The Daily Populous

Saturday August 26th, 2017 morning edition

image for High school popularity may not lead to happiness, study finds

Although high school students may think popularity is of the utmost importance, a new study found that it may not lead to long-term happiness.

What mattered more, according to the study published in the journal Child Development, is whether the teens had close friendships they maintained over time.

"In general, adolescents with high-quality close friendships report higher rates of overall happiness than those without.".

The study looked a group of students from the same school over time, to study the correlation between adolescent friendships and long-term mental health.

The students in the study were each asked to identify their closest friend, who was also interviewed to assess the strength of their friendship.

To assess popularity, researchers asked classmates to list the top and bottom ten peers with whom they would want to spend free time.

In this case, popularity was measured by which students received the highest percentage of "most liked" rankings. »

Buzz Aldrin: the dark times that followed that historic flight

Authored by telegraph.co.uk

Not that happy is quite the word to describe his relationship with Neil Armstrong – now or 40 years ago.

Is he still in touch with Armstrong or Michael Collins, the third crew member, who stayed in lunar orbit?

"Well," he says, not quite answering the question, "they have personalities that are different, each one, and they're different than mine. »

Voyager 1 Has Left Solar System, Enters Interstellar Space

Authored by space.com

The unmanned Voyager 1 and 2 probes were launched in 1977 on a mission to visit all the outer planets of the solar system.

[ See how the Voyager spacecraft worked in this SPACE.com infographic here Credit: Karl Tate, SPACE.com. A long and historic journey.

Voyager 1 has now popped free of this bubble into the exotic and unexplored realm of interstellar space, scientists say. »

Reducing nicotine in cigarettes could curb smoking addiction, finds study

Authored by independent.co.uk
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2/32 You cannot be fit and fat It is not possible to be overweight and healthy, a major new study has concluded.

12/32 Vaping backed as healthier nicotine alternative to cigarettes after latest study Vaping has been given an emphatic thumbs up by health experts after the first long-term study of its effects in ex-smokers.

Wine was found to be most effective in reducing the risk due to the chemical compounds that balance blood sugar levels. »