Life-Saving Qualities of Graphene

Graphene has been used to turn seawater into clean drinking water, which could turn out to be a life saver. The graphene sieve was shown to filter common salts from the water, and scientist say the technology could be scaled up – potentially providing hope to the millions...

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Adaptive-Learning Tech Shows A Lot Of Promise

There is a new adaptive-learning app called IXL that allows students to "learn new skills and refresh forgotten ones in language, math, and science." Students can connect to IXL through the platform 2hr Learning, which uses adaptive tools to compress core academic lessons...

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Arts And Crafts Improves Mental Health

Past studies using various methods of gathering data are saying that creating art reduces levels of cortisol, the body’s stress hormone. "Engaging with arts and crafts is accessible and affordable. Options such as knitting and drawing require very few tools and can be engaging...

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Caitlyn Clark Is The 2024 WNBA Rookie Of The Year

All doubts were quelled. Most detractors were silent. It is now official. Caitlin Clark was unanimously chosen for the Associated Press’ (AP) as the WNBA 2024 Rookie of the Year. The Indiana Fever star was also named in AP’s All-WNBA first team, as well as the All-Rookie...

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Olympic Shooter From South Korean Lands A Movie Role

The 2024 Paris Summer Olympics produced many stars and household names. However, it was the stone-cold stare in one of the competitions that will land an anthlete in a movie role. She went viral online with her cools attire of a backward baseball capover her slick ponytail...

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Six Types Of Food That Can Damage Your Kidney

Our kidneys is a very special component of our body because it helps filter waste and toxins from our blood, regulating blood pressure, and producing hormones. Therefore, it's essential that we take care of them and avoid foods that could potentially damage them. So, what...

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IUD, Implants More Effective?

One scientific study claim that women who choose birth control pills, the patch or vaginal ring are 20 times more likely to have an unplanned pregnancy compared to those who are using long-term methods such as IUDs and implants. Among young women under 21 who chose the pill,...

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Who Is Damaso?

The name 'Damaso' was suddenly thrust into the limelight when performing artist-tour guide Carlos Celdran disrupted a Mass on 30 September 2010 to protest the Catholic Church's interference in the State's pro-contraceptive policy. Celdran was wearing a dark suit and top hat...

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TV Kids Are Poor Listeners

A study in 2004 revealed that watching too much television makes children poor listeners. A literacy test conducted on selected Grade 1 pupils in Metro Manila showed poor "phonological awareness" skills, or the ability to associate letters, words and pictures with their sound....

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Contraceptive App Under Fire

A mobile contraceptive app used by more than 500,000 women is being criticized after reportedly causing 37 unwanted pregnancies. Stockholm's Södersjukhuset hospital has now reported the Natural Cycles app to the Swedish Medical Products Agency (the government body tasked...

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Why Ads Sometimes Don't Show Up At AdSense?

There were reports that claimed about 38.3 million websites around the world were running Google ads in 2021. That is close to about half of all the wobsites online. The report added that AdSense and other ads are a core part of the company’s financial strategy, accounting for...

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Group Offers US$ 1 Million For A Gay Pride Parade In Gaza

It was reported recently by both the Associated Press and Fox News Digital that a watchdog group would donate US$ 1 million to "Queers for Palestine" or any U.S. LGBTQ advocacy organization to host a gay pride parade in Gaza or the West Bank. New Tolerance Campaign (NTC)...

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Sweet Briar College Bars Non-Biological Female Students

The Virginia school Sweet Briar College will be focusing on protecting the biological female students as it instituted an admissions policy that bars transgender women next school year. This admissions policy at private undergraduate colleges is exempted from Title IX, the 1972...

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Widespread Myths About Contraception

A UK survey years ago has revealed that myths about contraception may be widespread. One in five women said they had heard of kitchen items, including bread, cling film and even chicken skin, being used as alternative barrier methods. Others had heard food items such as...

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Bloggers' Code of Ethics

In this day and age, many people are always looking for for ways to expand their online presence and while one of the most popular strategies is launching a blog, not everyone knows what is a blog and how to start one. When blogs first emerged around 1994, people used them...

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A Japanese Dancer Became The Queen Of Flamenco

As the world becomes more connected and dynamic, everyone should expect that cultures will tend to mix and produce a new generation of experts, specialists and artists. Despite all the lingering distraction, change remain constant and evolution continues. The air of change...

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Nick Kyrgios Was Accused Of Being "Misogynistic" Towards His Ex

Nick Kyrgios has always been known as the most vocal critic of newly-crowned Tennis US Open Champion and world number 1 Jannik Sinner. However, their situation exploded last 8 September when Kyrgios appeared to make a "misogynistic" comment surrounding Sinner’s Russian...

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2024 Esports World Cup List Of Winners

As the world looks back at the recent 2024 Paris Summer Olympics, another battle ground has opened. In the past eight weeks, pro gamers battled across 22 titles in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia and history was made as the Esports World Cup crowned its first-ever champions. Here is...

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The Price of Vintage Toys

Childre and adults love toyss, but, between the two, adults bought more toys than any other age group in the first quarter of 2024. Experts say much of this buying has been driven by nostalgia — people wanting to own the toys they loved as children. That makes now the perfect...

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Ballon d'Or Finalists Are Here

The finalists for this year's Ballon d'Or were announced on 4 September, and for the first time since 2003, the men's list doesn't include Lionel Messi or Cristiano Ronaldo. The list of 30 men's finalists does include stars like Vinicius Junior, Rodri, Jude Bellingham, Kylian...

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After A Hurt Ankle, Woman Discovered She Was Born A Man

There is a 25-year-old woman in eastern China who failed to fall pregnant after 12 months of trying, was shocked to discover she was actually born male and is intersex. The woman, whose external female genitalia never forced her to question her sex, stumbled upon the discovery...

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The Caitlyn Clark Effect Is Spreading And Growing

Caitlyn Clark of Indiana Fever is a different player — and a much better female basketball player — now than she was back in May as she jumped to the WNBA almost directly from a long season at Iowa. Some of that is getting adjusted to the pro game. Some of that is figuring out...

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Ukrainian Students Going Back To School In Poland

For many Ukrainian children, the last several years have been a time of severe disruption. First the COVID-19 pandemic brought online learning, and then war uprooted millions. That disruption was still evident in Ukraine, where it was also the first day of school on 9 September....

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The Problem Of Child Protection Structure in the Philippines

The child protection system in the Philippines at national, regional and provincial level and the systems, mechanisms and institutions established are generally considered to meet international standards for child protection law and policy. The aim and objective of the...

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Blogging Is Not Yet Dead In 2024

"Is blogging dead?" In the ever-evolving landscape of content marketing, where sceptics argue that social media dominance and the rise of video content will erase the need for blogs, you wouldn’t be alone in asking this question. Before answering, let us take a look at...

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CDC: Pregnant Women Should Not Drink Alchohol

A Center for Disease (CDC) study revealed that "more than 3 million US women are at risk of exposing their developing baby to alcohol because they are drinking, having sex, and not using birth control to prevent pregnancy." Drinking alcohol during pregnancy is "associated...

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E-Cigarettes Can Cause Cancer

Electronic cigarettes are often marketed as a 'safe' way for people to stop smoking - but there could be hidden risks, a new study suggests. Researchers at the Veterans Affairs San Diego Healthcare System found that e-cigarettes damaged cells in ways which could lead to cancer. ...

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