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Back to SearchCan apes play pretend? Scientists use an imaginary tea party to find out
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 so…
5 months ago
No time for the gym and good deeds? GoodGym combines both
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…
5 months, 1 week ago
African creators push for recognition of digital work as full-time careers
Digital content makers from across Africa gathered at the African Creators Summit, calling for content creation to be recognized as full-time work ra…
5 months, 1 week ago
Bank of Thailand plans to tighten regulations on online gold trading as its price soars
The Bank of Thailand has tightened regulations on online gold trading to curb the impact of fluctuating prices on the local currency. The new measure…
5 months, 1 week ago
Mysterious dark matter may be better understood through a new map of far-off galaxies
A new high-resolution map of distant galaxies may help scientists understand a mysterious invisible substance that helps hold the universe together. …
5 months, 1 week ago
Some blind fans experience Super Bowl with tactile device that tracks ball
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…
5 months, 2 weeks ago
London’s Poems on the Underground celebrates 40 years of bringing verses to commuters
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 i…
5 months, 2 weeks ago
A sea turtle with 3 flippers swims free after Florida rehab, now followed by satellite
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 rehab…
5 months, 2 weeks ago
Move over, kids—adults fuel boost in toy market sales
The UK toy market returns to growth for the first time in five years, but it's adults buying toys for themselves who are helping fuel the boom. The s…
5 months, 2 weeks ago
Lucerne’s old town becomes a canvas for its giant interactive festival of lights
Tens of thousands of visitors flocked to Lucerne as the Lilu Light Festival turned the city’s cobbled streets and riverfront into a glowing, interact…
5 months, 2 weeks ago