Upcycling dumped clothes in Kenya may help save the planet Posted February 19, 2025 Homegrown businesses in Africa are developing a new industry to tackle the environmental damage created by fast fashion. Upcycling, where poor-quality, discarded
Ryanair calls for alcoholic drink limit at EU airports amid legal action against unruly passenger Posted February 8, 2025 Ryanair is calling on European authorities to limit the sale of alcoholic beverages at airports across the continent, as the Irish airline continues legal action against a passeng…
Heineken® 0.0 commissions new anthropological study, revealing going alcohol-free can still raise eyebrows–especially among Gen Zers Posted February 2, 2025 People’s drinking habits are changing. New research from Heineken® and University of Oxford Professor Charles Spence shows that despite the acceptability of low and non-alcoholic …
Northern Lights bring tourism boost to Finnish Lapland Posted January 28, 2025 Tourists are heading to Finnish Lapland in the hopes of seeing the famous Northern Lights. Driving through the darkness, photographer Joona Forsgren is on a hunt for the aurora…
Immersive light installation transforms 17th-century church in Amsterdam Posted January 22, 2025 A spectacular light show inspired by the creation of the world has opened in Amsterdam. The display takes place inside the 17th-century church Oosterkerk. All are projected in …
Turning dusty attic treasures into cash can yield millions for some and disappointment for others Posted January 21, 2025 Kaja Veilleux has been hunting New England attic treasures for more than 50 years. He once found a copy of the Declaration of Independence sitting on a pile of trash, and he made …
Do weighted blankets help you sleep better? Here’s what to know Posted January 15, 2025 As outside temperatures grow chilly, weighted blankets can be a popular choice to warm up. Some people say the added pressure helps them soothe the worries of the day and get to s…
Philadelphia goes the distance with RockyFest week dedicated to ‘Rocky’ movies Posted January 8, 2025 Rocky Balboa fans went the distance—by bus, on ice skates, by 72 steps—to honor Philly’s favorite fictional fighter almost 50 years after the first movie launched the enduring ser…
What billionaires and their advisers say keeps them from giving more and faster Posted January 3, 2025 America’s wealthiest people have urged each other to give away more of their money since at least 1889, the year Andrew Carnegie argued that the richest should give away their for…
Think ‘brain rot’ summed up 2024? Oxford agrees it was the word of the year Posted December 28, 2024 Many of us have felt it, and now it's official: "brain rot" is the Oxford Dictionary's word of the year. Oxford University Press said that the evocative phrase…