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Bradley Barcola has told Lyon he wants to join PSG this summer over Chelsea.

Auto workers are voting overwhelmingly to give union leaders the authority to call strikes against Detroit car companies if a contract agreement isn’t reached

By Shivansh Tiwary (Reuters) -The United Auto Workers (UAW) union on Friday voted in favor of authorizing a strike at

A new study by NASA's Glenn Research Center has looked at the possibility of supersonic passenger jets. Its "high-speed strategy" is mooting commercial flights that travel at up to Mach 4 -- over 3,000 miles per hour -- starting with transoceanic routes.

By Hannah Lang (Reuters) -Cryptocurrency brokers, including exchanges and payment processors, would have to report new information on users' sales

If the thought of jetting off to Mars to live doesn’t scare you enough, imagine what it would be like going with people whose personalities you cannot stand. To avoid that happening, scientists have come up with a simulation that can determine the right and, importantly, wrong, personality types to send up to colonize Mars. 28 different simulations of colonies on Mars were run as part of the study to establish which type of people stood the best chance of settlement and survival. While the study was published on pre-print server arXiv, it had not yet been peer-reviewed. The study worked on the assumption that there would already be some kind of infrastructure in place, including power, food, air and water being locally produced and available. As part of the model, there would also be regular supply deliveries from Earth. Those behind the simulation gave each agent their own attributes, skills and personalities and let the simulation run as they interacted, socialised and problem-solved together. In the paper, the researchers explained: “Each agent is granted skills associated with their civilian and military occupational specialities consistent with NASA’s Human Factors and Behavioral Performance Element research.” Different personality types included: “Agreeables” – they score low on levels of competitiveness and aggression. “Neurotics” – these people are highly aggressive, competitive, and are much less able to handle routine change or boredom. “Reactives” – they tend to have a “competitive interpersonal orientation”. “Socials” – people who are extroverted and require a lot of social interaction. As for the groups themselves, the numbers within each simulation differed with the lowest amount being 22 individuals. The study found that the presence of neurotics made the team have a worse chance of survival and that these people in particular “suffered during life on the colony”. The researchers: “Martians with the neurotic psychology and a high coping capacity benefit the least from interaction with other Martians, and are penalized the most if they have a low coping capacity. “Our results suggest that this effect is a driver of the Martian population decline, and once minimized or removed, can produce a stable settlement.” A lot to process there if you identify as neurotic. Sign up to our free Indy100 weekly newsletter Have your say in our news democracy. Click the upvote icon at the top of the page to help raise this article through the indy100 rankings.

Embattled property developer China Evergrande Group said on Friday it has "adequately" fulfilled the resumption guidance issued by

Provides an overview of Xinjiang, including key dates and facts about this autonomous region of China.

The director of the British Museum has stepped down amid an investigation into the alleged theft of gold and artifacts from the famous London institution.

Provides an overview of Tibet, including key dates and facts about this autonomous region of China.

Americans' attitudes toward the US economy appear to be growing more tepid.

By Ananta Agarwal Publicly listed U.S. homebuilders are raising prices on new construction, taking advantage of an acute