World Osteoporosis Day is observed annually on 20 October, and launches a year-long campaign dedicated to raising global awareness of bone health, and of the prevention, diagnosis and treatment of osteoporosis and metabolic bone disease. What is Osteoporosis? According to the International Osteoporosis Foundation (IOF), worldwide, one in three women and one in five men […]
Benjamin Moore is nodding to the world of menswear with its 2026 Color of the Year, Silhouette (AF-655) — a timeless blend of rich espresso and deep charcoal. The perfectly balanced gray-brown hue was inspired by the refined tones of classic suits. A Growing Interest in the Brown Color Family “The connection between fashion and interiors has always been a source of inspiration but […]
International Sloth Day is celebrated every October 20th, and it’s the day to learn more about the world’s slowest-moving mammal, raise awareness about the problems they are facing, and how to help wild sloths. But it’s not just a single day—throughout the entire month of October, which we call “SlothTober,” we celebrate sloths and amplify […]
Sometimes all the rumors do come true – Apple and Formula 1 have announced a new five-year partnership that will make Apple TV the exclusive home of all F1 races in the United States, starting in 2026. As TechRadar reports, as if Apple didn’t do enough last week after renaming Apple TV+ to Apple TV and then launching three […]
Shooting stars are now zipping through the night sky in the Orionid meteor shower, one of the most reliable meteor showers of the year, but this year it’s joined by two recently discovered comets, Lemmon and SWAN, to make it quite a spectacular show for star gazers. As The Times reports, the peak of the […]
The planet is grappling with a “new reality” as it reaches the first in a series of catastrophic and potentially irreversible climate tipping points: the widespread death of coral reefs, according to a landmark report produced by 160 scientists across the world. As AccuWeather reports, humans are burning fossil fuels and ratcheting up temperatures, which is […]
It’s National Pasta Day… AND Month! Linguine, fettuccine, spaghetti, tortellini, ziti—the list of pastas is endless! Pasta is typically thought of as an Italian dish, but there is evidence that people living in Asia in 2000 BC made noodles with millet and it made its way over to Europe, where the Italians made it their […]
Can AI help improve patient outcomes when it comes to breast cancer? Seven major medical centers have partnered on a $16 million study to find out. As PCMag reports, hundreds of thousands of mammogram images will be randomly assigned for interpretation by either a radiologist or a radiologist who’s assisted by Transpara, an FDA-approved AI […]
The forecast for the powerful and deadly storm that battered small communities in western Alaska over the weekend was reportedly made worse by a lack of weather data triggered by the DOGE budget cuts from earlier this year. There is a gaping hole in weather balloon coverage in western Alaska — a critical shortage bedeviling US […]
October brings with it that beautiful crisp cool autumn weather. And that creates a desire for warm, comforting foods. Like soups and stews. And chili. Which is why it’s lucky for us that October is also National Chili Month! Who created this entire month devoted to the hearty goodness that is chili? No clue. It […]