Kiwi cafes are buzzing with success on meat-free Mondays and driving environmental change

This is evident from a recent study published in the journal Nutrients, researchers conducted interviews and online surveys with hospital cafe staff to explore support and implementation variables for the Meat-Free Mondays (MFMs) movement. More than half of the 194 survey participants actively contributed to the movement, and almost 60% supported the movement. The research … Read more

Belfast Region secures £3.8m funding for wireless innovation

The Belfast Region, led by Belfast City Council, has secured £3.8 million in wireless innovation funding from the UK’s Department for Science, Innovation and Technology (DSIT), becoming one of ten 5G innovation regions in the UK. The Belfast Region, led by Belfast City Council, has secured £3.8 million in wireless innovation funding from the UK’s … Read more

The best supplement for hair growth

Many supplements market themselves as the best for hair growth. But do any of them work? Research into the benefits of supplements for hair growth has produced mixed results. Nutrition as a whole is vital for hair growth. However, supplements containing specific vitamins and minerals may be warranted in some cases to correct nutrient deficiencies … Read more

The North Yorkshire town’s retirees can’t get enough

Peter Bailey and John Dalton swim regularly in the North Sea – Lorne Campbell It’s 10am on a rainy Tuesday morning in November and John Dalton and Peter Bailey have just finished their dip in the sea. The pair emerge from the waves and disappear into a seaside cafe to change and warm up with … Read more

SpaceX Starship mega-rocket launches on second-ever test flight and explodes in ‘rapid, unplanned disassembly’ (video)

SOUTH PADRE ISLAND, Texas – SpaceX’s giant starship has met another explosive end. SpaceX’s next-generation megarocket — the largest ever built — launched today (Nov. 18) on its second-ever test flight, a long-awaited journey that took the giant vehicle to space for the first time, but it didn’t last long. Shortly after the stages separated, … Read more

Woman lost 50 pounds, kept it off with the 80/20 principle and walked

General Cohen tried fad diets for almost a decade, only to gain weight. At the age of 21, she decided to take a different, more sustainable approach. Cohen decided to love herself versus healthy instead of hating herself versus thin, she said. Loading Something is loading. Thanks for signing up! Access your favorite topics on … Read more

the working-class feminist who dresses like a Barbie doll

‘I’m for all women, but I don’t need a label’: Dolly Parton – Ron Davis Dolly Parton’s three passions are “God, music and sex”. As she writes in her 1994 memoir Dolly: My Life and Other Unfinished Business, “I would like to say that I have listed them in order of importance to me, but … Read more

SpaceX’s launch attempt ends in the loss of the most powerful rocket ever built

Editor’s note: A version of this story appeared in CNN’s science newsletter Wonder Theory. To receive it in your inbox, Register for free here. To say that space is a challenging environment is putting it lightly. During a recent spacewalk outside the International Space Station, a tool bag escaped NASA astronauts Jasmin Moghbeli and Loral … Read more

Le Grand Mazarin is the most stylish new place in Paris

Bedrooms have a striking canopy above the bed (Le Grand Mazarin) Any esthete worth their salt knows who Martin Brudnizki is: the designer is the man behind the gloriously over-the-top interiors of chic Mayfair members club Annabel’s and the recently opened Broadwick hotel in Soho. Now he has brought his decadent brand of maximalism to … Read more

SpaceX’s second launch test looks amazing in these stunning photos and videos

SpaceX launched its Starship megarocket, the most powerful rocket on Earth, on its second test flight this weekend, and while the vehicle may have met an explosive end, its flight is absolutely astonishing to watch. Stunning photos and videos from SpaceX, Space.com, news reports and the public show the sheer spectacle of Starship’s second test … Read more