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39 explainersSources on every articleUpdated 10 November 2026
Pix in Brazil, UPI in India, Faster Payments in the UK, FedNow in the US: you tap “Pay” and the money arrives almost at once, even between different banks. Here’s what happens behind the screen.
An AQI of 150 sounds alarming, but what is it counting? Here’s how an air quality index is worked out, why countries use different scales, and why two apps can show different numbers for the same air.
Three whistles and the dal is done, while the same dal in an open pan takes close to an hour. The reason is simple physics: trapped steam lets water get hotter than 100°C.
Switch on English subtitles while watching a dubbed show and the words on screen often differ from the words you hear. Here’s how subtitles and dubbing are made, the strict rules each one follows, and why the two tell slightly different versions of the same story.
Successful people’s morning routines are everywhere online: up at 5 a.m., cold showers, journalling, a run. Most people who copy them give up within weeks. Here’s what research on habits and body clocks suggests about building a morning routine that fits your life, and lasts.
You join the queue the moment sales open, and by the time you reach the front, everything has gone. Here’s how big ticket sales really work: presales, online queues, bots, changing prices and resale, plus what actually improves your chances.
It isn’t because Earth moves further from the Sun. In fact, we’re closest to the Sun in early January. Here’s what really makes winter days short, why the earliest sunset comes before the shortest day, and why the coldest weather arrives weeks later.
A new phone lasts all day; two years later it’s gasping by mid-afternoon. Here’s what actually happens inside a lithium-ion battery as it ages, which charging habits really help, and which popular tips are myths.
Fast in the living room, hopeless in the bedroom, and worse when the microwave is on. Here’s how home Wi-Fi works, why walls, neighbours and old routers slow it down, and simple fixes that make a real difference.
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