AI-obsessed moms and dads are using the tech for parenting in bizarre and downright dystopian ways that’ll bring out your inner luddite. In a new Business Insider piece, a cognitive neuroscientist named Sarah Baldeo described how she spent the past year traveling for work. Her solution to stay present for her 15-year-old son while she…
Hiiii! Happy Friday! How are you? I hope you’ve had a lovely week. It’s been a busy one over here. Behind the scenes, I’ve been working on a new program (more to come soon), subbed a barre class, and have the wrangling the crew. The girls are busy and thriving with school and their extracurricular…
What’s happening in astrology today August 29 in the stars: Find out what’s in store for you today in our daily horoscopes for Saturday August 29. Read the daily horoscopes for your Sun sign or rising sign (ascendant) to plan your day. Visit our Cosmic Calculator section if you want to calculate your Rising sign…
Now that the Full Moon has passed, the lunar cycle is back in its waning phase. This means that each night the Moon will appear a little less illuminated. This will happen every night until we reach the New Moon. What is today’s Moon phase? As of Saturday, Aug. 29, NASA’s Daily Moon Guide tracker…
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UN Secretary-General António Guterres (at podium) briefs reporters on the status of the Ebola virus outbreak. Credit: UN Photo/Mark Garten By Shreya KomarUNITED NATIONS, Aug 28 2026 (IPS) Following 42 consecutive days without a new confirmed case, The Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) and the World Health Organization (WHO) have announced…
By CIVICUSAug 28 2026 (IPS) CIVICUS discusses Sweden’s new migration laws with John Stauffer, legal director and deputy executive director of Civil Rights Defenders, a Swedish civil society organisation that acts as a civil rights watchdog at home and supports human rights defenders in repressive contexts worldwide. John Stauffer Immigration has dominated the campaign…
Lake Chungará and Parinacota volcano in northern Chile Credit: Gerd Breitenbach, under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 3.0 Unported license By Céline DelacroixOTTAWA, Canada, Aug 28 2026 (IPS) This week is World Water Week, the annual conference of governments, business, and civil society on building a water-secure future as global population, climate disruptions, and water…
There are many theories as to how the diabetes drug metformin lowers blood sugar levels, but now, scientists think they’ve discovered the main route. It turns out that the drug, primarily used in The new study suggests that metformin changes the activity of mitochondria (pictured) inside intestinal cells in a way that ultimately causes them…
