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A person undertakes an early version of the polygraph test. | Photo Credit: US FBI A: A polygraph, also called a lie-detector test, is generally used during interrogation by police. The instrument works by recording physiological functions such as blood pressure, heartbeat, respiration and perspiration. A pneumograph tube is fastened around the person’s chest and … Read more

Manchester United have confirmed their intention to build a new 100,000-capacity stadium in the Old Trafford area, leaving their home of 115 years. The news was celebrated by United as a potential driving force for renewal in the area as they revealed plans which, officials claim, will create as many as 92,000 jobs and 17,000 … Read more

If there are nerves when Jack Wilshere walks into the room and sits behind the table emblazoned with the England logo, they are not evident. The 33-year-old has been in press conference rooms many times as a player, but as a head coach it is an alien proposition. He is at St George’s Park and … Read more

Accounts differ on just how late Iñaki Peña was to that team meeting in Jeddah. Some reports say two minutes; some go as high as four. Either way, Hansi Flick is nothing if not a coach of fine margins, and by such fine margins was Peña summarily dropped for the Supercopa semi‑final against Athletic Club … Read more

Arne Slot believes Liverpool must produce their best performance of the season to finish off “a complete” Paris Saint-Germain team that gave him sleepless nights after the Champions League encounter last week. Liverpool take a 1-0 lead into the last-16 second leg at Anfield but Slot rates the tie at “50-50” on the evidence of … Read more

Milla, a five-year-old female ocelot, lies on a table after undergoing an in vitro fertilization procedure at the Texas State Aquarium in Corpus Christi, Texas, U.S., December 9, 2024. | Photo Credit: Reuters In the race to save the endangered ocelot, scientists are trekking the United States, pursuing fertility treatments and striving to kickstart a … Read more

Climate change is already causing all sorts of problems on Earth, but soon it will be making a mess in orbit around the planet too, a new study finds. | Photo Credit: Getty Images/iStockphoto Climate change is already causing all sorts of problems on Earth, but soon it will be making a mess in orbit … Read more

Questions: 1. Name the type site of the Indus civilisation. A type site in archaeology is a particular place or settlement that defines the culture and/or other characteristics identified with the civilisation. 2. __________ is considered to have been one of the major cities of the Indus civilisation. Located in the Cholistan Desert in Pakistan’s … Read more

Questions: 1. The North Pacific has a plastic trash problem that popularly goes by the name X. But contrary to what it suggests, the problem is spread out over a large area and isn’t easily visible to the named eye. What is X? 2. The west of North America experiences a strange kind of tide … Read more

NBA franchise the New Orleans Pelicans are the latest American sports team to agree to play in Australia, after officials locked in a two-match exhibition series against NBL sides Melbourne United and South East Melbourne Phoenix in October. Organisers are hoping to sell out the matches at 14,000-capacity Rod Laver Arena, held on the weekend … Read more