April 1, now synonymous with jokes and pranks, is celebrated in numerous countries with the tradition of the April Fool's Day (Pescado de Abril). The custom links different cultures, from Germany to Portugal, from France to Great Britain and on to the United States, India and Japan. Everywhere, the first day of April is the perfect time to prank someone.
Despite the rain and the pressure, Jannik Sinner transformed the Miami final into a true manifesto of control and precision.
Seven stolen dogs, a sudden escape and a return home: a story worthy of a movie script. A crazy story from the Jilin province in north-east China.
For more than four decades, the ocean along Panama's Pacific coast followed a precise and reliable rhythm. Between January and April, cold, nutrient-rich water masses rose from the depths, feeding the marine food chain and protecting coral reefs and local fisheries. In 2025, however, this mechanism came to a sudden halt. The Panama upwelling didn't take place, leaving scientists without historical references and questioning the stability of tropical ocean systems.
There are days that end without really ending. You close the laptop, turn off the lights in the office, go home with your head still entirely in overdrive. The body lies on the couch, the mind remains upright. In that in-between space of fatigue and stillness, a glass of something to drink is often sought for.
The first official trailer for Spider-Man: Brand New Day didn't just break all previous records - it smashed them.
There are objects that enter our lives with the promise of making our lives easier, but disappear just as quickly. Disposable e-cigarettes are one of the clearest examples of this contemporary paradox: a few days of use, a perfectly working lithium battery, followed by a noiseless journey to the trash can.
Some innovations initially seem light years away from our daily lives, but then suddenly pop up in everyday conversations, somewhere between a coffee break and a mindless scrolling moment on the phone. The tofu battery belongs in that category: at first it surprises, then the idea sticks, because it contains something that sounds just a little bit different from anything we've ever heard before.
Once again, a theft shocks the Milan-Cortina 2026 Paralympic Winter Games, following that of the two curling stones. This time, against his will, Emanuel Perathoner was the victim. After capturing gold in the boardercross and in the banked slalom at the Paralympics, the champion from South Tyrol had to deal with an incredible theft: his two precious snowboards were stolen during the awards ceremony last Friday, at the Socrepes complex in Cortina d'Ampezzo.
A sudden fire broke out Wednesday morning at the Giardini della Biennale in Venice. The fire struck Serbia's pavilion. The flames, which flared up around 9:55 a.m., caused a thick column of black smoke visible from afar. This caused concern among residents, tourists and employees of the international art exhibition.