Trevi Fountain fee takes effect as Rome seeks to manage tourist crowds Posted March 7, 2026 Tourists hoping to get close to the Trevi Fountain had to pay 2 euros ($2.35) starting February 2 as the city of Rome inaugurated a new fee structure to help rais…
PepsiCo plans price cuts as demand for its drinks and snacks slips Posted March 6, 2026 PepsiCo is cutting prices on Lay's, Doritos, Cheetos, and Tostitos chips this year to win back customers exasperated by years of price hikes. …
Can apes play pretend? Scientists use an imaginary tea party to find out Posted March 5, 2026 By age 2, most kids know how to play pretend. They turn their bedrooms into faraway castles and hold make-believe tea parties. The ability to make something out o…
No time for the gym and good deeds? GoodGym combines both Posted March 4, 2026 A gym that's free to join that makes you feel fitter and healthier and gives back to the community—sounds too good to be true. This is GoodGym, where volunteers r…
African creators push for recognition of digital work as full-time careers Posted March 3, 2026 Digital content makers from across Africa gathered at the African Creators Summit, calling for content creation to be recognized as full-time work rather than a side hustle. Under…
Bank of Thailand plans to tighten regulations on online gold trading as its price soars Posted March 2, 2026 The Bank of Thailand has tightened regulations on online gold trading to curb the impact of fluctuating prices on the local currency. The new measures will not ha…
Mysterious dark matter may be better understood through a new map of far-off galaxies Posted March 1, 2026 A new high-resolution map of distant galaxies may help scientists understand a mysterious invisible substance that helps hold the universe together. The ordinary matter all aro…
Some blind fans experience Super Bowl with tactile device that tracks ball Posted February 28, 2026 Some blind and low-vision fans had unprecedented access to the Super Bowl thanks to a tactile device that tracks the ball, vibrates on key plays, and provides rea…
London’s Poems on the Underground celebrates 40 years of bringing verses to commuters Posted February 27, 2026 Can a few lines of verse make commuting less worse? That, in essence, is the question asked four decades ago by Judith Chernaik, an American writer in London who wondered whether …
A sea turtle with 3 flippers swims free after Florida rehab, now followed by satellite Posted February 26, 2026 Cheers rose from a bundled-up crowd as a loggerhead sea turtle that survived a likely shark attack trundled back into the ocean after months of rehabilitation in …