A new study looks at how what a mom eats and how calm she stays can change the brain of her unborn child. Researchers used a type of MRI that can show baby brains in two dimensions to see if diet and stress help. The group studied was at high risk for babies that might be smaller than usual when bor
A recent survey looked at how the words in Japanese Instagram ads affect how many people click on them. The researchers pulled 21, 692 ads from the Meta Marketing API between July 2021 and June 2023. They measured click‑through rate (CTR) by dividing link clicks by the number of times an ad was show
A recent conversation with a source close to Tehran revealed that Iran might allow vessels to travel freely through the Oman side of the Strait of Hormuz, provided a peace agreement is signed with the United States. The strait is a vital artery for global trade, carrying roughly 20 % of the world
Japanese firms that rely on naphtha, a key oil by‑product used in adhesives and paints, are cutting orders or lowering production after delivery delays and price hikes. The trouble began last week when more than a dozen companies, including Toto and Asahi Kasei, warned that their supplies were unrel
A new pitcher from Japan is finding the move to Major League Baseball harder than expected. Tatsuya Imai, 27, joined the Houston Astros this season after a strong career in Japan’s top baseball league. He pitched well there, with a low earned run average and impressive strikeout numbers. But once in
Neighbors can surprise you in the worst ways when free stuff enters the picture. Take the case of someone who offered a bright yellow paint can on a local app. A neighbor grabbed it for her front door, then demanded a full refund for the "wrong color, " claiming it ruined her curb appeal. Instead of
Taiwan’s defence office reported that on Friday, 16 Chinese military jets flew close to the island between mid‑morning and mid‑afternoon, a day when Chinese President Xi Jinping met with the chairwoman of Taiwan’s main opposition party in Beijing. The meeting, held at 11 a. m. , was framed by the Ta
The House of Representatives in Alaska, on March 25 1976, passed a change to the state constitution that would later become known as the Permanent Fund. The vote was 36‑1, with only one legislator opposing it. That single “no” came from Nels Anderson of Dillingham, who feared the state’s pipeline wo
More belly fat often means bigger health concerns, but one measure – the weight-adjusted waist index – might hint at trouble in the lungs too. Researchers looked at thousands of adults and found that people with higher WWI scores had a tougher time breathing over time. COPD, the disease that slowly
Scientists recently uncovered something cool about small, young stars scattered across our galaxy. These stars, called M dwarfs, often host large donut-shaped rings of superhot gas, or plasma, trapped by their magnetic fields. Instead of just being odd cosmic decorations, these rings are actually wo
