A plan to extract gold from mining waste worries Colorado town Posted October 11, 2024 Rust-colored piles of mine waste and sun-bleached wooden derricks loom above the historic Colorado mountain town of Leadville—a legacy of gold and silver mines po…
Osaka gears up for the 2025 World Expo with memories of hosting a half-century ago Posted October 10, 2024 Visitors to Tokyo and Kyoto might not realize it, but Osaka—one of Japan's biggest and oldest cities, known more as a business hub than a tourist destination—is gearing up to host…
Will smart homes and AI appliances tempt consumers at Berlin tech show? Posted October 9, 2024 Smart homes and AI-powered kitchen appliances were the hot topics at this year’s IFA consumer electronics show in Berlin. But do consumers want to spend their hard-earned money…
Dogs working 9 to 5: the Australian office full of hounds and hugs Posted October 8, 2024 The office dog is nothing new and is always a treat for the owner, dog, and employees lucky enough to have one. But in Tasmania, one insurance firm has made it a policy that emplo…
Autoworkers learn sign language hoping connection with deaf colleagues improves work and lives Posted October 7, 2024 One doesn’t need to know sign language to understand what Michael Connolly feels about his colleagues’ efforts to break down the barriers posed b…
She made ‘very demure’ go viral. Now she wants to trademark its use. Posted October 6, 2024 “Very demure, very mindful” has become the latest vocabulary defining the internet’s summer. TikTok creator Jools Lebron is working to trademark the use of her no…
Tennis attire is everywhere. Credit the pandemic, social media and pickleball Posted October 5, 2024 While tennis fans savor the last matches of the U.S. Open, a subset of spectators and TV viewers have watched the year's final Grand Slam tournament as a source o…
US halts plan to remove iconic stray cats from a historic area in Puerto Rico’s capital Posted October 4, 2024 The U.S. government has temporarily halted a plan to remove iconic stray cats that live in a historic district in Puerto Rico’s capital until a lawsuit opposing t…
Ticketmaster’s pricing for Oasis tickets is under investigation in the UK Posted October 3, 2024 The U.K.'s competition watchdog has launched an investigation into the way more than one million tickets were sold for next year's reunion concerts by iconic 1990s Britpop band Oa…
Product sourcing a challenge for Canadian skincare maker Posted October 2, 2024 “Clean beauty,” the idea of promoting healthy and environmentally friendly beauty products, is all the rage online and in big-box stores. But knowing exactly what…