“One does not change a winning team” — French wisdom teaches us why change is not always the answer “One does not change a winning team” (French: On ne change pas une équipe qui gagne) is one of the most widely used modern French proverbs. Unlike many ancient folk sayings, it emerged from the world…
Representative image (Photo: Canva) Scientists may have found the strongest hint yet that life could exist beyond Earth, and the focus is not Mars but a distant planet called K2-18b. The James Webb Space Telescope’s 2025 results point to gases linked on Earth to biological activity, but the discovery is still tentative and not confirmed…
The largest (left) and the smallest (right) skulls of Homo naledi found in the Rising Star cave system in South Africa. All specimens of H. naledi have been shown to be female. All known skeletons of the ancient human relative Homo naledi discovered in a South African cave system appear to be female, according to…
Quote of the day by Confucius (AI-generated image) Pointing out someone else’s flaws feels almost effortless. Turning that same scrutiny on yourself rarely does. Confucius, the Chinese philosopher whose teachings shaped East Asian thought for more than two thousand years, built an entire moral framework around that exact asymmetry. “Attack the evil that is within…
SpaceX CEO announces donation of company stock to Trump Accounts. SpaceX president Gwynne Shotwell announced that she and her husband will be donating company stock to the Trump Accounts of more than 2 million American children. The announcement comes days after Trump said in an interview with CNBC that he expects Elon Musk to donate…
A solo row across one of the world’s largest oceans ended in celebration on Friday night as American adventurer Kelsey Pfendler reached Honolulu after spending 43 days alone at sea, becoming the first American woman to row solo from California to Hawaii.Hundreds of people lined the harbour at Magic Island and Ala Wai Boat Harbor…
Most of us accept that the Earth rotates because we have been taught it since childhood. We have seen satellite images, watched footage from space and learned about day and night. But imagine living in the middle of the 19th century, when none of that evidence existed.How could you convince an ordinary person that the…
Handing away money you were never going to spend anyway is easy to praise and, according to the person doing it, not actually all that impressive. Melinda French Gates, one of the most prominent philanthropists in the world, said exactly that about her own giving. “It’s important to acknowledge that giving away money your family…
Indonesia, Singapore reaffirm that Strait of Malacca will remain open and free for all Singapore and Indonesia have pledged to keep the Strait of Malacca open, safe and accessible to all, elevating maritime security to the forefront of a bilateral relationship that both countries see as critical to regional stability.The commitment came after talks on…
Posters by mourners during Khamenei’s funeral call for the killing of Trump and Netanyahu Mourners at the funeral procession of slain Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei carried banners and aggressive placards calling for the death of US President Donald Trump, with inflammatory chants of “death to America” and “death to Israel” echoing through Tehran’s streets.A large…
Prince Harry has accepted an invitation to stay at Buckingham Palace during part of his visit to London this week, marking a notable royal development ahead of the 2027 Invictus Games in Birmingham.According to the BBC, the Duke of Sussex will be in the UK for preparations related to the Invictus Games, along with a…
America recently celebrated 250 years of Independence on July 4th, 2026. The country that today stands as the highest and most powerful democracy on the globe, has had its fair share of wars and battles. While historians and museums work to protect and preserve the parts of the past that worked to keep the present…
