The year may only be halfway through, but kitchen flooring trends, such as microcement and checkerboard designs, have already ...

FOR some time, legal minds in the Philippines were in a bit of a quandary about noise pollution. Some argued that Republic Act (RA) 8749, or the 1999 Clean Air Act, defines air pollutant as any matter ...

Weather patterns can sometimes connect places thousands of kilometres apart. The intense heatwave in Europe is shattering ...

Catchy rhythms like the tresillo are examples of how our musical perception and preference negotiate between simplicity and ...

Scientists have long known that the DNA code in genes is not the only way to pass genetic traits from parents to offspring. "Epigenetic" marks—chemical modifications to DNA that don't change the DNA ...

The CCPA issued guidelines in 2023 to prevent and regulate dark patterns. The authority has listed 13 specific dark patterns. It has issued an advisory to strengthen compliance with guidelines and ...

We have a range of tools at our disposal to slow signs of aging. There are skincare staples such as sunscreen, retinoids, and vitamin C, of course, but at the end of the day, topical ingredients—even ...

After decades of hunting, physicists still don’t know what makes up most of the universe’s matter. Now they need to cast a wider net.

New framework mandates explicit customer consent, bans dark patterns and requires lenders to compensate customers in cases of mis-selling ...

Indian consumers are losing an estimated ₹25,000 crore to ₹28,000 crore annually due to deceptive interface designs, commonly known as dark patterns, across online marketplaces, according to a report.

India’s rapidly expanding digital commerce ecosystem is facing a considerable financial loss, with deceptive interface designs, commonly known as “dark patterns”. According to a report by Datum ...

India's rapidly expanding digital economy is facing a growing challenge from "dark patterns" — deceptive design practices embedded in apps and websites that nudge consumers into spending more than ...