Representative Image of large-scale paintings and sculptures exploring emotions through whimsical characters (AI-generated image) At 9, Joe Whale attracted attention for drawing on the walls of a restaurant in Shrewsbury, England. The young artist, known as the Doodle Boy, went on to work with international brands and create large-scale illustrations. At 16, he returned to…

Vote counting is underway in Israel following the October 27 parliamentary elections, with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s Likud-led bloc appearing on course to emerge as the largest in the 120-member Knesset.However, neither Netanyahu’s coalition nor the opposition alliance led by Yashar party chief and former army chief Gadi Eisenkot, who has emerged as the Israeli…

Representative Image of an elderly man creating joyful TikTok videos, sharing positivity and life lessons with a diverse audience (AI-generated image) At 81, Ian Smith from Snettisham in Norfolk, England, has attracted a large following on TikTok by sharing short videos about positivity, motivation and lessons from life. The former dentist retired in 2022 after…

​Westyn Ruyter with his beloved dog, Bundy, who went missing in Western Australia. (Image: ABC) An Australian man searching desperately for his missing dog offered a A$10,000 reward for its safe return, hoping someone would help bring his beloved pet home. Instead, he received a message from a stranger claiming to have found the animal,…

(Image credit: Wikimedia Commons) Dreaming is an experience we often associate with humans but is it something that only humans experience? Scientists have long been curious to ascertain what may happen when other animals fall asleep. While certain sleep behaviours have been observed in mammals and birds, much less is known about how sleep works…

A federal appeals court in the United States has struck down a West Virginia privacy law. The law banned the publication of home addresses and personal details of judges, police officers and public officials. The court ruled that the law breaks the First Amendment of the US Constitution. A three-judge panel of the 4th US…