Dogs and cats get diabetes too. Here’s what to look out for and how to manage it

Dec 28, 2024 07:17 am UTC| Insights & Views Life

Learning a pet has diabetes can be a shock. Sadly, about 20% of diabetic cats and dogs are euthanised within a year of diagnosis due to the impacts on the pets health and their owners lifestyle and finances. However, the...

Sport produces mountains of high-tech waste. We are finding new ways to recycle it

Dec 28, 2024 07:17 am UTC| Insights & Views Health

In the early days of the modern Olympics and Paralympics, athletes competed using heavy, non-aerodynamic equipment. The record for throwing a javelin, for instance, has almost doubled since 1908, when the sport was...

Hallucinogens approved for treating psychiatric disorders: what does the science say?

Dec 28, 2024 07:16 am UTC| Insights & Views Health

Once sidelined in the 1970s, psychedelic substances ranging from esketamine (a ketamine derivative) and psilocybin (the active ingredient in hallucinogenic mushrooms) to MDMA are being reintroduced as potential therapies...

5 elections to watch in 2025

Dec 28, 2024 07:16 am UTC| Insights & Views Politics

The coming 12 months cant promise the bumper crop of elections we saw during 2024, when countries home to about half the worlds population headed to the polls. Still, voters will cast ballots in several important elections...

What are macros? An exercise and nutrition scientist explains

Dec 28, 2024 07:14 am UTC| Insights & Views Health Life

Im tracking my macros. Ill pass on that, it doesnt fit in my macros. Im on the Macro Diet. Macros seem to come up often in the corners of the internet and social media devoted to people trying to lose weight, improve their...

What does 2025 hold for interest rates, inflation and the American consumer?

Dec 28, 2024 07:08 am UTC| Insights & Views Economy Central Banks

Brian Blank is a finance scholar and Fed watcher who researches how companies navigate downturns and make financial decisions, as well as how markets process information. Brandy Hadley is a finance professor who leads a...

Julia Child’s France, pig slaughter in Portugal and a culinary detective: 5 delicious food writing classics

Dec 28, 2024 07:04 am UTC| Insights & Views Life

Summer holidays are traditionally a time of celebration and feasting. So, as our minds turn to food and our stomachs rumble, why not read about it? These five food titles, ranging from a chefs memoir to a foodie crime...