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Are we becoming DUMBER? Humans’ IQ scores are decreasing, study reveals

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Technology may be getting smarter, but humans are getting dumber, scientists have warned. Evidence suggests that the IQs of people in the UK, Denmark and Australia have declined in the last decade. Opinion is divided as to whether the trend is long-term, but some researchers believe that humans have already reached intellectual peak. An IQ […]

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WAEC inaugurates fresh initiatives, moves to check malpractice

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The West African Examinations Council has inaugurated the Walk-in-Candidates initiative for candidates sitting for its examinations. The Head, National Office of WAEC Nigeria, Mr. Charles Eguridu, unveiled this on Wednesday while speaking with journalists in Lagos. According to him, the initiative is for private candidates sitting for the council’s November/December. The move, he said, had

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Watch Mourinho scream like a baby: Chelsea boss takes on ice bucket challenge

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Jose Mourinho is the latest sporting luminary to take on the ice bucket challenge, which is taking social media by storm. The Chelsea boss was nominated by Blues striker Didier Drogba, and stepped up to the mark. The challenge – getting soaked with a chilly mixture of freezing water and ice cubes – is to

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EPL: Liverpool swap one bad-boy for another as Balotelli replaces Suarez

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Liverpool will lay down the law to Mario Balotelli over what they expect from him as he closes in on a £16million move to Anfield. Brendan Rodgers’ summer-long search for a top-class striker has led him to Balotelli, the Italy forward who he said two weeks ago would ‘categorically not be at Liverpool’. However, an

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From Chalkboards To Chat Boards: What Learning Will Look Like In Few Years’ Time

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Albert Einstein said: “Your imagination is a preview of coming attractions.” When we consider education, does this mean that we will eventually live in a world where learning feels more like play and everyone has access to equal education? Will we live in a world where learning is individualized so every student maximally benefits from

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Trending: Incredible video shows the brutal scene in which three lions take on a crocodile

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It’s dog eat dog in the wild, or in the case of this video captured by a visitor to the Samburu National Reserve in Kenya, it’s a matter of crocodile or lion eats elephant. When an elephant died at the side of a lake in the African reserve, leaving enough meat to feed a multitude

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SAD: Teen paralysed after breaking his back when he dived into a shallow swimming pool

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A football-mad teenager has been left paralysed after diving into a friend’s swimming pool that was only four feet deep. Tristan Green, 18, from Prettygate in Colchester, broke his neck and was paralysed from the chest down. He is expected to spend the rest of his life in a wheelchair. His father, James, 38, said:

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Now that’s a walkie talkie: Bizarre new trend sees more people using their TABLETS as a phone

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Tablet users have managed to annoy the world with their photo-taking habits – but this bizarre new trend could put even the most brazen photographer to shame. A growing number of people are using their tablets in place of mobile phones to make calls, according to a new report. The research found that an increasing

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Fancy a sit down? The invisible ‘chairless chair’ that lets you relax anywhere

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It could finally let people who work on their feet sit down on the job. Swiss researchers have unveiled an almost invisible ‘chairless chair’. The exoskeleton can be locked in place, allowing the wearer to sit comfortably. When not in use, the chair remains attached and the wearer can walk and even run normally. The

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Now you can see tweets from people you DON’T follow: Twitter rolls out another new feature

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Tweets from accounts that users do not follow will now appear in their Twitter timeline, in a move that has angered users worldwide. The new feature has been confirmed today on Twitter’s support page after users first reported the appearance of content from other accounts last week, with many believing it was just an experiment. Normally,

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