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In 2017, Stranger Things star Gaten Matarazzo helped form a charity for a disorder affecting roughly one in a million people; nine years later, its partners published 37 recommendations to guide medical care

In 2017, Stranger Things star Gaten Matarazzo helped form a charity for a disorder affecting roughly one in a million people; nine years later, its partners published 37 recommendations to guide medical care

In 2017, Gaten Matarazzo helped form a charity; nine years later, its partners issued 37 care tips (Image Credit: Wikipedia and AI-generated) When a medical condition affects only a tiny fraction of the population, even experienced doctors may struggle to find enough information to treat it. This has been a longstanding challenge for people with…

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In 1901, James Atchley homesteaded land in Idaho’s Teton Valley; 125 years later, his descendants have permanently protected 1,686 acres of their potato ranch, which sits on a mule deer migration route from Wyoming

In 1901, James Atchley homesteaded land in Idaho’s Teton Valley; 125 years later, his descendants have permanently protected 1,686 acres of their potato ranch, which sits on a mule deer migration route from Wyoming

A family ranch near Ashton, Idaho, is now permanently protected by a conservation easement that limits how the land can be developed. The agreement safeguards 1,686 acres of Flying A Ranch while allowing the Atchley family to continue farming and ranching. The move also protects an important wildlife migration corridor used by mule deer travelling…

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California condo neighbours fought for nearly a decade over a single garage parking space; the winner secured legal ownership, but a court rejected its demand to recover $292,544 in lawyers’ fees

California condo neighbours fought for nearly a decade over a single garage parking space; the winner secured legal ownership, but a court rejected its demand to recover $292,544 in lawyers’ fees

Representative image of condo parking A dispute over a single parking space in an Orange County condominium complex has ended with a clear legal winner and an unusually expensive lesson. WCST Enterprises, the owner of Unit 38, successfully proved that it owned garage space 38G-a, the half of a two-car garage that its neighbour Berit…

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Meet Aaryan Ghorpade, the North Carolina student who built a prototype for a free roadkill-mapping platform and has now won a first-place award for his plan to make American roads safer for wildlife

Meet Aaryan Ghorpade, the North Carolina student who built a prototype for a free roadkill-mapping platform and has now won a first-place award for his plan to make American roads safer for wildlife

North Carolina student Aaryan Ghorpade has won a national competition after creating a free online mapping tool designed to reduce wildlife deaths on American roads. Ghorpade took first place in the 16 to 18 age group of the 2024 “A Voice for Animals” contest with his project, “EcoRoute: Mitigating Wildlife-Vehicle Collisions.” The annual competition is…

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A three-bedroom Brisbane house once filled with thousands of books became home to pigeons, wasps and snakes after its owner entered care; the cleared 405-square-metre property is now heading to auction

A three-bedroom Brisbane house once filled with thousands of books became home to pigeons, wasps and snakes after its owner entered care; the cleared 405-square-metre property is now heading to auction

A once-crowded home in Brisbane’s bayside suburb of Wynnum is attracting attention for a rather unusual reason. The three-bedroom property, which spent years filled with thousands of books, music records and personal collections, was eventually left to deteriorate after its owner moved into care. With the house empty, pigeons began nesting in its ceiling, wasps…

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Scientists tested the six-tonne Altar Stone at Stonehenge after earlier research pointed to north-east Scotland, but a new November 5 study found no matching rock source there, leaving its ancient journey unresolved

Scientists tested the six-tonne Altar Stone at Stonehenge after earlier research pointed to north-east Scotland, but a new November 5 study found no matching rock source there, leaving its ancient journey unresolved

The monument of Stonehenge. Image credits: Canva It is surprising how the stonehenge, one of the most recognisable and famous prehistoric monuments, still holds its secrets. One such secret it is hiding is of a six-tonne rock, ironically.For more than a century, scientists have been trying to work out where one particular stone at Stonehenge…

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‘Mad Men’ star John Slattery joins Ocean Conservancy campaign to protect oceans, bringing Hollywood voice to global conservation effort | World News

‘Mad Men’ star John Slattery joins Ocean Conservancy campaign to protect oceans, bringing Hollywood voice to global conservation effort | World News

Actor John Slattery, best known for playing Roger Sterling in Mad Men, has joined Ocean Conservancy’s ‘Protect Where We Play’ initiative as its newest Team Ocean Captain. The Emmy-nominated actor was announced as the campaign’s first actor to join the campaign at a New York City Climate Week event on September 24, 2025.The initiative brings…

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For more than 60 years, visitors walked through a cave in Spain without noticing hundreds of Ice Age engravings; archaeologists have now identified 280 motifs, making it one of Mediterranean Iberia's largest art sites

For more than 60 years, visitors walked through a cave in Spain without noticing hundreds of Ice Age engravings; archaeologists have now identified 280 motifs, making it one of Mediterranean Iberia’s largest art sites

(Image credit: Josep Maria Vergès Bosch and Míriam Salas-Altès/ via Cambridge.org) Not all art is exhibited or put on display. Some of it remains hidden in plain sight, etched into rock and can go unnoticed for centuries, even when people have been walking past them for decades. In a cave in Spain, hundreds of such…

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A Louisiana woman alleged her uncle sold interests in nearly 300 acres from her mother's estate to himself; 23 years after her mother's death, an appeals court revived part of her lawsuit but vacated a $10,000 award

A Louisiana woman alleged her uncle sold interests in nearly 300 acres from her mother’s estate to himself; 23 years after her mother’s death, an appeals court revived part of her lawsuit but vacated a $10,000 award

Walker alleged that Blake used his position to transfer interests in several properties to himself (AI image) A Louisiana woman who accused her uncle of transferring interests in nearly 300 acres of land from her late mother’s estate to himself has won another chance to pursue part of her lawsuit. The Louisiana Court of Appeal…

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In 2018, Cristiano Ronaldo bought Lisbon’s record-breaking $7 million apartment, before turning a former Madeira nightclub into an $8 million seven-storey home in 2019 |

In 2018, Cristiano Ronaldo bought Lisbon’s record-breaking $7 million apartment, before turning a former Madeira nightclub into an $8 million seven-storey home in 2019 |

Cristiano Ronaldo’s property portfolio stretches across several countries, from luxury residences in Spain and Italy to homes in England and Saudi Arabia. But two properties in Portugal offer a closer look at his connection to his home country. In Lisbon, the footballer made headlines in 2018 after purchasing an apartment that set a record for…

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Will you comply with Japanese laws? Japan plans new question for foreign visitors on entry form

Will you comply with Japanese laws? Japan plans new question for foreign visitors on entry form

Japan plans to introduce new immigration question for visitors. Japan is considering introducing a new question on its immigration entry form that would require foreign nationals arriving in the country to declare whether they intend to follow Japanese laws and regulations.The proposed change, put forward by Japan’s Immigration Services Agency, would require foreign nationals applying…

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