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Humanity is the unlikely result of 4 billion years of evolution. From self-replicating molecules in Archean seas, to eyeless fish in the Cambrian deep, to mammals scurrying from dinosaurs in the dark, and then, finally, improbably, ourselves – evolution shaped us. Organisms reproduced imperfectly. Mistakes made when copying genes sometimes made them better fit to their environments, so those genes tended to get passed on.

Originally founded in Oklahoma, charcuterie concept Graze Craze has now opened its first location in Texas, on Ohio Drive in Plano. You’ll find curated and customizable boards and boxes of meats and cheeses, fruits and vegetables, sweets and more for pickup. Originally founded in Oklahoma by a U.S. Air Force veteran, Graze Craze is now part of the United Franchise Group, and the Plano store is run by franchisee Rob Salinas.

Baldev Kumar threw his head back and laughed at the mention of India’s resurgent GDP growth. The country’s economy clocked an 8.4-percent uptick between July and September compared with the same period last year. India’s Home Minister Amit Shah has boasted that the country might emerge as the world’s fastest-growing economy in 2022.

The Diatribe, a Grand Rapids-based arts and culture nonprofit, is planning to open a new headquarters. Executive Director Marcel Price said the nonprofit has signed an agreement that gives it two years to raise $400,000 to purchase a vacant building at 2040 S. Division Ave. in Grand Rapids’ Garfield Park neighborhood. The organization is currently housed at the Garfield Park Neighborhood Associations building, he said.

You can finally hope for some relief from those eye-water airfares. India will lift the ban on international flights it had placed 19 months ago in March 2020. Starting 15 December 2021, flights to all countries can resume without the need for any special “air bubble”. In some form, yes. After international air travel resumed last year, the first flights were under the Vande Bharat Mission scheme—open largely to those who could present a special case for travel.

A man was apprehended at Miami International Airport on Saturday after he traveled there in the landing gear of an American Airlines plane that departed from Guatemala, U.S. Customs and Border Protection said. The 26-year-old man, whose name and nationality were not released by CBP, had “attempted to evade detection” by stowing himself in the landing-gear compartment, CBP said in a statement, adding that the man was evaluated by emergency medical services and brought to a hospital.

The camouflage grouper is declining due to overfishing, but each July, beneath a full moon, the fish begin to multiply. For five years, biologist Laurent Ballesta has returned to a lagoon in Fakarava, French Polynesia every July to photograph the groupers spawning. He and his team dove night and day to capture photos of the fish darting through clouds of eggs and sperm, which mix and fertilize in the warm tropical waters.

The latest week of girls soccer action featured standout performances all over the field for teams across New Jersey. Each week, NJ Advance Media will select Players of the Week in every conference on both offense and defense, highlighting the best individual efforts around the state. This includes forwards, midfielders, defenders and goalkeepers.

With all due respect to sauvignon blanc drinkers, New Zealand’s trendiest liquid export is something far sweeter than wine. Derived from the nectar of a native bush (Wleptospermum scoparium), manuka honey has stirred enthusiasm among health-conscious connoisseurs since the early ’80s, when a local scientist first confirmed that it possesses unique, antimicrobial properties.

In a city rife with Irish bars, yet another is on the way. But this one comes with a particularly familiar name to most beer drinkers: Guinness. The legendary Irish beer brand said Tuesday it will launch a restaurant, pub and brewery in Chicago’s Fulton Market neighborhood in early 2023, “hopefully in time for St. Patrick’s Day,” said Jay Sethi, chief marketing officer of Guinness’ parent company, Diageo Beer Co., a subsidiary of global spirits giant Diageo.

You’ll likely have heard of Secondhand September, but do you know what the month-long initiative from Oxfam, this year is being fronted by actress Sienna Miller, actually entails or why it’s so important you get involved, if you can? All good questions. It’s a campaign from the charity to encourage others to shop secondhand for an entire month. That is, only buy vintage clothes or pre-loved items for the entire thirty days of September.