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The place that caused all the confusion beginning in 1936, in 1971.Bettmann ArchiveRecently the value of all gold in the world has risen to about $25 trillion. Not so long ago—under the Federal Reserve chairmanship of Janet Yellen, even—this stash carried a value only three-eighths as much. Total world gold was worth less than $10 trillion not ten years ago.Now at last we can go back to having a gold standard—since suddenly there is so much of it. After all, the argument for going off the gold standard, back in the late 1960s and early 1970s, the deed done in…

“Little lungs are still paying for Dieselgate every day,” says Jemima Hartshorn, the founder of the Mums for Lungs campaign group. Her own young daughter has suffered serious breathing problems, which at their worst involved the harrowing experience of having to pin her to the floor to administer an inhaler.It is 10 years since the scandal erupted, exposing cars that pumped out far more toxic fumes on the road than when passing regulatory tests in the lab. But Dieselgate is far from over.The excess pollution emitted has already killed about 16,000 people in the UK and caused 30,000 cases of…

Noor NanjiCulture reporterOscar-winning actress Diane Keaton through the yearsOscar-winning actress Diane Keaton has died at the age of 79.Keaton, who was born in Los Angeles, shot to fame in the 1970s through her role as Kay Adams-Corleone in The Godfather films.She was also known for starring roles in films including Father of the Bride, First Wives Club and Annie Hall, which won her the Academy Award for Best Actress in 1978.Producer and friend of Keaton, Dori Rath, confirmed the actress’s death to CBS News, the BBC’s US partner.Silver Screen Collection via Getty ImagesWoody Allen directed and starred alongside Diane Keaton…

Tiger Woods has announced that he underwent back surgery on Friday to address a collapsed disc in his spine.The 15-time major winner had lumbar disk replacement surgery after he experienced pain in his lower back and said on social media that the operation was deemed successful, although it is unknown when the 49-year-old will return to golf.It is the second time the former world No 1 has undergone back surgery in just over a year, having had an operation on his lumbar spine in September 2024 to relieve a nerve impingement of his lower back.A statement on Woods’ X account…

Get the Popular Science daily newsletter💡 Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent every weekday. As Halloween draws near, images of burials gone wrong can easily become horror movie fare:  hands bursting from the ground; the creaky, cobwebbed casket containing a rotting corpse; the unraveling mummy freed from its sarcophagus. But what if human remains could be as nonthreatening as a nice bag of garden soil or a peaceful woodland hike? It might not make for the creepiest Halloween lawn display, but green burials, and specifically human composting, is an environmentally conscious, life-sustaining option that’s now legal in 14 states, most…

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Actress Diane Keaton, known for her Oscar-winning performance in 1977’s “Annie Hall” and her role in “The Godfather” films, has died at age 79, People magazine reported Saturday. 

There’s a very funny scene in Ron Howard’s frothy 1984 interspecies rom-com, Splash, in which Daryl Hannah, playing a mermaid in Manhattan who swaps her tail for legs, skips out to buy suitable land attire. Given that she emerged from the sea naked, she throws together an outfit from the Tom Hanks character’s closet. The “fish out of water” turns up on a Bloomingdale’s womenswear floor in a men’s black suit, white shirt, black leather derbies and what looks like a school tie. The ensemble instantly brings a horrified saleslady scurrying over: “Oh my God, darling, darling, darling! That outfit…

British heavyweight David Allen’s fairytale headline show ended in a unanimous points defeat to Russian Arslanbek Makhmudov at a raucous Sheffield Arena.Judges scored the fight 115-111, 117-109 and 116-10 in favour of Makhmudov.Allen, 33, had previously fought at the venue five times, but this was his first time as a headliner and a 9,000-strong crowd came out to support their South Yorkshire hero, who quit boxing five years ago and planned a quiet life.He returned to the sport with titles on his mind, and for big nights like this.”I’ve never, ever seen anything like it,” Allen said after the fight.…

Diane Keaton appears at the Ralph Lauren Spring 2023 Fashion Experience in Pasadena, Calif., on Oct. 13, 2022. Chris Pizzello/Invision/AP hide caption toggle caption Chris Pizzello/Invision/AP Diane Keaton, the Oscar-winning star of “Annie Hall,” “The Godfather” films and “Father of the Bride,” whose quirky, vibrant manner and depth made her one of the most singular actors of a generation, has died. She was 79. Her death was confirmed to NPR by Dori Rath, a producer of Keaton’s films. No other details were immediately available. The unexpected news was met with shock around the world. “She was hilarious, a complete original,…