Everyone knows the one person in every group who will get bitten, no matter what—and because that person is me, I'm willing to do whatever it takes to make my body even the slightest bit less attractive to mosquitoes. After a night out in Brooklyn where my entire body turned into a giant welt, I began exploring whether there were any foods that could change my chemical makeup enough to keep the bugs at bay.

Read more at Mind Body Green.

The Australian Space Agency was officially stood up a little over a year ago, following a AU$41 million commitment made by former Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull during the 2018-19 federal Budget.

Situated in Adelaide, South Australia, the agency is under the guidance of former Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO) boss Megan Clark.

Read more at Zdnet.

Our creative industries are booming. New statistics from the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport show that employment in the sector has grown three times faster than the national average in the past seven years.

But these figures reveal more, too. In the past year, the number of women didn’t grow and while the overall proportion of BAME employees was up, there was an astonishing decline in key areas. An 18.3% decline in advertising, 13% in design, and 10.2% in film and TV.

Read more at The Guardian.

The differences between Walmart's business model and Target's are immediately apparent. Walmart prefers the lowest cost, while Target angles more toward profit margin and youthful image.

Read more at Yahoo Finance.

Gold prices rose on Monday in Asia after landing a second-straight week of gains as traders expect a U.S. rate cut this month.

Gold futures for August delivery, traded on the Comex division of the New York Mercantile Exchange inched up 0.1% to $1,427.75 by 12:15 AM ET (04:15 GMT).

Read more at Investing.

Have you ever wondered how some people work themselves into a relaxed and comfortable financial position when others are still struggling and, well, vulnerable. I'm talking real, life-long security, not the often illusory (and leased) trappings of wealth.

'Work' is the key word. But not just for the money – also to keep the money. And, before you say so, it doesn't follow that the more you make, the more financially secure you are.

Read more at Stuff.

The Trump administration is revising the civics test immigrants must pass to become U.S. citizens, U.S. Citizen and Immigration Services announced Friday.

The agency did not say exactly what changes will be made to the test, which quizzes immigrants on information about U.S. history and the government. A new test will be introduced this fall and implemented before the end of President Donald Trump's first term.

Read more at US News.

The only surprising aspect to President Donald Trump's racially charged tirade this week is that some seemed surprised by it.

"Yet again this president finds a new low," said Sen. Tina Smith of Minnesota, a home state colleague to Rep. Ilhan Omar, the prime target of Trump's invective.

Read more at US News.

These states have environments that best support their population's physical health.

Read more at US News.

The space race between the capitalist US and communist USSR saw decades of competition to push the boundaries of what mankind could achieve in space, all in the name of ideological superiority.

Now, a new contest is underway, but instead of a clash of cultures, this is a clash of egos - between two billionaires who made their fortune on the internet.

Read more at BBC News.