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How the Norwegian practice of friluftsliv could boost your wellbeing
Which countries are happiest? Believe it or not, there’s actually a report for that. The most recent World Happiness Report was released in 2023, using data collected from more than 150 countries....
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Simone Biles is now the most decorated competitor in gymnastics history
After a two-year absence from international competition, Simone Biles roared back in 2023, including at the 2023 Artistic Gymnastics World Championships in Belgium over the weekend. She collected five...
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Whitefish species declared extinct is now confirmed to be alive
Can you bring a species back from extinction? In the case of one fish, you can — if it never really disappeared! Houting, a whitefish once common to the North Sea area of Europe, was declared extinct...
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Pigeons solve problems the same way AI does, according to science
You might not have much of an opinion about pigeons unless you live in a big city — and if you do, that opinion is probably a bad one. These cooing, eternally hungry birds are such a common sight in...
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Fired from your bank?! UK banks accused of “unbanking” customers over crypto
UK banks are banning payments to cryptocurrency exchanges, in a bid to limit risks. UK banks have been tightening their curbs on customers’ payments to crypto firms by introducing further limits and,...
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Oxford University Press names ‘Rizz’ word of the year for 2023
Oxford University Press has just announced its word of the year, but if you’re not in Gen Z, you might not know this popular term. Oxford’s choice, “rizz,” beat out words like “Swiftie” and...
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Financial education: Kids are being shortchanged
Kids in the UK are still struggling to get a decent financial education. Kids who don’t get a decent financial education are being shortchanged. That’s the conclusion of a report published recently by...
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You can get a master’s degree in magic and occult science starting next year
If you’ve ever dreamed of going to Hogwarts and getting a wizarding education, you are in luck. The University of Exeter is now offering a new graduate program for people who love spooky season all...
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UK parents cut working hours and household spending to pay for childcare
Over a third of parents in the UK have had to reduce their working hours or take time off work to take care of their children due to the cost of childcare, according to a new study. The survey,...
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Michael Jordan becomes first pro athlete on Forbes 400 list
Michael Jordan is still making history. The 60-year-old basketball legend became the first-ever athlete on the Forbes 400 list. For the last 42 years, Forbes has released a list of the top 400...
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Theater tickets from the night Lincoln was assassinated just sold for $262,500
How much would you pay for two tickets to the April 14, 1865 performance of “Our American Cousin” at Ford’s Theatre? That was the question of the moment when auction house RR Auction put the...
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The top 10 cities to visit in the world, according to a new report
Did you make a New Year’s resolution to travel more in 2024? If so, you’re not alone: Experts are predicting that there will be an airline passenger boom in 2024 — a prediction based in part on a...
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Apple officially announced the iPhone 15—here’s what’s new
Apple just announced its newest iPhone models, and fans of the popular smartphone have a lot of new features to geek out on! According to Apple’s official product press release, customers can...
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Video shows NASA spacecraft flying through massive solar explosion
NASA’s investigations into the cosmos just keep getting cooler and cooler. Think: the James Webb Space Telescope, the Curiosity rover on Mars, and the OSIRIS-REx asteroid mission, which ends with a...
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Landing on the Moon by Country
Despite developing a critical issue with its solar cell, the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency’s (JAXA) ‘Smart Lander for Investigating Moon’ successfully completed a soft landing on the Moon on...
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2024: The Super Election Year
According to the Anchor Change Election Cycle Tracker and additional research from Statista, 2024 is seeing national elections in more than 60 countries worldwide. Around 2 billion voters –...
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Chinese Population Shrinks For Second Time
The National Statistics Bureau of China has released the latest population figures which show that the Chinese population has shrunk for the second time in a row after decades of growth. Around 1.409...
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7 of the Oldest Living Plants on Earth
While standing in the midst of a grove of aspens in Utah, you’re actually in the presence of a single organism that’s 14,000 years old. Travel west to Oregon and hike on top of a 2,400-year-old fungus...
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2023 Was the Warmest Year on Record – by a Record Margin
Confirming earlier, preliminary reports, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) announced last week that 2023 was in fact the warmest year on record (since 1850). And it’s not just...
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Where Do Holocaust Survivors Live?
As of August 2023, around 245,000 Holocaust survivors are thought to be alive around the world. According to data published by the Conference on Jewish Material Claims Against Germany, or Claims...
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Where In The World Is Corruption Most Rampant
Transparency International has released its 2023 Corruption Perceptions Index which gauges levels of perceived public sector corruption in 180 countries and territories around the world. The index...
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Global Food System Must Be Transformed for Health of People and Planet, Study...
According to a new global policy report — The Economics of the Food System Transformation by the Food System Economics Commission (FSEC) — how food is produced and consumed worldwide is leading to...
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The EU Has Already Provided $96 Billion in Aid to Ukraine
On Thursday morning, EU leaders came together in Brussels to discuss a new €50-billion aid package for Ukraine, which had previously been vetoed by Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban. After talks...
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New Study Finds Microplastics Likely Accumulating in the Food Chain of...
A new study using model predictions has uncovered a likely rapid accumulation of microplastics around Santa Cruz Island, an island in the Galápagos National Park of Ecuador. The model predictions point...
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Deadly Wildfires Kill at Least 122 in Chile, Hundreds Missing
Firefighters in Chile are battling intense forest fires while the country mourns the 122 people who have been killed in the blazes, reported The Associated Press. The wildfires have destroyed entire...
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Parisians Vote for Higher Parking Fees for SUVs
Voters in Paris approved an increase in parking fees for SUVs In a referendum on February 4. Vehicles weighing over 1.6 metric tons will have hourly parking fees tripled as the city seeks to become a...
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Asia’s Wealthiest Families
According to a ranking recently published by Bloomberg, the Ambanis remain the wealthiest among Asia’s families, having recovered from previous losses. The family owes their riches to the Reliance...
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Pilot retrieves lost American Girl doll in Tokyo, flies her home to Texas
No matter how many dolls or stuffies a child might have, there is always that one special item that is irreplaceable. And when that beloved toy goes missing, it can be devastating for the child — and...
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‘World’s loneliest lion’ gets a new lease on life at South African sanctuary
Animal Defenders International calls this poor animal the “world’s loneliest lion,” and his story will break your heart … but there is a happy ending to his tale. It all started 15 years ago when Ruben...
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A cockroach trapped between glass on a plane goes viral
When animals go viral, it’s often because they are super adorable, have fun facial expressions or maybe because they like to sit upright and … hold things, like Linus the chinchilla on TikTok....
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