Nations compromise on coal to strike UN climate agreement Posted January 20, 2022 U.N. climate talks ended Nov. 13 with a deal that for the first time targeted fossil fuels as the key driver of global warming, even as coal-reliant countries lob…
News Mash-up: Court Cases Posted January 19, 2022 California high court won’t hear appeal in custody battle between Pitt and Jolie The California Supreme Court on Oct. 27 refused to consider Brad Pitt’s appeal…
AirTags and Tiles Posted January 18, 2022 Are you always losing things? Are you worried that your wallet or keys will get stolen? This month, we look at some devices that use Bluetooth to help you keep track of your valua…
News Mash-up: Movies Posted January 17, 2022 Amanda Seyfried film about postpartum depression had a long road to the screen Hollywood actor Amanda Seyfried has
Moroccan cave yields oldest clues about advent of clothing Part 2 Posted January 16, 2022 Continued from Part 1… Fur, leather and other organic clothing materials are highly perishable over time, and no actual prehistoric clothing was found…
Moroccan cave yields oldest clues about advent of clothing Part 1 Posted January 15, 2022 Scientists on Sept. 16 said artifacts unearthed in a cave in Morocco dating back as far as 120,000 years ago indicate that humans were making specialized bone too…
UK: Young women boycott nightclubs, bars to protest drink and needle spiking Posted January 14, 2022 Young women across the U.K. boycotted nightclubs and pubs on Oct. 27. The boycott was a protest against reports of drink spiking and needle spiki…
Doug the ugly potato could be world’s biggest Posted January 13, 2022 Colin and Donna Craig-Brown were weeding their garden in New Zealand when Colin’s hoe struck something huge just beneath the soil’s surface. As the couple knelt down
News Mash-up: Business Troubles Posted January 12, 2022 Amid a crisis, Facebook renames itself An embattled Facebook Inc. is now …
Armchair Traveler: Taupo (New Zealand) Posted January 11, 2022 The Taupo region is one of the most popular weekend getaways for New Zealanders in the country’s North Island. It offers enough outdoor activities to satisfy the …