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POETRY LOVERS

Knowing your rhyming couplets from your iambic pentameter is good for you. Listening to the specific rhythms of poetry can trigger positive feelings in listeners’ brains, researchers at Bangor University have found.

BIRDWATCHERS

It’s time to dust off the binoculars. Indulging in a relaxing spot of birdwatching can make us less anxious and depressed, researchers at the University of Exeter have found.

INTERNET TROLLS

Like posting nasty comments online? It might be time to get back under your bridge: Google has started trialling a comment-policing AI to sift through internet forums and remove toxic posts.

TATTOO ARTISTS

Getting inked up can be just as painful for the artist as the client. A team at Ohio State University has found that the long working hours and poor posture that are typical for tattoo artists can lead to headaches and chronic back pain.