At the peak of Japan’s 1989 asset bubble, the grounds of the Tokyo Imperial Palace were estimated to be worth more than all the real estate in the entire state of California.
New review of 200+ studies reveals capabilities and limits of AI for monitoring wildfires, floods, and droughts from space, highlighting why complex models still struggle in new regions
A pan-Canadian youth mental health program generates nearly $10 in public benefits for every $1 invested (it saved an average of $4,355 per patient annually), with the greatest returns from including
Taking the stairs could cut risk of early death. Research found people who regularly climb stairs were 39 per cent less likely to die from heart-related problems and 24 per cent less likely to die fro
First Human Trial of Poop Transplant to Treat Food Allergies Shows Promising Results. Scientists gave 15 adults with peanut allergies capsules containing fecal microbiota from healthy donors' poop. 9
Crows stealing fur from panda to build nest while the panda doesn't mind. Pandas have thick coat in the winters so they don't object to getting rid of excess hair.
A model finds a 25% cut in vehicle and industrial emissions across South Asia could cut fine particle pollution by up to 97 micrograms per cubic metre, averting around 40,830 deaths a year.
Sexually aroused men are more prone to misjudging a woman’s interest in flirting by focusing on her clothing rather than her facial expressions. When in an aroused state, men often prioritize broad si
TIL when NBA star Reggie Lewis died in 1993, his contract remained on the Boston Celtics' salary cap for 2 years because the league had no provision to void the contracts of deceased players, and othe
TIL that Egyptian cotton exports surged from $7M to $77M between 1861–1865, giving Britain and France an alternative to Confederate cotton, undermining the South's "King Cotton" strategy and helping s
TIL that while Michael Jackson’s Bad officially holds the U.S. record for 5 number-one singles, it actually produced 7 different number-one hits globally when including international charts. The only
TIL in 1497 Leonardo da Vinci invented the miter lock gate for canals. Instead of sliding vertical doors, he designed two angled swinging leaves that use upstream water pressure to self-seal the joint
