Best cheese made without cow milk
Sheep, goat, and buffalo milk create some of the world’s most flavorful cheeses. And if you are going an extra step and can find it, camel milk cheese might be one to try.
Cat stressed? This Japanese app uses AI to speak to your furry friend
Cats are not like dogs in so many ways. Your dog will nudge you when he's sick. He will mope and make his behavior clear that he's not happy. But cats? The signs of cats being sick or stressed out aren't very clear. And if you've ever visited Japan at a cat cafe or walked the streets you will see how much they adore their cats - giving them treats, special toys, and wheeling them around in baby carriages. Now, they've invented an app to help you know.
Cat stress symptoms – look for these signs
Dogs have ways to communicate their stresses, but cats don’t. Still, you can interpret signs of anxiety or fear in your cat if you know what to look for. The first red flag is changes in the cat’s behavior. If your usually laid-back cat has begun to avoid you, hides under the bed much of […]
How to repurpose oil railway tracks using a German Monocab
The German innovators are hoping to put them to use by creating monorail cabs that can traverse the lines already laid down. This is especially important in the countryside where older people don't drive and small towns are dwindling as people move to the cities for better access to resources.
Dead shark on beach injured by fishing nets
A dead shark that washed ashore this week at Beit Yanai beach in Israel has renewed concerns about the health of Israel’s marine ecosystems — and the growing risks humans face as climate and coastal pressures intensify. Beachgoers reported the shark early in the morning, one of several unusual strandings seen along Israel’s coast […]
Microplastics Are Becoming Superbug Highways — New Study Warns Beachgoers to Wear Gloves
Prof. Pennie Lindeque added that microplastics “act as carriers for antimicrobial-resistant bacteria, enhancing their survival and spread… each particle becomes a tiny vehicle capable of transporting pathogens from sewage works to beaches, swimming areas and shellfish-growing sites.”
Musk’s Saudi Mega-Data Center Signals a Desert Arms Race for AI
For now, Musk’s partnership signals a deepening alignment between Silicon Valley and Riyadh — and a new chapter in the Middle East’s data-powered future. The satellites and robots may come later. The energy footprint, however, is already here.
Travel Morocco with teens at the Kasbah du Toubkal’s magical mountain retreat
Walking well-trodden mountain pathways, eating fresh local food, and learning about the transformative work embedded in the Kasbah’s approach to tourism has now been imparted to our children. We hope, in turn, these experiences will serve to inform their contributions in the world as they continue to grow. Don’t wait, Morocco is on everyone’s bucket list. Growth and change are inevitable.
Natural Relief For Menopausal Hot Flashes
Sometimes you can’t control the circumstances. Something triggers anger, grief, or stress. There you go, a hot flash. You may be in a situation where you’re not comfortable reaching for the cold thermos or fanning yourself. Here you just have to close your eyes for a second and make up your mind to see it through. Remind yourself that it’s temporary. Endorse yourself for keeping your cool in a hot moment.
Sex selection kits for embryos available in the US and Canada
We used to be shocked to hear about gender selection in India (female feticide), while the same practice is now available globally through a gender test. A prick of your finger and you send it back to the company and they can tell you if your blood contains a Y chromosome, suggesting you have a […]
Iran’s rarest forest is on fire
It's full of rare and endemic species, and it's a UNESCO heritage site. Iran's natural treasure, a 1000-kilometer forest, the Hyrcanian forest has been on fire for several days. It stretches from the Caspian Sea and into neighboring Azerbaijan and is home to more than 3,200 kinds of plants.
If you live in these US states you are more likely to get epilepsy
People who live in these US states are more prone to seizures.
Who gave the first kiss?
When you experience your first kiss you might feel like you are the first in the world to feel that way. Kissing, scientists say, occurs in a variety of animals (even if today it's not in every culture), and it presents an evolutionary puzzle: kissing, a learned behavior, carries high risks, such as disease transmission like herpes and hepititis, while offering no obvious reproductive or survival advantage.
Neuralink rival gets FDA approval for brain implant device
The Connect-One Study will initially enroll two participants—with impaired speech and limited extremity movement (upper and lower) due to severe loss of voluntary motor control—who live within four hours of three clinical sites, UC Davis in Sacramento, Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston, and Harvard Medical School.University of Michigan in Ann Arbor, MI - led by Investigator Matthew Willsey, M.D., Ph.D., a neurosurgeon with dual faculty appointments in Neurosurgery and Biomedical Engineering.
Urban miner Sortera raises $45 million USD to pull aluminum from the scrap pile
Sortera Technologies, founded in 2020 by Nalin Kumar and Manuel Garcia, is emerging as a major U.S. circular-industry player. Led by CEO Michael Siemer, the company uses AI and advanced sensors to turn scrap metal into high-value aluminum alloys. Its new ~$45 million funding round signals investor appetite for industrial decarbonisation—where emissions cuts come not from PR-friendly solar installs, but from upgrading the materials that power EVs, solar frames, and construction.