What Actually Is Jet Lag? How To Avoid The Dreaded Post-Travel Anguish
You’ve just sat through a 12-hour flight surrounded by screaming babies, barely edible food, and a disappointing selection of in-flight entertainment, but the worst may still lay ahead: jet lag. Whether you’re trying to avoid falling asleep at the dinner table or staring at your hotel room ceiling at 4 am, it’s a burden felt […]
Indian Boxers Must Get More Foreign Exposure To Secure Medals At 2028 Olympics: Vijender Singh
Olympic bronze medallist pugilist Vijender Singh has advocated for increased foreign exposure for Indian boxers to increase their chances of winning a medal at the 2028 Los Angeles Games. In addition, he called for new and fair elections in the Boxing Federation of India (BFI). Since the Paris Olympics, boxing has been relatively […]
Pakistan Star Hints At ODI Retirement After Early Champions Trophy Exit. Report Reveals PCB’s Stance
Pakistan Cricket Board has advised Fakhar Zaman to reconsider any hasty plans of retirement from ODI cricket after reports emerged that the experienced opener was contemplating quitting the format following his injury-enforced exclusion from the Champions Trophy. According to sources, Fakhar, who was sidelined from the ICC event after sustaining an injury in […]
AUDUSD Technical Analysis – The AUD comes under pressure amid the risk-off mood
Fundamental Overview The USD continues to be supported against most major currencies, especially the commodity currencies, as the markets remain in a risk-off mood following some bad US data releases. In fact, since last Friday, we got weak US Flash Services PMI, UMich final Consumer Sentiment and yesterday a weak US Consumer Confidence report. The […]
In Death Valley’s Racetrack Playa, 320-Kilogram “Sailing Stones” Move All On Their Own
Walk across the Racetrack Playa in Death Valley National Park and you might spot something strange. Here, enormous boulders can be seen tailed by what look like tire marks on a racetrack in the form of trails carved into the dry lakebed. These “sailing stones” can weigh up to 320 kilograms (700 pounds) at the […]
US MBA mortgage applications w.e. 21 February -1.2% vs -6.6% prior
Prior -1.2% Market index 212.3 vs 214.9 prior Purchase index 144.3 vs 144.0 prior Refinance index 572.5 vs 593.6 prior 30-year mortgage rate 6.88% vs 6.93% prior Mortgage applications fell again in the past week, owing mostly to a decline in refinancing activity. The start of the year pick up is now fading and we’re […]
Protons’ Internal Forces Are As Strong As The Weight Of 5 Schoolbuses
Protons sit in the nuclei of all atoms, but they are not fundamental particles: They are made of three quarks held together by the strong nuclear force. The strength of this interaction is actually more intense than electromagnetic force and immensely more intense than the gravitational pull between particles. A new study has mapped this […]
US futures look for a bounce with eyes on Nvidia earnings
It’s been a down week for Wall Street so far but we’re seeing risk appetite pick back up a bit in the new day. US futures are higher, led by tech shares but it might not be suggestive of much on the week. All eyes are on Nvidia’s earnings after the close today, as investors […]
Here’s the latest dividend forecast for Aviva shares through to 2026
Image source: Getty Images Aviva (LSE: AV.) shares are beating the FTSE 100 in 2025. As I write, the insurer’s up 10% versus a near-7% gain for the Footsie. However, Aviva easily triumphs with its juicy dividend yield. Right now, that stands at around 6.8%, roughly double the FTSE 100’s 3.4%. Indeed, things look even […]
Giraffe Covered In Unusual “Bumps” Spotted In Kruger National Park
It might be easy to forget that diseases and conditions can cause problems in the world of wildlife just as they can in the human medical sphere. In Kruger National Park, a giraffe has been spotted that may be infected with a type of papillomavirus. Photographed by wildlife photographer Marius Nortje, the images reveal that […]
