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Hong Kong overtook Japan around 2013 to record the world’s highest life expectancy, with women now averaging 88.7 years and men 83.3. Researchers found no single longevity secret, but unusually low smoking-related mortality explains much of its advantage, while dense neighbourhoods, accessible services and heavily subsidised public transport may help older residents remain active.
21+ hour, 43+ min ago (1169+ words) Hong Kong's provisional 2025 life expectancy is 88.7 years for women and 83.3 for men. Low smoking-related mortality explains a large measured share of its advantage, while urban design remains a plausible factor. By The Long View · Edited by Lachlan Brown Published September…...
People are falling in love with AI companions that remember their lives, flirt back and are always available to talk — researchers studying these relationships have found users forming intense emotional bonds and treating the bots like romantic partners
1+ day, 5+ hour ago (255+ words) When the AI they loved stopped being themselves overnight, users experienced grief indistinguishable from losing a real person—raising urgent questions about emotional authenticity in the digital age. Published September 13, 2026 · How we edit In February 2023, Replika users woke up to…...
When Hiram Bingham announced he had discovered Machu Picchu in 1911, families were farming between its terraces and an 11-year-old boy led him up to the ruins — the "lost city of the Incas" appears on maps drawn decades before he arrived
3+ day, 10+ hour ago (175+ words) A Yale explorer's celebrated 1911 "discovery" of Machu Picchu overlooked an inconvenient truth: local families already lived there, and the ruins weren't lost at all. Published September 11, 2026 · How we edit On the morning of July 24, 1911, the man about to become the…...
Coral growth rings from 400 million years ago record about 400 days in a year, because Earth spun faster then and the day lasted closer to 22 hours
4+ day, 18+ hour ago (919+ words) Daily and annual growth bands in fossil corals helped reveal a faster-spinning Earth. About 400 days fitted into a year, putting each day near 22 modern hours. By The Long View · Edited by Lachlan Brown Published September 9, 2026 · How we edit A fossil…...
Scientists in Switzerland made a sponge from cheesemaking waste that captures gold from discarded electronics — after dissolving metal parts from 20 old computer motherboards, they recovered enough to melt into a 22-carat gold nugget
5+ day, 2+ hour ago (533+ words) A Swiss lab transformed dairy waste into a gold-recovery tool, extracting precious metal from e-waste that most recyclers leave behind. By Science Blog Editorial Team · Edited by Daniel Moran Published September 9, 2026 · How we edit Cheese leaves behind a pale, watery…...
Reasons the Middle Class Never Get Rich
5+ day, 6+ hour ago (58+ words) The wealthy don't just earn more—their money works differently, creating a widening gap that has little to do with discipline or smarts. By Science Blog Editorial Team · Edited by Graeme Brown Published September 9, 2026 · How we edit Follow Science Blog…...
Researchers invited 11 people to cuddle two Holstein steers at a New York sanctuary, and the animals developed a striking preference — they were far more engaged with the women than the men
6+ day, 3+ hour ago (455+ words) A surprising finding from a cuddling study challenges assumptions about which humans animals instinctively trust. Published September 8, 2026 · How we edit Magnus is the extrovert. Callum needs a minute. Both are Holstein steers weighing roughly as much as a small hatchback,…...
Over roughly 150 years, Dutch men gained about 20 centimetres in average height, while American men — who had started 5 to 8 centimetres taller — gained only about six, reversing one of the most remarkable national height gaps ever recorded.
1+ week, 21+ hour ago (1180+ words) America began the nineteenth-century comparison several centimetres ahead. Military records and modern surveys show how the Netherlands reversed that gap, and why no single cause explains it. By The Long View · Edited by Lachlan Brown Published September 6, 2026 · How we edit…...
A 33-year-old entrepreneur bought an 81-room Arkansas hotel for $2.55 million and set aside another $1.1 million for furniture, fixtures and equipment before reopening it
1+ week, 1+ day ago (230+ words) Greg Clark, 33, paid $2.55 million for an 81-room Eureka Springs Holidome and budgeted another $1.1 million for FF&E, aiming to reopen as Hotel Expedition around Christmas 2026. By Lab Report · Edited by Justin Brown Published September 6, 2026 · How we edit The building is…...
Portugal collects used wine corks from shops, restaurants and other collection points and sends them for grinding and recycling into products including insulation, flooring and other cork composites.
1+ week, 4+ day ago (673+ words) A tiny material that seems obviously recyclable becomes waste because most sorting systems can't handle it—unless you know where to send it instead. Published September 3, 2026 · How we edit A used wine cork is a natural material, it looks recyclable,…...