Former conflict zones are littered with land mines, a type of controversial concealed weapon designed to kill or maim anyone ...

One African giant pouched rat in Cambodia is making communities safer by sniffing out dangerous explosives—and he just set a record for his species. According to Smithsonian, the 5-year-old rat named ...

In Argentina, a debate has arisen about how to handle a horde of capybaras in Buenos Aires' Nordelta gated community. The ...

Weighing in at about a third of an ounce, the artificial chicken muscle is a small bite, but is believed to be the world’s largest chunk of lab-grown meat. The scientists developed a bioreactor ...

William is Birmingham’s ‘rat catcher’, trying to shoot down the city’s exploding rat population, which is feasting on over 22 ...

A growing emphasis on clean energy means global demand for copper can only grow. BHP, the world’s biggest mining company, projects copper demand to explode and rise by 70% in 2050, reaching 50 ...

If it’s a cheap manufactured product, it may well have come from the world’s largest wholesale market in the Chinese city of Yiwu. With 75,000 suppliers spread across six buildings ...

Hello and welcome to the newsletter, a grab bag of daily content from the Odd Lots universe. Sometimes it's us, Joe Weisenthal and Tracy Alloway, bringing you our thoughts on the most recent ...

Across the world, there are estimated to be over 110 million landmines still buried in more than 60 countries. According to the Mine Action Review, in 2023, there were 1,431 deaths and 5,241 recorded ...

BEIJING-Executives at the world’s biggest trade fair in China found themselves staring into the abyss as the seams of global commerce came apart. For many visitors to the Canton Fair ...

On 11 Apr 2025, the Bandar Mahkota Cheras community was jolted by a now-viral video showing a rat infestation at A&R Bistro. Posted by user Terry Wong — who initially withheld the name of the ...

It is the largest single-branded precious jewelry manufacture in the world. The sprawling space in the countryside of Valenza, Italy, is seen by the house as its testament to ensuring its products ...