This popular diet might be slowing your hair growth, says new study

This popular diet might be slowing your hair growth, says new study

Here’s some hair-raising news for dieters. A buzzy eating plan praised for helping with weight loss, blood sugar and inflammation could have a majorly unpleasant side effect — your luscious locks may lose their volume. Intermittent fasting, praised for helping with weight loss, blood sugar and inflammation, could have a majorly unpleasant side effect — … Read more

Trump tariffs shake Breville’s production — How to beat price hike before Black Friday

Trump tariffs shake Breville’s production — How to beat price hike before Black Friday

New York Post may be compensated and/or receive an affiliate commission if you buy through our links. Featured pricing is subject to change. Come January, it might be a little harder to make your morning brew at home. One of President-elect Donald Trump’s driving campaign issues was taking a more combative approach to trade and … Read more

Coming soon to America: Signs point to communist horrors of China’s Maoist past

Coming soon to America: Signs point to communist horrors of China’s Maoist past

In her new book, “Mao’s America: A Survivor’s Warning,” anti-communist advocate Xi Van Fleet recounts all the troubling signs indicating that America’s present is rapidly coming to resemble China’s Maoist past.  She should know.  Xi was in school when the Cultural Revolution burst upon the Chinese landscape in 1966 with all the violence of a … Read more

Giant ladder suspended 5,000 feet in the air is the scariest, death-defying stunt you can imagine

Giant ladder suspended 5,000 feet in the air is the scariest, death-defying stunt you can imagine

Scare-way to heaven? Thought scaling a regular ladder was frightening? Thrill-seekers can take this experience to new heights by ascending a death-defying version that’s suspended 5,000 feet in the air in China, as seen in a heart-pounding video. Dubbed Via Ferrata, this adrenaline-pumping new attraction was unveiled recently on Qixing Mountain in the province of … Read more

Woman lives to 107 despite 4-inch ‘longevity horn’ growing from her forehead

Woman lives to 107 despite 4-inch ‘longevity horn’ growing from her forehead

She’s horn-y, alright. A 107-year-old woman from China has stunned social media users by showing off a huge horn growing out of her forehead. The centenarian named Chen became an unexpected star on Douyin, the Chinese version of TikTok, with a video that showed her flaunting the distinguishable four-inch “devil horn.” A 107-year-old woman from … Read more

DNA from world’s oldest cheese extracted from an unusual source — mummies

DNA from world’s oldest cheese extracted from an unusual source — mummies

It’s aged — 3,600 years. Scientists have successfully pulled a DNA strand from what they believe to be the world’s oldest cheese, yanking it from Bronze Age mummies in a Chinese graveyard, circa 2,000 B.C. The dairy delight is kefir cheese — a modern-day cream cheese health substitute — and was found strangely smeared or … Read more

What is Wetland virus? How the new tick-borne infection could harm your brain

What is Wetland virus? How the new tick-borne infection could harm your brain

Scientists are warning of a new virus discovered in China that spreads to humans through tick bites, with the potential to cause problems in the brain. Wetland virus (WELV) was initially detected in a 61-year-old man who reported being bit by ticks at a park in a large wetland in northern China. The unidentified patient … Read more

Drone food delivery now an option to hungry tourists at the Great Wall of China

Drone food delivery now an option to hungry tourists at the Great Wall of China

Hungry tourists scaling the Great Wall of China no longer have to worry about continuing their adventure on an empty stomach. People hiking the ancient monument can get food delivered to them straight out of the sky thanks to Chinese food delivery giant Meituan. A drone delivery service will bring food and other goods to … Read more

How even just a couple of cigarettes before pregnancy can affect a newborn

How even just a couple of cigarettes before pregnancy can affect a newborn

Even “light smoking” — defined as just one or two cigarettes a day — can be a real drag on pregnancy, causing “major health problems” for the newborn, researchers warn in a new study. Though smoking during pregnancy is known to raise the risk of preterm delivery, low birth weight, restricted fetal growth and other … Read more

Passenger kicked off flight for refusing to put $3K Louis Vuitton handbag on the floor

Passenger kicked off flight for refusing to put K Louis Vuitton handbag on the floor

She refused to lower her Louis and ended up in custody. A Chinese woman was escorted off an aircraft by police after she refused to place her $3,000 Louis Vuitton handbag on the floor for takeoff. The designer bag drama occurred Aug 10. on a flight departing from Jiangbei International Airport, with footage captured by … Read more

