The European Central Bank’s plans for a new generation of euro banknotes are entering a crucial phase, with a final design decision expected next year. However, consumers will still need to wait several years before the redesigned notes appear in their wallets. The European Central Bank (ECB) is making steady progress on the development of a new series of euro banknotes. After unveiling 10 proposed designs earlier this year, the institution has now completed a major public consultation that drew participation from more than nine million people across Europe. The…

A powerful Super El Niño developing in the tropical Pacific has nearly matched the highest daily temperature anomaly ever recorded, raising concerns that its strongest global effects could emerge in 2027. According to an analysis by climate publication Carbon Brief, the current El Niño event reached a Niño-3.4 sea surface temperature anomaly of 3.07 degrees Celsius on September 19, just shy of the previous daily record of 3.08 degrees Celsius set during the major 2015 El Niño episode. The Niño-3.4 index measures how much sea surface temperatures in a key…

A recent study from South Korea suggests that people with higher IQs tend to share a common preference: the color blue. The research, titled “Intelligence and Color Preferences: Is There a Connection?”, examined 900 students who were surveyed about their favorite colors and subsequently administered standardized IQ tests. Cold Colors Linked to Higher Cognitive Scores The findings, widely reported across European media outlets including 20 Minuten, Heute, and L’essentiel, indicate that participants with higher IQ scores showed a statistically significant preference for cool colors—particularly blue. Conversely, those with lower IQ…