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What happens if you drink coffee every day

Shawdesh desk: For millions of people worldwide, the day doesn’t truly begin until they’ve had their first cup of coffee. Whether it’s to jumpstart the morning or to power through

What does spending more than a year in space do to the human body?

The record for a single trip into space currently stands at 437 days, but prolonged periods in orbit can alter an astronaut’s body in some surprising ways, changing their muscles,

Chinese painter dies after working 104 days straight with only 1 day off

Shawdesh desk: The Chinese work culture of overworking is under scrutiny again after a 30-year-old man in eastern China died from organ failure, following 104 consecutive workdays with only one

No TV or screens for toddlers: Sweden tells parents

Shawdesh Desk: Toddlers should not be allowed to watch screens at all, Sweden told parents on Monday. Children under the age of two should be kept away from digital media

Moderna mRNA mpox vaccine shows promise in animal study

Shawdesh Desk: An experimental Moderna mRNA vaccine for mpox has demonstrated greater effectiveness than current shots in reducing disease symptoms and duration, according to an animal study published in the

No TV or screens for toddlers: Sweden tells parents

Shawdesh Desk; Toddlers should not be allowed to watch screens at all, Sweden told parents on Monday. Children under the age of two should be kept away from digital media

Japan wants its hardworking citizens to try a 4-day workweek

Shawdesh Desk: Japan, a nation so hardworking its language has a term for literally working oneself to death, is trying to address a worrisome labour shortage by coaxing more people

World’s second largest diamond found in Botswana

Shawdesh Desk: A massive 2,492-carat diamond — the second largest in the world — has been discovered in Botswana, the Canadian mining company that found the stone announced Thursday. The