you pick up your phone and choose to text rather than dialling the number to talk and convey what you want to say, you are actually allowing yourself to turn into a borderline schizoid personality? Characterised by emotional detachment and social withdrawal, people with this personality disorder, have difficulty…
WASHINGTON — The Renwick Gallery, housed in an ornate, 156-year-old confection here that was the first American building constructed as a public art museum, begins a new chapter in its history on Friday. After being shuttered for two years, the Renwick, the part of the Smithsonian American Art Museum that is dedicated to craft and…
