Lovebugs Swarm South Korea’s Capital, Drawing Residents’ Ire
Municipal workers in the South Korean capital region are responding to a summer infestation by spraying water, but residents wish they would break out the poison.
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Neanderthals had a ‘fat factory’ where they processed bones for grease
Neanderthal culinary skills were more sophisticated than we thought GREGOIRE CIRADE/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY Neanderthals were processing animal bones to extract fat from them 125,000 years ago, nearly 100,000 years before modern humans were known to do anything similar. The evidence comes from an extraordinary lakeside site at Neumark-Nord in eastern Germany, where over 100,000 fragments…
Young actors enjoy their work more, says Brad Pitt
3 July 2025 Brad Pitt thinks younger actors “enjoy” their work a lot more than he used to. Brad Pitt stars in F1 The 61-year-old actor – who stars alongside Damson Idris in F1 – has claimed that actors of his generation tend to be “a little more uptight” than their younger counterparts. During an…
Chechnya’s Strongman Is Visibly Ailing. The Russian Region Is Bracing for Succession.
Amid rampant speculation about his health, Ramzan Kadyrov, the Kremlin-allied strongman who rules the region, has been noticeably absent from view, while grooming his teenage son for the future.
Critical minerals are in the U.S., not in far-off mines
Lithium and other critical minerals are in often-overlooked water sources like geothermal brines and oilfield produced water. The clean energy transition is accelerating—but it’s running into a critical roadblock: the mineral supply chain. Lithium, cobalt, and other critical minerals power everything from electric vehicles to grid-scale batteries. But the world cannot mine these minerals fast…
Claire Hutton scores first international goal as USA women sweep aside Canada | USA women’s football team
Just playing for the US national team was a big opportunity for Claire Hutton. Then Canada left her a bit too much space at the edge of the six-yard box – and Rose Lavelle found her with a perfect corner kick. The 19-year-old midfielder was ready. Hutton headed home her first international goal, and the…
Aamir Khan to be honoured at IFFM 2025 with retrospective and Sitaare Zameen Par spotlightday-iconic-last-ball-six-said-javed-bhai-aapne-theek-nahi-kiya/
The Indian Film Festival of Melbourne (IFFM) has announced that actor and filmmaker Aamir Khan will attend the 2025 edition as its official Chief Guest. Now in its 16th year, the festival will feature a special retrospective on Khan’s work, including a spotlight on his latest film, Sitaare Zameen Par. Aamir Khan’s career, spanning over…
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Climate change could separate vanilla plants and their pollinators
Vanilla plants could have a future that’s not so sweet. Wild relatives of the vanilla plant — which could be essential if the original cash crop disappears — may someday live in different places than their usual pollinators, according to two climate change predictions. The result could be a major mismatch, with habitat overlap between…