South Korea has been the only country in the developed world to classify tattoos as medical procedures, restricted to medical professionals
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Participants in a recent study displayed artery stiffening equivalent to five or more years of ageing, depending on gender and the severity of their original Covid infection
Instagram has reached 3 billion monthly users, Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg confirmed, as the company accelerates AI development and tests its Ray-Ban smart glasses
The US space agency said it would stick to the updated timeline of April 2026 but acknowledged the mission could launch as early as two months prior
The Spain and Barcelona midfielder accepted the prestigious Ballon d’Or award in person, marking a first for women players
Research firm Colossal Biosciences said it’s made a ‘pivotal step’ toward bringing back the dodo, a species of flightless bird extinct for over 400 years
A two-year investigation by the world’s largest music publishers’ organisation reveals unprecedented scale of copyright infringement by tech companies
Recycling efforts have long been hampered by high costs, inefficiency and contamination issues, particularly from toxic PVC
Consistently falling fertility rates and ageing baby boom populations mean this trend will only deepen over the coming decades