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New research finds that more Americans are shifting their money from checking and savings accounts into financial vehicles that pay investment income—a trend that helps to explain the resilience of the U.S. economy after a bout of high inflation and recent uncertainty due to tariffs. The analysis by JPMorganChase Institute examined the accounts of 4.7 million households and found that people’s tot...

Two milestones revealed a few weeks ago illustrate the diminishing power of broadcast television in the media world—one fueled by the habits of young people and the other by their elders. During June, viewers spent more time watching streaming services than they did for broadcast and cable television combined. That happened for the first time ever in May, by a fraction of a percentage point, but t...

Colossal announced an effort to genetically engineer birds resembling the extinct South Island Giant Moa—which once could stand 12 feet tall (3.6 meters)—in collaboration with the New Zealand-based Ngāi Tahu Research Centre and Peter Jackson. Together with his partner Fran Walsh, Jackson is investing $15 million. “The movies are my day job, and the moas are my fun thing I do,” said Jackson, adding...

As much of the UK experiences its first official heatwave of the year, Vauxhall City Farm in central London is putting measures in place to help its animals stay cool. The UK’s national weather agency, the Met Office, forecast that temperatures could have reached 32 degrees Celsius in southern England in June. That’s above the official heatwave threshold for London, and hotter than predicted condi...

Ice cream makers representing about 90 percent of the U.S. supply of the frozen treat have pledged to remove artificial dyes from their products in less than three years, federal health officials said. The move is the latest voluntary effort by food manufacturers to heed calls from the Trump administration to remove synthetic dyes over concerns about potential health effects. In recent weeks, comp...

More than 20 states sued President Donald Trump’s administration over billions of dollars in frozen education funding for after-school care, summer programs and more. Some of the withheld money funds after-school and summer programming at Boys & Girls Clubs, the YMCA or public schools, attended by 1.4 million children and teenagers nationwide. Congress set aside money for the programs to provide a...

You may be seeing elaborate shower cleansing routines on social media: daily exfoliation, double cleansing, antibacterial soap, loads of scented body scrubs and shower oils. "I'm kind of appalled by the shower routines," said Dr. Olga Bunimovich, a practicing dermatologist and assistant professor at the University of Pittsburgh. The multistep processes that have inspired people to spend endless am...

India’s government is seeking to limit temperature settings on new air conditioners to save electricity in the country, which is considered the fastest-growing market for them. The power minister proposed a rule in June requiring air conditioners sold in the country to have thermostats that can be set no lower than 20°C (68°F). Officials hope the small change will create massive energy savings in...

Tens of thousands of centuries-old books are being pulled from the shelves of a medieval abbey in Hungary in an effort to save them from a beetle infestation that could wipe out centuries of history. The 1,000-year-old Pannonhalma Archabbey is a sprawling Benedictine monastery that is one of Hungary's oldest centers of learning and a UNESCO World Heritage site. Restoration workers are removing abo...

A pungent fog of malt and yeastiness hangs over Murree Brewery, Pakistan’s biggest and oldest producer of alcoholic drinks. The company is an outlier in a country where alcohol is outlawed for everyone except non-Muslims, who make up some 9 million people out of 241 million. Pakistan, an Islamic republic, banned booze for Muslims in the 1970s. But Murree Brewery has strong financials despite the p...

The future of space is privatized. Exploring the solar system is now not just the preserve of government agencies—private companies are finding it’s a profitable place to do business. There’s a whole industry around supplying equipment to space agencies, and some projects will never make it off Earth. But that’s why private companies are brought in—they can develop new tech without spending money...

Vaccine hesitancy in the U.S. is pushing immunization rates down, fueling a rise in illnesses like measles and whooping cough. Devastating infectious diseases ran rampant in America, killing millions of children and leaving others with lifelong health problems. These illnesses were the main reason why nearly one in five children in 1900 never made it to their fifth birthday. Over the next century,...

On June 30, the president of the United States was just another person complaining online about his service provider. Donald Trump wrote in a pair of posts on Truth Social that he was trying to hold a conference call with faith leaders from all over the country but was unable to start the call because of technical difficulties. “AT&T is totally unable to make their equipment work properly,” the Re...

