A Historic First for Baseball, Right in Toronto
Ayami Sato, widely regarded as one of the best female baseball players in history, just became the first woman to play in a Canadian men’s professional league. The 35-year-old right-hander from Japan made her debut as starting pitcher for the Toronto Maple Leafs Baseball Club in their home opener, drawing admiration from fans, teammates, and […]
Crows Just Joined Humans in This Surprising Ability
Crows have just joined humans in an elite cognitive club, surprising scientists with their ability to recognize geometric regularity. In a new study from the University of Tübingen, carrion crows consistently picked out shapes that were different from a group — an intuitive skill previously believed to be uniquely human. When presented with sets of […]
Europe Moves to Make the Internet Safer for Kids
The European Union is taking major steps to make the internet safer for children, and it’s asking the public to weigh in. A new draft plan outlines how platforms like TikTok and Instagram can better protect minors from harmful content and cyberbullying. Proposed measures include setting accounts to private by default, verifying ages, and changing […]
Will She Be the First Briton to Walk on This Distant Planet?
British astronaut Rosemary Coogan is closer than ever to making history. At NASA’s Neutral Buoyancy Lab in Texas, she completed a six-hour simulated spacewalk in a pool designed to replicate the International Space Station. With every careful movement, she trained her body and mind for life in space—practicing handholds, maneuvers, and even emergency rescues. Coogan […]
A Self-Destroying Plastic Could Be a Game-Changer for the Planet
Scientists in China have developed a groundbreaking plastic that can break itself down after it’s thrown away. This new “living plastic” contains bacterial spores that stay inactive during the product’s life, but spring to life in compost-like environments. Once activated, the spores release enzymes that consume the plastic and turn it into harmless substances. Unlike […]
Surfing Legend with One Leg Keeps Making Waves
Pegleg Bennett has spent a lifetime defying limits. Born with a birth defect that led to the amputation of his foot as a baby, he was determined not to miss out on the surf scene in Cornwall. Using NHS-issued beach legs and later modifying his own prosthetics, he taught himself to ride waves with one […]
Polluted to Pristine, How Switzerland Revived Its Rivers
Switzerland’s rivers and lakes once suffered from severe pollution, but today they are among the cleanest in Europe—thanks to decades of investment and bold environmental reform. In the 1960s, many Swiss waterways were choked with waste, prompting nationwide concern after a typhoid outbreak traced to contaminated water. That crisis sparked a transformative journey that has […]
A Record-Breaking Flipathon With a Heartwarming Twist
Frederick Richard, a 21-year-old Olympic medalist from Massachusetts, may have just backflipped his way into the record books—and he did it all for a cause close to his heart. Known to fans as “Frederick Flips,” the gymnast completed an incredible 1,111 backflips in 24 hours, surpassing the 1,002 needed to set a new world record. […]
Told He’d Never Walk Again, Now He’s Taking on the London Marathon
After a life-changing injury left him paralyzed from the waist down, Darren Awol is about to do something extraordinary. Fourteen years after surviving an unprovoked shooting in south-east London, the 42-year-old will take part in this year’s London Marathon. Once told he’d never walk again, Darren defied expectations through sheer determination and self-belief. With the […]
This Hidden Rome Workshop Is Keeping Opera’s Magic Alive
Just a short walk from Rome’s bustling Circus Maximus, a former pasta factory is quietly preserving one of Italy’s richest cultural treasures. Now home to the Rome Opera House’s costume and set design team, the building holds over 70,000 costumes and a century’s worth of scenic backdrops. While tourists pass by unaware, a dedicated group […]