Month: November 2024 (Page 3)
Humanity is hitting the upper limit of life expectancy, according to a new study.
Advances in medical technology and genetic research—not to mention larger numbers of people ma…
A group of young Aboriginal women is helping to keep traditional bush medicine alive in Australia. They hope their Bush Balm remedy will also be a reminder of hom…
The California state Senate passed a measure on October 11 to prevent gas prices from spiking in a state where it is notoriously expensive to fill up at t…
To cheers and applause from kids wearing spacesuits and star-studded T-shirts, a tree was planted in California that is out of this world.
The so-called "Moon …
Opal miners in Queensland, Australia are concerned about the future of their industry as the land they source the gemstones from is being converted into a nationa…
As AI continues to evolve, the line between human and machine is blurring in the art world. One artist has taught a robot to copy her brush strokes
On the coastal island of Lamu, off Kenya’s east coast, workers are turning plastic waste into furniture, even boats.
Lamu is contending with mounds of plastic …
The All-American denim is all about being Japanese in the town of Kojima, whose main road is aptly named “Jeans St.,” with real pairs of pants flapping like flags…
Most of the world’s raw materials and everyday goods that are moved over long distances—from T-shirts to televisions, cellphones to hospital beds—are packed in large metal boxes t…
Food labels that say “sell by” or “best before” are misleading because they have no universal meaning under current laws. Now California wants to crack down on su…
