Life
-
What is making 2023 likely the hottest year recorded
Experts explain how 2023 has got so hot, warning these record temperatures will get worse even if humanity sharply cuts its planet-warming gas emissions
-
Animals become healing companions in Mexico hospital
The National Center for Mental Health and Palliative Care in Mexico City, is the only public hospital in Mexico using animals to treat mental illnesses
-
Is enthusiasm for Threads already starting to wane?
Meta caused a sensation when it launched Threads, its new social network, on July 5. Within hours, millions of users had activated their accounts, with some 10 million people signing up in just seven hours, rising to 150 million users a week later
-
Lionel Messi and his star power ready to rock the soccer club scene in America
The aura of his star power lit up the makeshift stage at DRV PNK stadium brighter than fireworks as rapturous fans braved a torrential downpour to behold Messi, the greatest player of his era, show off his new No.10 jersey for Inter Miami at his new home ground in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, US
-
The world's 5 best vineyards for 2023: From Catena Zapata to Chateau Smith Haut Lafitte
From a pyramid-shaped winery in Argentina to a captivating wine region in South Africa, here are this year's best vineyards
-
From Mumbai to Goa, and Jharkhand to Kerala, the growing popularity of pickleball in India
The non-contact game that combines elements of tennis, table tennis and badminton is seen as a recreational sport with health benefits. Its stakeholders are leaving no stone unturned to promote it at the grassroots with demos, local matches and big-budget tournaments
-
Mexican volcano crater home to 'unique' football pitch
The inactive Teoca volcano rises around 2,700 meters (roughly 8,900 feet) above sea level in the district of Xochimilco, a green lung in the southeast of the sprawling megacity. About ten teams belonging to an amateur league play in its crater on weekends
-
In Brazil, stargazers escape cities in search of 'astro-tourism'
Desengano is Latin America's first "International Dark Sky Park," as designated by the global light pollution tracker DarkSky
-
Why are world leaders pleading to get Taylor Swift to tour their countries?
Taylor Swift is not just on track to make the Eras tour the highest grossing concert series ever. When she plays in a town, the local economy sees a surge of activity. Here's all you need to know about Swiftonomics, Swiftflation and how much money Taylor Swift will pocket from the tour
-
Japan's macho cheerleaders fight to save a tradition
The cheerleaders are part of a century-old tradition that some fear faces an existential crisis, with fewer students showing an interest in the hardcore art form
-
The Anthropocene heralds disaster. Can humans change course?
Pacific island nations are ground zero for climate change impacts, and their plight embodies the sweeping environmental damage that is the hallmark of the era of humans, the Anthropocene