Kinshasa is growing faster than almost any city in Africa, but its population boom is not making people richer

Kinshasa, the capital of the Democratic Republic of Congo, is expanding faster than almost any other city on the African ...

Beyond wrinkles: New rule explains why growing shapes suddenly crumple

Scientists have discovered a previously unknown law of geometry that explains why some growing surfaces, whether in nature or ...
Investopedia

Cash Flow: What It Is, How It Works, and How to Analyze It

Adam Hayes, Ph.D., CFA, is a financial writer with 15+ years Wall Street experience as a derivatives trader. Besides his extensive derivative trading expertise, Adam is an expert in economics and ...
Philippine Daily Inquirer

Growing consequences on Taiwan

Recent remarks of President Marcos on Taiwan have again reignited the debate over whether the Philippines would be involved in the military contingency around the Taiwan Strait. Mr. Marcos emphasized ...
CNBC

Vinted boss sees 'fundamental' shift in consumer patterns, as secondhand firm notches $9 billion valuation

Vinted has seen an explosive growth in recent years, boosted by consumers increasingly looking for value amid rising costs of living globally. The consumer-to-consumer platform allows customers to ...
USA Today

Earth's glow is growing. NASA imagery reveals the brightest regions

Our night sky is getting brighter and brighter – not because of the moon, but because of artificial lighting. While outdoor lighting is a necessary part of modern society, its widespread use has ...
Environmental Defense Fund

Extreme weather is getting a boost from climate change

Scientists are detecting a stronger link between the planet’s warming and its changing weather patterns. And the trajectory is clear — hotter heat waves, drier droughts and stronger storms. A warming ...
Science Daily

These mesmerizing patterns are secretly solving hard problems

Tessellations aren’t just eye-catching patterns—they can be used to crack complex mathematical problems. By repeatedly reflecting shapes to tile a surface, researchers uncovered a method that links ...
The New York Times

Where You See a Fancy Fish, Engineers See Alan Turing’s Math

Using a new computer model, scientists simulated the stripes, spots and hexagons on a species of boxfish, imperfections and all. Trilobites Using a new computer model, scientists simulated the stripes ...
BBC

How climate change worsens heatwaves, droughts, wildfires and floods

The Los Angeles fires of January 2025 were one of the most expensive weather-related disasters in US history Many extreme weather events are becoming more common and more intense around the world, ...
Investopedia

How to Trade the Head and Shoulders Pattern

Stella Osoba is the Senior Editor of trading and investing at Investopedia. She co-founded and chaired Women in Technical Analysis. She has 15+ years of experience as a financial writer and technical ...