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Dolomites: Rangers at the steady to combat overtourism

No stop signs, no citations, and no authority to issue fines: their mission will be to engage with visitors and remind them that the mountains are not an amusement park.

  • Jul 23, 2026 13:51

It doesn’t take much to feel good: The Korean secret to happiness

There’s a word Koreans use to describe simple, everyday happiness—the kind that doesn’t depend on extraordinary achievements or events. It’s “sohwakhaeng,” which literally means “small, certain happiness.”

  • Jul 22, 2026 12:00

This summer, step away from screens and rediscover the joy of reading

Screens are everywhere, eating away at a huge chunk of our free time. The result? Reading has plummeted to its lowest level in ten years.

  • Jul 22, 2026 09:15

Explosives on mountain sacred to indigenous peoples: How the wall between Mexico and US Is wiping out nature and identity

Once again, the push to strengthen borders is targeting a place that should never be touched: a sacred site.

  • Jul 21, 2026 11:05

Making ovaries more flexible: a promising approach to extending fertility

A team of Chinese researchers has identified one of the major causes of declining fertility: the aging of the ovaries themselves.

  • Jul 20, 2026 07:39

Zinedine Zidane’s “headbutt”: 20 years in collective memory

On July 9, 2006, Zinédine Zidane’s headbutt on Marco Materazzi became a sports legend.

  • Jul 19, 2026 13:12

Doing nothing in South Korea is officially recognized as a sport

In South Korea, there’s a competition that, at first glance, seems like a joke but actually says a lot about us, our times, and how we approach work. It’s called the “space-out competition.”

  • Jul 19, 2026 10:00

Tuscany paves the way for free egg freezing -but a national law is still missing

Freezing one’s eggs by choice, not out of medical necessity. And doing so without having to spend thousands of euros.

  • Jul 18, 2026 09:03

UK wants a social media curfew for 16- and 17-year-olds

The British government wants to implement a nighttime social media curfew for 16- and 17-year-olds. Apps such as Instagram, TikTok, and YouTube would then be inaccessible by default between midnight and 6 a.m., although users could disable this setting themselves.

  • Jul 16, 2026 09:00

EU population continues to decline and age

In its third report on demographic change in the European Union, the European Commission warns that the EU’s population will decline and age. It emphasizes, however, that this trend also presents opportunities if countries adapt to it in time.

  • Jul 15, 2026 15:00