Life
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Heatflation: How global warming contributes to a rise in prices
Global warming is now clearly included among the factors leading to inflation. And now the phenomenon has a name: "heatflation"
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400-year-old Ecuadoran beer resurrected from yeast
The discovery of the single-cell microorganism, taken from just a splinter of wood, was the key to recovering the formula for an elixir first brewed in Quito in 1566 by friar Jodoco Ricke, a Franciscan of Flemish origin who historians believe introduced wheat and barley to what is now the Ecuadoran capital
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4 food items you can freeze to save money
As long as you consume the food that's been frozen in the appropriate time frame and pack it in the right containers, you can save a lot of money, even with products you may not have known could be frozen
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What makes a library 'green'?
The aim is to be plastic-free, to see equipment reconditioned and reused, to build public awareness of ecological issues as well as save paper
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Parachute pants are the latest element of Y2K fashion to be resurrected
Generation Z isn't losing interest in the "aughties" for style inspiration; after low-rise jeans and the butterfly motif, it's the parachute pant that is returning to the spotlight
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BTS may be able to perform during military service: S Korea defence minister
The spectre of conscription has long hovered over BTS, with its seven male stars ranging in age from 24-year-old Jungkook to Jin, 29, who must sign up by next year or risk jail time
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Austrian old folks toast the success of 'Grandma and Grandpa' beer
The pensioners in Austria began brewing their "Grandma and Grandpa" beer two years ago, and it went down so well they have now expanded into a light lager called "Hellmut and Hellga", a pun on the German word for light beer, "helles"
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Ultra-fast fashion charms young despite damaging the environment
Gen Z love placing multiple orders for ultra-fast fashion, which then arrive in the post. But the booming genre masks darker environmental problems
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How Netflix is building its own cinematic universe around 'The Gray Man'
After Prime Video, it's Netflix's turn to create its own cinematic universe. And it is the hit movie, "The Gray Man," starring Ryan Gosling, Chris Evans and Ana de Armas, that will be the starting point for this new onscreen world
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Gaming time has little effect on short-term mental health: study
The short-term mental-health impact of playing video games "is probably too small" to be noticeable, according to a major study by the University of Oxford
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Forget sourdough, rising prices are turning homemade butter into the latest kitchen trend
The trend is being driven by the current economic climate. On social networks, butter-making video tutorials are scoring several million views