Morocco is laying down foundations to build a homegrown gaming industry by establishing a developer hub in the capital, training coders and launching programs to draw tech-savvy youth into the sector. State officials invited developers, students and tech companies from around the world to a gaming expo in Rabat, where guests tested new games, competed in e-sports tournaments and heard about new in...

The humble road rumble strip, used around the world to alert drifting drivers to potential hazards or lane departures, can play Beethoven on a mountain highway in the far reaches of the United Arab Emirates. For nearly a kilometer (a half mile) along the E84 highway—also known as the Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Road—motorists in the right-hand lane coming into the city of Fujairah can play Ludwig van...

The operators of the last operating nuclear power reactor at Three Mile Island say they will re-open it, now a year ahead of schedule, in 2027, instead of 2028, because grid operator PJM Interconnection says they can speed up the process of reconnecting the plant to the power grid. During a media tour, Constellation Energy said that not only would the plant be generating power for artificial intel...

After nine years scurrying in the shadows, the two-person Swedish street art collective known as “Anonymouse”—dubbed “Banksy Mouse” by Swedish media—has finally stepped out of the dark and into a museum exhibition. The mystery began in late 2016 when miniature homes and businesses, all measuring well below knee height, began appearing on the streets of southern Sweden. It looked like a bunch of mi...

Greenland’s tourism industry is expecting a boom this year following the launch of its first airline route between its capital, Nuuk, and the U.S. The mineral-rich Arctic island already offers whale-watching, birdwatching excursions and guided charters. Now locals want to show visitors why the island’s unique beyond a recent diplomatic dustup with U.S. President Donald Trump. Staff member Nukartaa...

For her sixth-grade honors class, math teacher Ana Sepúlveda wanted to make geometry fun. She figured her students, "who live and breathe soccer," would be interested to learn how mathematical concepts apply to the sport. She asked ChatGPT for help. Within seconds, the chatbot delivered a five-page lesson plan, even offering a theme: "Geometry is everywhere in soccer—on the field, in the ball, and...

Youth-led climate groups are getting a $25 million injection from a philanthropic collaborative that hopes other funders will follow their lead in supporting solutions created by younger generations grappling with a future marked by increasing temperatures and rising sea levels. Despite recent upticks in donations to nonprofits combating climate change, Enlight Foundation President Xin Liu said em...

As Apple Music turns 10 this year, the popular streaming service is celebrating a major power move: Apple Music Studios. The new studio, set to open in mid-August, is a three-story, 15,000-square-foot creative playground in the Los Angeles area to help artists dream big and connect deeper with fans. There are two cutting-edge radio studios inside primed for spatial audio, live interviews, off-the-...

While China’s men’s soccer team hasn’t generated much excitement in recent years, humanoid robot teams have won over fans in Beijing based more on the AI technology involved than any athletic prowess shown. Four teams of humanoid robots faced off in fully autonomous 3-on-3 soccer matches powered entirely by artificial intelligence in China’s capital in what was touted as a first in China and a pre...

Japan on June 29 successfully launched a climate change-monitoring satellite on its mainstay H-2A rocket, which made its final flight before it is replaced by a new flagship model designed to be more cost-competitive in the global space market. The H-2A rocket lifted off from the Tanegashima Space Center in southwestern Japan, carrying the GOSAT-GW satellite as part of Tokyo's effort to mitigate c...

Health workers in Uganda and people in the rural communities they serve say they're enjoying the benefits of having bikes especially designed for rugged terrain. The Buffalo Bicycles are distributed by a non-profit organization which says they've been built to be stronger and simpler than recreational alternatives, to meet the needs of workers traveling long distances in harsh conditions. Retailin...

Independent car mechanics in South Africa’s townships have long faced challenges accessing spare parts due to the buying power of large urban car repair chains. But now, a cooperative is bringing township mechanics together to give them a fairer slice of the pie, providing speedy access to quality parts, as well as business support and development. The Motor Spares Collective allows them to have c...