Future Scoops

 Far Out / FIFA Every four years, the World Cup comes around, and it becomes a football summer, with World Cup fever spreading quicker than Hantavirus. This year’s outing, spread across North America, with Canada, the United States and Mexico all hosting, is set to be the biggest and most expensive yet. It’s the biggest, quite literally, as the three countries combine to make this the largest…

Drazen Zigic/iStock/Getty Images Plus Around 1 in 5 US adults are thought to struggle with sleep health, and for many of us, the search for rest eventually leads to medication. But new research suggests a commonly used sleep aid may come with alarming side effects. Quetiapine (sold as Seroquel) is an antipsychotic drug approved for conditions including schizophrenia and bipolar disorder,…

Reuters China’s trade surplus grew more than expected in May, aided chiefly by outsized growth in exports as overseas demand remained robust despite growing disruptions from the Middle East conflict. Chinese imports also rose sharply in May, aided in part by increased local demand for semiconductors and artificial intelligence infrastructure. China’s trade balance grew to a surplus of $105.43…

In its early stages, the disease rarely causes symptoms but as it progresses, it can cause jaundice, stomach pain, mid-back pain, vomiting and more. Pancreatic cancer is difficult to detect. And it’s usually found at advanced stages. That’s why it’s important to know the signs and to talk to your healthcare provider as soon as you notice changes in your health. Oncologist Suneel Kamath, MD,…

Peter Dazeley//Getty Images Some people flinch at a needle prick faster than others. One possible reason, at least in a very specific experimental setting, may be old very old DNA. In a 2023 paper published in Communications Biology, researchers linked three Neanderthal-derived variants in the gene SCN9A to a lower threshold for one kind of pain test in modern humans: a skin-pricking test…

Shutterstock / NTB While many modern buildings are characterised by minimalist lines and open urban spaces, research shows that people often prefer classical buildings and dense urban landscapes. Should architects and urban planners take people’s preferences more into account? A 2019 study at the University of Warwick, based on data from over 15,000 people in England, shows that people feel…

  Preparing for disruption and economic uncertainty is less about predicting the future and more about building resilience so that different futures are manageable. Build an emergency fund that can cover 3–12 months of essential expenses, depending on your industry and income stability,Reduce high-interest debt where possible, Avoid becoming dependent on a single source of income, Review…

As households look for ways to stretch paychecks, one force keeps showing up at the checkout: friends. From dinner plans to wedding gifts, social ties often steer what people buy, when they buy it, and how much they pay. The message is simple and timely. Spending is social and that means it is also changeable. The idea has fresh urgency in a year of tight budgets and rising fees. Group chats,…

Shutterstock / Futurism The idea of sucking CO2 out of the atmosphere to combat climate change might be a necessary intervention, but it always sounded like a longshot. Unfortunately, it seems like the strategy is already hitting a wall. A new report published this week found that ongoing carbon dioxide removal (CDR) efforts are barely putting a dent in the fight against global warming  and that…

While Bitcoin fell roughly 17% through the first months of 2026, a basket of Bitcoin mining stocks rose more than 50%, with the best performers up over 70%. That divergence is not an anomaly. It is the clearest signal of the most important industrial transformation in crypto: Bitcoin miners are abandoning Bitcoin, or at least demoting it, to become artificial intelligence data centers. The…

Getty You’ve probably heard of looksmaxxing, theTikTok trend among young men to maximize their looks, with skincare, workouts, and even plastic surgery. It’s the idea of optimizing what one has to be the best version of themselves, at least on social media. Now, this idea has infiltrated the motherhood feeds. Enter mommymaxxing. It’s the idea of optimizing every facet of motherhood, from…

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Ryo Kawano. Courtesy of Ryosokuin Utsuroi. This Japanese word evokes the subtle passing of time the changing of seasons, a shift in emotions, a transition from one state to another. It also captures the spirit of ‘Utsuroi Hymn’, an exhibition shaped by an innovative collaboration between Ryosokuin, a 14th-century Zen temple in Kyoto, and Mae Engelgeer, a Dutch textile artist and designer known…

Ninetechno / Getty Images Swapping your morning coffee for lemongrass tea reduces caffeine exposure, which may benefit some people with hypertension (high blood pressure). While lemongrass tea is not a proven treatment for hypertension, it may be a practical, caffeine-free alternative to help improve blood pressure control. Lemongrass tea may support blood pressure control by improving…

  getty The fastest path to new clients is sitting in your existing customer base. You already know them. They already trust you. They got results from the work you did for them. Most founders ignore this goldmine because they’re scared of asking the question. What if your next ten clients came from people you already serve? Build a referral engine with ChatGPT. Copy, paste and edit the square…

Astronomers say they’ve finally seen, for the first time, evidence of a powerful wind blowing from the supermassive black hole at the centre of our Galaxy. The Milky Way’s central supermassive black hole is known as Sagittarius A*, and the team behind the study say they’ve uncovered the most detailed view yet of how the black hole interacts with and transforms its surrounding…

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