Recent research looks at how the hottest and coldest days in China might make older people feel more pain. The study follows a large group of Chinese adults who are in their 50s and older, tracking them over several years. It focuses on two types of extreme weather: very hot days and extremely cold
Scientists have found a new way to make hydrogen peroxide directly from water using tiny metal atoms. The trick is to arrange the atoms in a special pattern before heating them up, so that when the metal (cobalt) sits next to three nitrogen atoms and one oxygen atom it works best. This pattern is ca
The latest budget from Australia’s centre‑left government has sparked a sharp backlash among the public, according to two influential polls. The government announced changes that would reduce tax breaks for property investors, aiming to level the playing field across generations. Critics argue
While most eyes were on the Middle East, a small South American country quietly became a hotspot for global powers. Guyana sits on massive oil reserves found in the last ten years, making it a key player in today’s energy crisis. But oil isn’t the only resource drawing attention—bauxite, a mineral u
Many thought AI would replace call center workers in countries like the Philippines and India. Instead, the opposite happened. Call center jobs in the Philippines nearly doubled from 2016 to 2025, growing to 2 million workers. Unemployment there dropped from 9% to about 4% during the same period. In
Chelsea have finally made a bold move by naming Xabi Alonso as their new manager, signing him to a four-year deal starting July 1, 2026. The club’s announcement came right after a tough loss in the FA Cup final, suggesting they’re ready for a big change. Alonso isn’t just any coach—he’s someone who’
Behind the scenes, big investors are quietly buying XRP through special funds known as spot ETFs. Last month, these funds pulled in over $94 million—beating April’s $81 million and marking the highest monthly total since last December. The three largest funds—Bitwise’s, Canary’s, and Franklin Temple
A crypto trading system called THORChain, known for letting people swap coins across different blockchains without wrapping tokens, hit the brakes over the weekend after hackers made off with about $11 million. A vault that holds coins for trading was cracked open, and money flowed out to unknown wa
South Africa used to be the world’s textbook example of fighting injustice. Today, it’s watching itself struggle with waves of hate aimed at people from elsewhere on the continent. Shops smashed, families hiding, and whole neighborhoods living in fear—all because some locals are blaming outsiders fo
When people play table tennis, the way their body moves can vary a lot even if they want to do the same thing. This makes it hard for someone watching to guess what the player will do next just from the motion data. Researchers think that a person’s experience helps with this guessing, but it is not
