Life
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Cathedrals enjoy 'revival' in attendance: Church of England
There was a 17-percent increase in all visitors overall from 2022, with 9.3 million people entering England's cathedrals last year
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Air pollution declined in Europe and China in 2023: UN
The UN agency, in an annual bulletin published ahead of International Day of Clean Air for Blue Skies on September 7, stressed that air quality and climate change were closely linked
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Fans speak: Playful 'Astro Bot' shows what PlayStation lacks
The 3D platformer pays homage to three decades of the Japanese console in a "magic" universe "inspired by the games I grew up with", says creator Nicolas Doucet
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France pilots school mobile phone ban
At 180 "colleges", the middle schools French children attend between the ages of 11 and 15, a scheme is being trialled to ban the use of mobile phones during the entire school day
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In Japan, the four-day week is struggling to take off
Japan began testing the four-day week in 2021 in the hope that it would encourage talent retention and put an end to the culture of overwork for which the country is notorious
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The most important thing is to create music from the heart: Three-time Grammy winner Ricky Kej
The musician and environmentalist gives insights into his journey, creative process, inspirations, making music with a purpose, how big awards like the Grammys help in spreading the message, and his advice to young musicians
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From Dubrovnik, Croatia, to Venice, Italy, these are the European destinations most overloaded with tourists
The influx of tourists is more visible when considering the visitor population in relation to the local population
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Sunken village emerges as Greek drought bites
The village of Kallio was submerged in the late 1970s when the Mornos dam was built 200 kilometres (124 miles) west of the capital, the artificial lake fed by the Mornos and Evinos rivers
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Inside the 'golden age' of alien hunting at the Green Bank Telescope
If intelligent life exists beyond Earth, there's a good chance the teams analysing the data from the world's largest, fully steerable radio astronomy facility will be the first to know
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Penny-pinching youth transforming China's bubble tea craze
There's fresh competition brewing in the vast market, characterised by ultra-cheap products that are striking a chord with China's increasingly frugal young consumers
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Rajasthan school's unique design offers respite from heat
The Rajkumari Ratnavati girls' school uses the same yellow sandstone as the 12th-century fort in nearby Jaisalmer