Researchers amazed by miraculous find in 1,200-year-old tomb in China

Researchers amazed by miraculous find in 1,200-year-old tomb in China

Why would a humble Chinese noodle maker be buried in a tomb fit for an emperor? And why would a Westerner – complete with blonde hair – be important enough to commemorate on its walls? Archaeologists in northern China have unearthed a small but richly decorated 1,200-year-old tomb on a mountain outside Taiyuan, the capital of China’s … Read more

Iran, Putin’s mafia state: How despotic leaders are buying power across the globe

Iran, Putin’s mafia state: How despotic leaders are buying power across the globe

In 1992, Vladimir Putin​— who at the time was deputy mayor of the Russian port city of St. Petersburg​— commissioned a film about himself called “Vlast,” a Russian word meaning power. In it, he argued passionately for the West to invest in Russian industry. After he became Russia’s president in 2012, he continued to project … Read more

I photographed the wildest McDonald’s in more than 50 countries — and then created a ‘McAtlas’

I photographed the wildest McDonald’s in more than 50 countries — and then created a ‘McAtlas’

He’s had many a happy meal. An NYC-based food photojournalist who documented his travels across six continents to find the world’s most unique McDonald’s locations is now releasing a book after completing his five-year McExpedition. Brooklyn’s Gary He, 39, wrote the scrumptious guide — aptly titled “McAtlas: A Global Guide to the Golden Arches” — … Read more

Puppy love: Canine weddings on the rise in China

Puppy love: Canine weddings on the rise in China

It was a dream wedding, complete with a picturesque outdoor setting, a white lace gown, and a delectable cake. The perfect day for golden retrievers – Bree and Bond – to tie the knot in front of their closest human and canine friends. Pet weddings are on the rise in China, where government policies have … Read more

Robot controlled by human ‘brain on chip’ is a world first: scientists

Robot controlled by human ‘brain on chip’ is a world first: scientists

This humanoid robot has a mind of its own. Researchers at Tianjin University in China have created a robot that is controlled by human brain cells in a first-of-its-kind breakthrough in biocomputation. The South China Morning Post ominously reported that it could lead to “the development of hybrid human-robot intelligence.” A new robot runs on … Read more

This popular tourist spot installed timers on its toilets: ‘It felt like I was being monitored’

This popular tourist spot installed timers on its toilets: ‘It felt like I was being monitored’

A popular tourist destination in China has installed timers on their toilets. The restrooms at China’s Yungang Buddhist Grottoes in the city of Datong, Shanxi Province, have been updated with timers above each stall. The restrooms at China’s Yungang Buddhist Grottoes in Datong city of Shanxi Province have been updated with timers above each stall. … Read more

Unnatural wonder: China’s most famous waterfall goes viral after video reveals embarrassing discovery

Unnatural wonder: China’s most famous waterfall goes viral after video reveals embarrassing discovery

H2oh-no-they-didn’t! Chinese park officials fessed up to adding a “small enhancement” to the country’s tallest waterfall after a hiker’s viral video revealed the breathtaking 1,000-foot-high cascade is actually being fed by a large pipe stealthily built into its rock face. “The one about how I went through all the hardship to the source of Yuntai … Read more

Savory new coffee trend sounds downright bizarre — and just wait until you taste it: ‘I gagged’

Savory new coffee trend sounds downright bizarre — and just wait until you taste it: ‘I gagged’

Say no to this cup of joe. Coffee is forever being tinkered with — from the old-school shot of anisette to the modern-day sprinkle of sea salt, generations of java jivers have not been shy about adding clever or creative flavors or mix-ins. Now, a group of sadists in China appear to have crossed the caffeine … Read more

NYC flooded with illegal flavored vapes from China despite ban to protect kids: study

NYC flooded with illegal flavored vapes from China despite ban to protect kids: study

The Big Apple is being flooded with illegal flavored e-vapes made in China after banning the smokes’ sale in 2020 to prevent youths from getting hooked on their addictive nicotine, a new study shows. Atria, which sells disposable legal vapes under the label Njoy, commissioned the market research group WSPM to survey more than 100 locations and neighborhoods … Read more

The 32 best beach reads for summer 2024

The 32 best beach reads for summer 2024

The 24th Hour: Is This the End?James Patterson and Maxine Paetro (Little, Brown and Company) The latest “Women’s Murder Club” installment finds San Francisco police sergeant Lindsay Boxer and Co. investigating the death of a prominent billionaire couple. Out now “24th Hour: Is This the End?” is written by James Patterson and Maxine Paetro. Alternate … Read more