On Sunday, a robot called Lightning, made by Honor, a Chinese smartphone maker, won a half marathon in Beijing in just 50 min, 26 sec. That’s several minutes faster than the human world record-holder, ...

Six months after a ceasefire was announced in Gaza, conditions remain dire. The cost of rebuilding the enclave’s infrastructure alone is estimated at more than $71 billion. Also, Spain takes the lead ...

New York City stalwart rockers The Strokes made headlines with their second set of the final weekend at Coachella. They ended with a song they rarely play, “Oblivius,” and its chorus “What side you ...

Copenhagen once had a Human Library, where you could go on a weekend and borrow a person — for a conversation. The nonprofit’s mission to “unjudge” people has caught on globally in over 85 countries.

Over the weekend, Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez hosted a first-ever summit of progressive leaders. He used the event to condemn the US-Israeli war on Iran and called on the European Union to ...

Hatshepsut is likely a name many people have never heard. Even though she was pharaoh of Egypt for 22 years and one of the most powerful women in antiquity. That’s because two decades after her reign ...

Hidden for centuries, music by women composers of the Renaissance has largely remained outside the public canon. Musica Secreta is a British ensemble dedicated to researching and performing this ...

How long is the English coast? Or, for that matter, the coast of Portugal, Brazil or Kenya? Turns out, experts are not in agreement, thanks to a phenomenon of measurement called the coastal paradox.

Vande Bharat trains can reach speeds of 100 miles per hour and have reduced travel times on routes across India. Although ...

They’re dolls, but you might not realize it unless you pick one up. They’re known as “reborn babies,” and they originated in ...

Nearly 900 Rohingya refugees were reported missing or dead in the Andaman Sea and Bay of Bengal in 2025, making it the deadliest year on record. Also, Turkey sees two school shootings in one week. And ...

There is an unexpected Muslim community in Cape Town, South Africa. It is the oldest neighborhood of Muslims in the country. They are known as the Cape Malay. And while they are staunch followers of ...