Research shows that the oldest girl in a family often gets ready for adult tasks sooner than her younger siblings—especially when her mom faces tough times during pregnancy. Scientists followed families for 15 years and found that daughters born first to stressed mothers hit a phase called adrenal p
Scientists took a close look at a quiet stretch of coast where the Skagerrak Sea meets land. They wanted to see how certain chemicals move around in water, mud, and shellfish. These chemicals, called PAHs, come from old fires, car exhaust, or oil spills. But the team also checked for two new types o
Voters in Venice just handed Meloni’s coalition an unexpected win—despite polls earlier this month suggesting the left was ahead. Simone Venturini, the center-right candidate, secured over half the votes with 51%, avoiding a runoff and keeping the city under right-wing leadership for another term. T
Every ten years, the U. S. redraws its political maps to reflect population changes. But lately, this routine update has turned into a high-stakes game where parties fight to control who gets represented. Instead of letting voters choose their leaders, politicians now try to craft districts that gua
On a scorching day, stepping into a parked car feels like entering an oven. The trapped heat makes the cabin uncomfortable and forces drivers to rely heavily on air conditioning. But blasting the A/C doesn’t just cool you down—it also burns through fuel faster. Research shows that in extreme heat, a
Japan still holds the biggest pile of money invested abroad, but its spot in the global ranking just slipped—again. In 2025, the country’s net external assets, which include everything from stocks and bonds to property overseas, hit a new high of 561. 75 trillion yen ($3. 53 trillion). That’s up 4.
Two companies want to team up. One holds private data shaped like a network: hospitals see how diseases spread, banks track transaction patterns. The other has a secret AI model that makes sense of such data to predict risks or trends. But neither can share their secrets directly—client privacy rule
Coinbase’s CEO has big ideas about fixing global banking. Instead of slow, outdated systems, he wants faster, cheaper, and smarter ways to handle money. His plan includes turning real-world assets—like property or art—into digital tokens, making them easier to trade anytime, anywhere. This could ope
Phones rule our idle minutes. Instead of scrolling endlessly, an app called Nibble turns those stolen moments into mini-lessons on AI, art, history, and money. For less than forty bucks you get five years of access right now, a drop from four hundred fifty bucks. The catch? The deal vanishes after M
Brazil is rolling out its fifth Eco Invest auction with a $10 billion price tag, its largest green funding push so far. The government plans to split the money across six hot sectors: clean fertilizers, battery minerals, green fuels, smart factory tech, eco-friendly chemicals, and recycling old wast
