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Experts found that a bot trained to do a job as a financial trader deliberately committed insider trading 75 per cent of the time when instructed to make more money by a boss in a fictional scenario. Tech safeguarding specialists Apollo Research...

Chinese scientists got 27 volunteers to look at images of spicy curries and noodles - as well as blander food items such as fruit - and gave them a small electric shock as they stared at the pictures. They were quizzed on how much pain they felt,...

A new study has revealed that even fresh snowflakes have a lethal cocktail of tiny rocks, pollution, bacteria, viruses and road salt. Skiers have been warned about the hidden risks of quenching their thirst in snowy conditions this winter. The...

Doctors argue that bottles should have screw caps as corks can shoot out at 50mph and cause possible blindness to anybody struck in the eye. They have also advised revellers to take precautions such as pointing the bottle at a 45-degree angle away...

Humans and dogs are the only species that shed tears when overcome with emotion and experts at the Weizmann Institute of Science in Israel have found that they contain social signals that act as a "chemical blanket" to protect the person...

Research has revealed that the soothing noise of the thwack of a tennis racket against the ball can reduce stress levels by up to half among those who have been diagnosed with chronic anxiety. The experts from China West Normal University believe...

Experts believe that the human race isn't mentally ready for the shock of a close encounter and would end up questioning reality if the little green men were found. Andreas Anton, of Germany's Institute for Frontier Areas of Psychology and...

New findings have revealed that couples who have tied the knot are more likely to have hypertension - a condition that can increase the risk of heart attack and stroke if it is not treated. US researchers discovered that the danger was nine per...

A team from the University of Michigan has conducted a review of the genetic and health information of 276,000 people in the UK and have discovered that having children is associated with a higher chance of living into old age. They discovered that...

A new study from across 10 European countries found that giving up work has a transformative impact on a person's health as those who had retired were more likely to be in either good or excellent health than those in jobs. Researchers followed...

Scientists have discovered that solitude can be "healthy" as it reduces stress and creates a sense of freedom – but only if it is through choice. Previous research has linked social isolation with poor mental health, but the new...

A new study has found that the rodents are capable - just like humans and chimps - of spotting their reflections. Scientists at the University of Texas discovered that black mice who had their heads painted with white ink attempted to clean...