AI App Hazel Transforms ADHD and Autism Support for Families
Imagine getting instant, personalised support for your child’s neurodiverse needs right from your phone. Hazel is a new AI-powered app from Bristol-based Spicy Minds that guides parents or carers through the uncertainties of autism and ADHD. It starts with a fun, interactive series of screening tests to map out your child’s behaviour and sensory preferences. […]
Can Everest Be Conquered in a Week? Xenon-Powered Climb Sparks Debate
Mount Everest has long demanded patience. Climbers typically spend up to ten weeks trekking, resting, and acclimatizing. Now a bold plan aims to flip that timeline on its head. Adventurers could summit and return in just seven days by tapping into a surprising tool: xenon gas. The approach starts before wheels leave the runway. Clients […]
Gory Shakespeare Spectacle: RSC’s Titus Andronicus Thrills
Get ready for the wildest theatre experience in Stratford-upon-Avon as the Royal Shakespeare Company unleashes a blood-soaked titan of gore. The new production of Titus Andronicus floods the stage with litres of fake blood and features an innovative drainage system that whisks away the crimson tide before the next scene. You’ll even see warnings for […]
Sip, Return, Repeat: How 30 Restaurants Joined Petaluma’s Deposit-Free Cup Program
Petaluma’s trailblazing three-month reusable cup program saw over 220,000 vibrant purple cups cycle through 30 restaurants and 60+ return bins in a city of just 60,000, proving there’s real thirst for ditching disposables. Major chains like Starbucks and Taco Bell joined local mom-and-pops, offering the reusable cups at no extra cost—customers simply grabbed, sipped, and […]
NASA’s Lucy Captures a Peanut-Shaped Asteroid Spectacle
NASA’s Lucy probe has sent back humanity’s first close-up images of the asteroid (52246) Donaldjohanson, an elongated, peanut-shaped world that appears to be a contact binary formed from two colliding rocks roughly 150 million years ago. Captured on April 20, 2025, from about 600 miles (960 km) by the spacecraft’s L’LORRI camera, the timelapse revealed […]
ChatGPT Just Got a Shopping Upgrade: Here’s Why You’ll Love It
Online shopping just got a serious upgrade, and no, it’s not another ad-packed search engine trying to guess what you need. ChatGPT, the viral AI bot that took the world by storm, has officially added shopping features to its growing list of powers. If scrolling endlessly through tabs and comparing products makes your head spin, […]
China’s Humanoid Robot Makes History by Finishing Half-Marathon
​In a scene straight out of a sci-fi blockbuster, Beijing’s Yizhuang district recently hosted the world’s first humanoid robot half-marathon. On April 19, 2025, 21 bipedal robots lined up alongside thousands of human runners, each determined to conquer the 13.1-mile course. While the robots ran on a separate track, the event marked a significant milestone […]
Is Cereal a Good Dinner? What Nutrition Experts Say About This Surprising Meal Choice
​If you’ve ever found yourself staring into the pantry at 8 PM, too tired to cook but too hungry to skip dinner, you’re not alone. Grabbing a bowl of cereal might seem like a lazy choice, but it turns out this quick fix isn’t as nutritionally bankrupt as you might think.​ Cereal can be a […]
Blujepa: FDA Approves First New Antibiotic in 30 Years for UTI that Outsmarts Antibiotic Resistance
Blujepa, featuring the novel antibiotic gepotidacin, is the first original oral treatment for recurrent urinary tract infections in nearly 30 years; it deploys a dual-enzyme attack to outsmart resistant bacteria, delivered in a twice-daily pill that proved as effective—or more so—than nitrofurantoin in Phase 3 trials of over 3,000 females aged 12 and up, all […]
Thermavault: Teen-Built Salt Refrigerator Revolutionizes Off-Grid Healthcare
Three Indian teens just revolutionized healthcare in remote areas with a fridge that runs on salt—no electricity needed! Dhruv Chaudhary, Mithran Ladhania, and Mridul Jain, students from Indore, India, won the 2025 Earth Prize and $12,500 for their invention, Thermavault. This isn’t just a science fair project—it’s a lifeline for villages struggling to transport vaccines and medicines […]