In the rural Japanese village of Ichinono, a unique solution has emerged to combat loneliness and emptiness. With fewer than 60 residents, mostly elderly, the village is now using life-like mannequins to replace those who have left the area. According to Sky News, many younger residents had migrated to cities for education and employment, leaving behind an […]
Much of the vanilla that flavors our ice cream today is artificial, derived from the genetic signature of a plant that hundreds of years ago was known only to an Indigenous Mexican tribe. The plant’s sequenced genomic information, available on public databases, was used as the basis for a synthetic flavoring that today competes with […]
Kamala Harris’ lead over Donald Trump dwindled in the final stretch of the US presidential contest, with the Democrat ahead by a single percentage point over the Republican, 44% to 43%, according to a Reuters/Ipsos poll published on Tuesday. The three-day poll, completed on Sunday, showed the race effectively tied ahead of the November 5 […]