Does running make your brain shrink?

GMA Network - Oct 24, 2026

A study by researchers from Germany found that the brains of runners who participated in an extreme endurance race temporarily shrank by as much as 6%.

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The week in photos: October 17-23, 2026

Oct 24, 2026

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Revised law to maintain Japan’s imperial family size takes effect

Oct 24, 2026

Revised law to maintain Japan’s imperial family size takes effect

A revised Imperial House Law took effect on Saturday to address Japan’s shrinking imperial family while retaining the traditional male-only succession system despite public support for female emperors. The legislation, enacted in July in the first major revision of the 1947 law, allows the imperial family to adopt males aged 15 or older from 11 former imperial branch families who are descended from emperors through the male line. The revised law also allows female members to retain their...

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Martha Sazon, GCash’s newly Mynted billionaire

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OpenAI resumes frontier AI training after security overhaul, discloses flaw in widely used software

Oct 24, 2026

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DepEd using data-driven criteria in determining classroom allocation --Angara

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The Department of Education is using data-driven criteria in its construction strategy to determine classroom allocations according to school needs, DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara said.

French cooking schools fuel fine-dining dreams of India’s young chefs

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North Korea's diversifying missile arsenal complicates South's defense

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North Korea's diversifying missile arsenal complicates South's defense

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Spring comes earlier, autumn foliage later as climate change alters forests

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Spring comes earlier, autumn foliage later as climate change alters forests

If you are planning a fall foliage trip this year, you may need to set off a little later than expected. The peak autumn foliage season is forecast to arrive later than usual. According to the Korea Forest Service, fall colors will spread gradually from the central to southern regions, starting with Mount Seorak on Oct. 20. Foliage is expected to reach its peak nationwide only in late October, with peak dates forecast for Oct. 28 at Mount Songni, Nov. 4 at Mount Naejang and Nov. 6 at Mount Halla. The average peak date for maples and oaks nationwide is expected to be Oct. 31, about 0.8 days later than the average peak date over the past five years. The delayed foliage season is not an isolated development this year. As temperatures rise, spring is arriving increasingly early while autumn is shifting later, a pattern that researchers have consistently observed in Korea's forests. The seasonal clock that we have long taken for granted is changing. A 2021 study by researchers at the Korea National Arboretum and Seoul National University’s Graduate School of Environmental Studies tracked 25

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