How Does a Zipper Work?
A zipper turns one pull into a sequence of couplings. The slider does not glue the teeth. It guides them along paths until their shapes lock. Inside,...
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More Than 1,500 Economists Call for International Action on Extreme Inequality
More than 1,500 economists and researchers from over 100 countries have signed an open letter asking leaders to back an International Panel on Inequal...
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António Guterres Warns of Risks from AI, Climate Change and Inequality
United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres warned, in an Associated Press interview four days before the General Assembly, that the world faces...
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Great Britain’s Retail Sales Rise 0.5% in August
Retail sales volumes in Great Britain rose 0.5% in August 2026 on July, according to the Office for National Statistics. July had fallen 0.5%; June wa...
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Major TV Makers Expand Voluntary Agreement to Reduce Energy Use
The Consumer Technology Association said on 16 September that major television manufacturers, operating-system vendors and energy-efficiency groups ha...
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Why Do Our Fingers Wrinkle in Water?
After a few minutes in water, fingers develop regular grooves, not chaotic swelling. Water uptake in the outer layer contributes, but it cannot by its...
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US Approves Visas for Iranian Leaders Ahead of UN Meeting, With Tight Restrictions
The State Department has approved visas for a limited Iranian delegation to the high-level segment of the General Assembly in New York. The group incl...
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65 years since Dag Hammarskjöld died during a peace mission in Africa
During the night of 17–18 September 1961, the aircraft carrying Dag Hammarskjöld towards Ndola crashed near its destination. The Swedish diplomat, the...
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69 years since the Federation of Malaya was admitted to the United Nations
17 September 2026 marks 69 years since the Federation of Malaya was admitted to the United Nations. The UN’s official Malaysia page records that the F...
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78 years since the assassination of Folke Bernadotte, the United Nations’ first mediator
17 September 2026 marks 78 years since the assassination of Count Folke Bernadotte, the United Nations mediator for Palestine. A contemporary US State...
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35 years since Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania were admitted to the United Nations
17 September 2026 marks 35 years since Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania were admitted to the United Nations. The three states had been independent betwee...
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UCI Worlds in Montréal: Under-23 time trials scheduled for 21 September
The UCI Road World Championships in Montréal continue on Monday, 21 September 2026 with the Under-23 individual time trials, for women and men. It is...
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