Justin Higginbottom /Ozy.com Diving for pearls was a man’s job — but everything else fell to the women. On the Bu Maher shore of Muharraq, in the former capital of Bahrain, women and children gather to bid farewell to the men in their community. A steady beat of drums fills the air, and women’s voices…
Bjorn Lomborg/New York Post When a “solution” to a problem causes more damage than the problem, policymaking has gone awry. That’s where we often find ourselves with global warming today. Activist organizations like Worldwatch argue that higher temperatures will make more people hungry, so drastic carbon cuts are needed. But a comprehensive new study published…
Desk Report: Food scientists at the National University of Singapore (NUS) have given okara – the residue from the production of soy milk and tofu and is usually discarded – a new lease of life by turning it into a refreshing drink that contains live probiotics, dietary fiber, free isoflavones and amino acids. By encapsulating…
Big Think: For nearly four billion years, Earth and the Moon have been inseparable as they’ve journeyed together through the cosmic void. It’s our only permanent satellite we’ll ever know. But new research has unearthed (…unmooned?) evidence that our planet occasionally captures “mini-moons” every once in a while. These tiny asteroids zoom around our planet…
AFP: A love-lorn dolphin has prompted a French coastal town to ban bathing on its beaches, fearing people may be hurt by the antics of the over-excited mammal. Roger Lars, mayor of Landevennec, on the western tip of Brittany, issued a ban on voluntarily approaching within 50 metres (yards) of the dolphin and outlawed bathing…
MSN news: Demi Lovato’s drug dealer has claimed she knew what she was ingesting and the risks she was taking on the night she overdosed. Speaking to TMZ, Brandon Johnson alleged that the embattled singer text him at 4am to ask he come over, which he took as a request to bring narcotics leading to…
Breaking news: Whether it’s speed or reliability, technology is something everyone complains about once in a while. Lagging broadband, unresponsive screens and imperfect cameras are just some of the many frustrations people vent about today, but a little reminder of past technology bugbears may help to realise how far we’ve come… Computer mouse trackball: the…
Desk Report: In order to support a positive emotional well-being, women require more nutrient-rich diet than men. It is because the anatomical and functional differences in men’s and women’s brain dictate susceptibility to mental disease. Scientists at the Binghamton University conducted this research on 563 participants through social media. Until now, there is less awareness…
Desk Report: What did actress Nia Vardalos, former children’s laureate Malorie Blackman, author Joanne Harris and director Edgar Wright discover that they had in common recently? They have all been rejected multiple times – and, what’s more, they’re proud of it. Vardalos revealed that she was dumped by her agent for “not being pretty” and…
Tech Explorist: You might have seen algae balls floating on the lake. Found majorly in the northern hemisphere, particularly Japan and Iceland, they hold important cultural significance particularly in Japan. Moreover, these balls have a unique specialty, they sink at night and float during the day. Why does this happen? In order to discover the…