'Everyone's little monkey brains like shelter and food': Subnautica 2 designer says primal instinct is the reason we're so drawn to smashing blocks of wood into weapons
Survival games tap into our inner barbarian, it seems.
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Systemic barriers undermine critical health initiatives for call center workers
Workplace health programs often fail, and Griffith University research uncovered it is not due to lack of staff interest, but because of entrenched organizational barriers that limit staff participation.
Outrage as baby dies after genital mutilation in The Gambia
Two women have been arrested for their alleged involvement in the girl's death, police say.
Strict rules for short-term rentals and Airbnbs no solution to housing crisis in Australia
Strict regulations on short-term rental accommodation may not help improve housing supply or affordability and can actually hurt tourism, according to new research from the University of South Australia.
Paramount Nabs UFC Rights in Major Seven-Year Deal, MMA Events to Peel Off From ESPN in 2026
Paramount’s new CEO, David Ellison, has pinned a major new deal for his new company. Paramount Skydance announced a seven-year media rights agreement with TKO Group under which Paramount+ will become the exclusive home of all UFC events in the U.S. — pulling the mixed martial
Eating the competition? New evidence suggests Neolithic farmers cannibalized enemies
Slicing, chopping and bite and cut marks on human remains from 5,700 years ago suggest that cannibalism may have been a common practice among our Neolithic ancestors.
Mercury General’s (MCY) Path to Sustainability: Validating Springview Partnership Fund’s Core Thesis
Laura Baumeister, Alvaro Brechner, Pablo Stoll to Present Projects at San Sebastián’s Co-Production Forum
Laura Baumeister’s “What Follows Is My Death,” Alvaro Brechner’s “La piel de león” and Pablo Stoll’s “Dad Is No Punk Rocker” feature among 15 projects set to be unveiled at San Sebastián’s 2025 Europe-Latin America Co-Production Forum, the Spanish festival’s biggest industry
EasyJet pilot suspended after 'drunk and naked' incident
The budget airline grounded the unnamed pilot after hotel guests reportedly complained after the incident in Cape Verde.
ADB’s Energy Policy rushing toward the wrong side of history
Asian Development Bank (ADB) calls itself the “climate bank of Asia and the Pacific.” But with its proposed changes to its Energy Policy, the multilateral lender risks betraying that title. At a time when climate change is hitting the region’s most vulnerable the hardest, ADB
Macron: Israel's plan for Gaza is a disaster waiting to happen
PARIS (Reuters) -French President Emmanuel Macron on Monday slammed Israel's plans to step up its military operation in Gaza as a 'disaster waiting to happen' and proposed an international coalition under a United Nations mandate to stabilise Gaza. (Reporting by Michel
Long-term Cloud Strategy Revolves Around Quantum Computing, Says Microsoft (MSFT)’s Chairman and CEO
Waste from agricultural plant poisoned US town’s water with Pfas, lawsuits allege
Some Salisbury, Maryland, residents say the contaminated water from Perdue Farms’s local plant has sickened them Wastewater from an industrial soya bean farm and processor has poisoned a Maryland town’s drinking water with Pfas, several lawsuits allege, raising questions about
SpaceX hopes to nearly double the rocket launches off the California coast; a state panel likely to object
SpaceX wants to nearly double the number of rocket launches into space from the California coast, with plans for almost 100 a year from Vandenberg Space Force Base.
‘Mr. Scorsese’ Documentary Series Sets October Premiere Date as Apple TV+ Unveils First Clip
Apple TV+ will premiere its Martin Scorsese documentary series, “Mr. Scorsese,” on Oct. 17. The five-part documentary event about the legendary filmmaker comes from acclaimed director Rebecca Miller (“She Came to Me,” “Personal Velocity”). The “Mr. Scorsese” team was given
Immigration enforcement is increasingly going through criminal courts
U.S. immigration policy in the South is undergoing a quiet but large-scale shift. In July 2025, according to data from the research service TRAC, the number of criminal cases reached its highest level in recent years. What stands out is how these cases are distributed. Most are
Trump pushes China to quadruple soybean orders ahead of truce tariff expiration
President Trump late Sunday urged China to increase its orders of U.S. soybeans, suggesting it would help reduce the trade deficit between Washington and Beijing. "China is worried about its shortage of soybeans. Our great farmers produce the most robust soybeans," Trump posted
Space Race 2.0? US fast-tracking plans to build nuclear reactor on the Moon
The rivalry of the superpowers in space is entering a new phase, in which energy independence beyond Earth plays a key role.
Australia to recognize Palestinian state, leader says
Australia will recognize a Palestinian state at the United Nations in September, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said Monday, joining a wave of Group of 20 nations that have moved to rebuke Israel over the humanitarian crisis in Gaza. “A two-state is humanity’s best hope to