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1 day ago | 
xatakaon.com | José A. Lizana |Karen Alfaro
The case began six years ago when a group of people tried to kill Paul Allen, an ex-convict with a lengthy criminal record. In 2006, he took part in the robbery of a Securitas depot, one of the biggest heists in British history. The London police had been working on a very complex investigation for six years, including a shooting they couldn’t quite figure out.
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2 days ago | 
xatakaon.com | Alejandro Alcolea |Karen Alfaro
Tokyo Tsushin Kogyo is one of the oldest companies in the tech world. It was founded after World War II, repairing radios and inventing household appliances—including a failed electric rice cooker. Because its name was too complicated for Western markets, it changed it to something simpler: Sony. This article isn’t about the company’s legacy of innovation.
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3 days ago | 
xatakaon.com | Pablo Martínez-Juarez |Karen Alfaro
It’s no secret that some of the species that preceded Homo sapiens could not only use tools but also design and manufacture them. And this doesn’t apply only to our close relatives in the genus Homo, such as Neanderthals or Homo erectus. Millions of years ago, our ancestors were already carving stones in Africa. A Neanderthal tool. Recently, researchers discovered that a bone spear tip—the oldest ever found in Europe—was made by a group of Neanderthals.
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4 days ago | 
xatakaon.com | José A. Lizana |Karen Alfaro
Playing classic Nintendo 64 cartridges on an iPhone might seem crazy. These devices don’t have a cartridge slot, and some are even smaller than the games themselves. However, one user has challenged that limitation to help gamers relive Nintendo classics on an iPhone. A year ago, Apple made a historic decision to allow emulators on the App Store and alternative stores. Since then, apps like Delta, which emulates Nintendo consoles, and Gamma, which focuses on the original PlayStation, have appeared.
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4 days ago | 
xatakaon.com | Miguel Jorge |Karen Alfaro
In October 2024, Pyongyang confirmed what many had suspected: It was building its own version of Cabo San Lucas. As global tourism fuels economies, North Korea is racing to join the club. The country’s most ambitious tourism development to date is now nearing completion, but with tens of thousands of hotel rooms ready to open, one question looms large: Who will actually stay there? A resort like no other.
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4 days ago | 
xatakaon.com | Pablo Martínez-Juarez |Karen Alfaro
In recent years, researchers have made progress in studying the hormones that regulate appetite and satiety—those that transmit information from the stomach to the brain signaling that you’ve eaten. Recently, however, a group of researchers discovered one of these hormones in an unexpected place: among hormones previously associated mainly with reproduction. From the stomach to the brain. A team of Japanese researchers has found a link between neuroestrogens and appetite regulation. Neuroestrogens.
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5 days ago | 
xatakaon.com | Javier Jimenez |Javier Jiménez |Karen Alfaro
Novo Nordisk, the maker of Ozempic, just released its first-quarter results, and they’re eye-popping: $4.4 billion in revenue, up 14% from the same period last year. That surge has sent the company’s stock price soaring. But the more interesting story is why. The answer is simple: demand for obesity treatments is up 67%. The Ozempic revolution—and the rise of other GLP-1 drugs—hasn’t just reshaped the pharmaceutical industry. It’s starting to reshape closets, thrift stores, and the resale economy.
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6 days ago | 
xatakaon.com | Pablo Martínez-Juarez |Karen Alfaro
You’ve probably heard it countless times: whether eggs are good or bad for your health. It’s a settled debate—the evidence that eggs are “bad” is limited and has been refuted by several studies, but the topic continues to be the subject of new research. Studies continue to show that regular egg consumption poses no additional risk. Another study on the list. A recent study on mortality associated with egg consumption found no evidence of increased mortality from eating eggs.
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6 days ago | 
xatakaon.com | Pablo Martínez-Juarez |Karen Alfaro
Light detection and ranging, or laser imaging detection and ranging (LiDAR), has become a central tool in archaeological work. It has allowed experts to find entire cities lost for centuries in dense forest areas and remote locations. Bronze age fortress. One example is the remains of a fortress recently found in the Neamt district of Romania. Researchers dated the remains to the early Bronze Age and discovered them using LiDAR measurements. LiDAR.
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1 week ago | 
xatakaon.com | John Tones |Karen Alfaro
Everyone on the Internet wonders who would win a fight between a gorilla and 100 men. It’s a mental puzzle with no correct answer, meant to spark discussion. That’s why it has become the meme of the moment. Users are approaching it from different angles, from biology to ethics. As they say, the answer matters less than the path to get there. A war for everyone. The meme is simple: debate who would win in a battle under these conditions. The question went viral in late April.
