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A person’s “brain age” may be different from their chronological age. For years, scientists have used brain scans to estimate this age and found that when the brain appears older than expected, it is associated with a pattern of poorer memory, weaker thinking skills and changes in mood. Most of these studies focused on older…

Pro golfer J.J. Henry, developer Andy Mitchell and Tiger Woods partnered to create Bluejack National and Bluejack Ranch in Texas. Tiger Woods is helping launch a new gated golf community outside Fort Worth, Texas, where homes will start at $1 million. As per Realtor, Bluejack Ranch spread accross 914-acre, is planned as a $2.5 billion…

Image: Mike P Shepherd/Alamy Skull fractures found on remains from the royal cemetery at Umm el-Qa’ab near Abydos suggest that servants of Egypt’s earliest kings may have been sacrificed when their rulers died. A new study by bioarchaeologist Roselyn Campbell of Purdue University, published on 5 October 2026 in the journal Frontiers in Environmental Archaeology…

Abbate said he spent several hours each day looking after the plant (Giant Pumpkins British Columbia photo) A giant pumpkin grown by Kelowna resident Jordan Abbate won the 2026 B C Giant Pumpkin Contest in Langley, on Saturday, with just one pound separating the top two entries. Abbate’s pumpkin weighed 1,485 pounds, while Team Halliday’s…

A 30-year-old Myanmar national has been charged in Singapore after allegedly creating an AI-generated image showing a crocodile at Pandan Reservoir, triggering a real search for a reptile that did not exist. The image was sent to a colleague on August 20, after which Singapore’s national water agency PUB was alerted to the supposed sighting….

Representative Image of a highway construction project utilizing foundry sand as structural fill, surrounded by construction equipment and workers (AI Generated Image) A research project in Wisconsin in the mid-1980s eventually led to the planned reuse of tens of thousands of tons of spent foundry sand in highway construction. Waupaca Foundry participated in a University…

A silt barge dredges contaminated sediment from the Cuyahoga Gorge dam pool. Image Credit: US EPA Crews are removing more than 850,000 cubic yards of contaminated sediment from the Cuyahoga River in Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio, as part of a major cleanup around the Gorge Dam. The material contains pollutants including heavy metals, oil, grease and…

Supporters of imprisoned Imran Khan march towards Islamabad demanding his release. Thousands of supporters of jailed former Pakistan prime minister Imran Khan began a march towards Islamabad on Sunday, demanding his release after talks between his Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) party and the government failed to break the political deadlock.Khan, Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif’s main political…

TikToker Gorgeous Doll has shared a detailed story about her alleged past relationship with Kai Cenat, including a claimed twin pregnancy and an alleged $200,000 abortion offer. The lifestyle influencer shared her story in a five-part TikTok series on October 4. According to her claims, she and Cenat became close after meeting in 2023. She…

More than 220 people have died in the US strikes on such vessels in the ⁠Caribbean and Eastern Pacific, Reuters reported. The US military on Sunday struck a go-fast vessel in the Caribbean Sea, killing four individuals it called “narco-terrorists”.The “lethal kinetic” strike was executed by the Joint Task Force Western Hemisphere under the direction…