Life
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Advent calendars: From simple Germanic tradition to marketing extravaganza
Advent calendars trace their roots to Germanic traditions and have become a powerful marketing tool over the last century, with just about anything and everything finding success in this mini-serial format
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Soft power or 'artwashing'? How Qatar is using the arts to broaden its influence
Qatar has spent lavishly, especially in the field of culture, to expand its influence and make people forget the serious accusations tarnishing its image. This is a strategy that can be seen as 'artwashing'
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Inside ESA's 'parastronaut'—astronauts with a physical disability—project
After carrying out a feasibility study, the ESA said potential candidates for the 'parastronaut project' could include people who have deficiencies in their lower limbs, whether from amputation or congenital defects
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How 'warming stripes' became the new symbol of global warming
These stripes look like a barcode, comprised of lines that turn increasingly red from left to right. Here's a look at where they come from and what they mean
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AC Milan is eager to contribute to the growth of Indian football
The Italian club opened its first academy in Kerala in partnership with Calicut Sports City. Club legend Christian Panucci, the first Italian to play for Real Madrid, speaks about AC Milan's vision to develop the game in India
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'Black Panther' star Tenoch Huerta fights racism back home in Mexico
The 41-year-old aims to use his growing fame to break the tradition of Mexican actors of Indigenous origin being cast in the roles of thieves and villains
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Toilet paper to help suicidal youth: Japanese region's unusual approach
Officials in Yamanashi thought printing reassuring messages and suicide-prevention hotline numbers on sheets of toilet paper might be an effective and discreet way to help distressed young people
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Falconers hope to draw World Cup fans to Qatar heritage
"Little Falconers" have gathered in a tent ahead of the football World Cup in the gas-rich Gulf emirate, in a bid to introduce visitors to a practice inherited from their forefathers
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From floods at Mohenjo Daro to landslide at Machu Pichu, climate change 'main threat' for world heritage sites
Of its 1,154 World Heritage sites, UNESCO believes one in five sites, and more than a third of natural sites, already see the consequences of climate disruption and the loss of biodiversity threat as a reality
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A bluffer's guide to Proust, 100 years after his death
For those who have been putting Proust's novels on their reading list, here are five fun facts you can drop into a conversation that will make you sound like an expert
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Museums are teaming up with musical artists to attract younger visitors
From J Balvin to RM of BTS, museums bring in big names from the music scene as ambassadors