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Climbing stairs may cut heart disease risk, strengthen heart health — study
Skipping the escalator or elevator in favor of the stairs may benefit heart health, according to a new study. A comprehensive research review and meta-analysis published in the American Journal of Cardiovascular Drugs—and highlighted by Harvard Health—found that regular stair climbing is…
Too much of a good boy? Dog pesters burglar to play
A dog who discovered a burglar in his house forgot his duty to protect the home, instead bringing the intruder a series of toys in an effort to play. In home surveillance video ricocheting around the internet, golden retriever Nash can be seen greeting the criminal with a friendly wag and offering…
UN chief sounds alarm on AI risk after Trump plays it down
U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres warned world leaders on Wednesday that rapidly advancing artificial intelligence poses risks that cannot be ignored, putting him at odds with President Donald Trump who has argued existing safeguards are sufficient. Speaking ahead of next week’s U.N.…
Singapore pays its citizens to read and combat doomscrolling, ‘brain rot’
Singapore has launched a five-year national campaign that pays citizens to read, in a bid to combat shrinking attention spans and digital distraction. The initiative, called “ReadSG,” was launched this month by the National Library Board to encourage deep reading among its citizens. Under the…
Worsening global warming melted about 12.5 MT of ice in Greenland, Antarctica since 1979
About 12.5 trillion tons (11.3 trillion metric tons) of ice from glaciers in Greenland and Antarctica have melted since 1979, which is enough frozen water to stack ice 5 feet (1.5 meters) deep across the continental United States, according to a major scientific report. A warming Earth is…
Indonesia’s choking wildfire, haze worsen breathing woes on Borneo
PONTIANAK, Indonesia, Sept 16 (Reuters) — Indonesian housewife Mimi Marlina rode a motorbike through thickening haze blanketing the city of Pontianak on Borneo island, making a foray to buy groceries and supplies as the Southeast Asian nation battles raging forest fires. “We can still hold it off…
Reading strengthens brain health, lowers dementia risk — Cambridge study
A 2026 study by researchers from the University of Cambridge found that reading for pleasure is linked to improved mental health, stronger cognitive performance, and a lower risk of dementia. Based on a comprehensive review of literacy and brain health, the researchers said recreational reading…
Japan’s centenarians top 100,000 for the first time
TOKYO — The number of centenarians across Japan topped 100,000 for the first time, the health ministry said Tuesday. With a median age of 49.9 years, Japan has the second-oldest population in the world after Monaco, according to the World Bank. The latest government survey, published ahead of the…
BYD to produce trucks in Europe in bid to become “European company”
Chinese electric vehicle maker BYD plans to launch its first heavy-duty truck in Europe next year and ultimately manufacture trucks locally, a senior executive said at the IAA trade fair in Hanover on Monday, September 14. “For the long term, we will produce everything we sell in Europe here…
Eating a hotdog may cost 36 minutes of healthy life, study finds
A study has found that eating processed foods, such as hotdogs, may cost minutes of healthy life. In a landmark dietary and environmental impact study published in Nature Food, researchers from the University of Michigan evaluated more than 5,800 types of food to measure both their direct health…
Himalayas approaching tipping point, millions of livelihoods at stake, report finds
The Himalayas are approaching a tipping point as glaciers melt faster than a decade ago, threatening water security as the region approaches “peak water” by mid-century, according to a study released this month. The findings come after the collapse of a Himalayan glacier in late August along the…
South Korea aims to save seniors lost in digital age
SUWON, South Korea – A little cheer rose for 79-year-old Hwang Sun-hee after she managed to place an online order at a training session in South Korea, which has one of the world’s starkest digital divides for seniors. Age gaps in digital literacy are a global concern, yet the gulf has widened…
Saudi pipeline outage threatens loss of 4% of global oil supply
Saudi Arabia will run out of oil stocks for exports if it doesn’t restart its major pipeline to the Red Sea within days, leading to a loss of up to 4% of global supply, Saudi oil buyers and traders said. A further decline in Saudi flows will worsen the global supply crunch, which has already…
Malingering—an intentional fabrication of illness—strains healthcare, medical resources, study says
Healthcare workers continue to face a persistent yet often overlooked challenge that strains clinical resources and complicates patient care — malingering. A comprehensive clinical review published on April 12, 2026 in the National Library of Medicine’s StatPearls database, authored by Shah…
AI could kill us all by 2030, warns ex-Anthropic researcher
Jacob Coxon, who spent three years doing pretraining research at OpenAI and Anthropic, resigned this week and warned in a viral social media post that the AI industry is “gambling with our lives” by racing toward self-improving superintelligence. A 27-year-old researcher who worked on training…