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Photo via Wikimedia Commons The history of science, like most every history we learn, comes to us as a procession of great, almost exclusively white, men, unbroken but for the occasional token woman—well-deserving of her honors but seemingly anomalous nonetheless. “If you believe the history books,” notes the Timeline series The Matilda Effect, “science is […]

Linda Robson has spoken warmly about a recent visit with her former Birds of a Feather co-star Pauline Quirke following news of Quirke’s dementia diagnosis.

A row of red concrete pavilions forms Rancho del Bosque, a vacation residence designed by architecture studio Sordo Madaleno Arquitectos amidst a pine forest in Valle de Bravo, Mexico. Rancho del Bosque, or "forest ranch", comprises six structures arranged in a neat row along a hillside, each with a distinct function. Mexico City-based Sordo Madaleno

Chinese embassy in India to launch visa application window on December

A public servant worries about the corporate memory that will be lost as older government employees take early retirement incentives.

Embedded finance has moved from a technology option to a revenue model for online marketplaces. The change is driven by the need to retain customers, reduce churn, and keep transactions in-house. What once felt like a payment feature is now a blueprint for long-term marketplace growth. PYMNTS Intelligence and Marqeta joint efforts have uncovered […]

Longtime TV auteur Bryan Fuller tells us all about reuniting with Mads Mikkelsen for his first movie, Dust Bunny.

Blanchet offered his help to B.C. last week and Eby’s team and his quickly came into contact to coordinate a virtual meeting

A firefighter was killed and homes destroyed after fast-moving bushfires swept through Australian communities over the weekend.

The 60 million workers who form the human infrastructure powering the U.S. economy are increasingly scraping just to get by. Yet this cohort, which PYMNTS Intelligence defines as earning under $25 an hour, or less than $50,000 per year, drives 15% of consumer spending, per the latest findings in the Wage to Wallet™ Index, a […]

Chuck Studios is a creative agency based in Amsterdam, London, Berlin and Los Angeles. It creates branding, design, film and photography for food and drink clients like Heineken, KFC and Tony’s Chocolonely. Here founder and executive creative director Olaf van Gerwen explains how they use AI, and how he feels about it. You can see […]

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A recent PYMNTS Intelligence report finds that retailers will enter this year’s peak shopping season defending themselves on more fronts than ever before. The report, Securing the Season: Fighting Fraud Without Losing Customers, outlines how the growth of holiday sales is being matched by the growth of holiday fraud. It shows how criminals exploit higher […]

Tottenham Hotspur are interested in signing Jean-Philippe Mateta from Crystal Palace in 2026, according to Football Insider. Spurs are keen on bringing in a new striker in the Janaury transfer window, and Mateta’s contract situation has encouraged last season’s Europa League winners. Journalist Pete O’Rourke said: “I’m sure Tottenham will be keeping tabs on the […]

One farmer said she was told by DND that it will no longer agree to meetings because she wrote to Defence Minister David McGuinty.

Rock star and former Beatle John Lennon was shot to death outside his New York City apartment building by Mark David Chapman.

Jungle winner AngryGinge has reunited with his campmates as he makes I’m A Celebrity TV history by becoming the first social media star ever to be crowned King of the Jungle

How do you make a usable and worthwhile paragliding forecast for a place you've never been? Honza Rejmanek explains

"I just need to commit, keep up and learn". Australian resident Allen Weynberg goes flying in northern Italy

The season in Brazil was a good one in 2025, with Seb Benz recording the longest flight in the country – almost touching 600k

"That day, I understood how thin the line is." The traveller and adventure paraglider pilot tells us what matters most

What skills can other adventure sports give us for flying? And what skills can pilots take back to those sports? Gavin McClurg explains

Flying to new destinations is one of my favourite things to do. Rich Dolan shares his top five tips for paramotor cross-country flying

Paramotor pilot Dan Jones explains why you don't have to travel far to have an adventure – and you don't have to wait for summer.

Ed Ewing meetsMichael Gebert, the adventure pilot who's done it all from hangliding to hike-and-fly racing to teaching and guiding paragliding