Bah, humbug! Air Force base housing landlord says no Christmas decorations before Thanksgiving Posted December 11, 2025 Outdoor Christmas decorations didn’t fly at U.S. Air Force base housing in the Florida Panhandle before Thanksgiving. The private company that operates a communit…
EVs produce lower emissions than petrol cars after two years, say scientists Posted December 10, 2025 Producing and manufacturing electric vehicles (EVs) and their batteries uses a lot of energy, leading many to be skeptical about the environmental benefits of switching to electri…
Purple haze of blossoming jacaranda trees brightens up streets of South African cities Posted December 9, 2025 Jacaranda trees are a symbol of spring in Gauteng. These subtropical trees, with their lavender flowers, bloom yearly in Gauteng, especially Pretoria and Johannes…
Slime, Battleship, and Trivial Pursuit join the Toy Hall of Fame Posted December 8, 2025 Slime, that gooey, sticky, and often-homemade plaything, was enshrined in the National Toy Hall of Fame along with perennial bestselling games Battleship and Triv…
From a few to more than 350, children and parents ride together to school as a ‘bike bus’ Posted December 7, 2025 Children wearing helmets and backpacks gathered with their parents in Montclair, New Jersey, for a group bicycle ride to two local elementary schools. Volunteers in orange safety …
Japanese game maker Nintendo reports zooming sales and profit on its hit Switch 2 machine Posted December 6, 2025 Japanese video-game maker Nintendo’s net profit jumped 85% in April-September from the year before, as its sales more than doubled following the launch of its hit Switch 2
Shout-out for yodeling? Swiss seek recognition from UN cultural agency as tradition turns modern Posted December 5, 2025 Yodel-ay-hee ... what?! Those famed yodeling calls that for centuries have echoed through the Alps, and more recently have morphed into popular song and folk musi…
US flight cancellations accelerate as airlines comply with government shutdown order Posted December 4, 2025 U.S. airlines began canceling hundreds of flights on November 6 due to the Federal Aviation Administration's (FAA) order to reduce traffic at the country's busiest airports starti…
Robo-chef on wheels serves up Korean BBQ that cooks itself en route Posted December 3, 2025 A robotic food truck is cooking up fresh Korean stir-fries without the need for a human chef. At the crossroads of robotics and restaurants, one Silicon Valley startup says it’s s…
India conducts cloud-seeding trial in attempt to clear New Delhi’s smog Posted December 2, 2025 Indian authorities carried out a cloud-seeding experiment over smog-choked New Delhi in an attempt to induce rainfall and clear the city’s toxic air, which has sp…