"When I'm watching birds, I'm not thinking about anything else - it's a moment of peace and a way to reconnect with nature, and with myself. By taking a moment to be curious, to watch, listen and learn, you open yourself up to endless small moments of wonder."
Lily-May Edwards loves living in north Wales, but she also loves her job at the University of Liverpool. So rather than choosing between the two, she sets her alarm at 05:30 most mornings to make the four-hour round trip to the office. "I love getting up, I love getting ready, physically going somewhere, and feeling like I've got a purpose," said Lily-May, 24.
AT&T Business' 2025 Holiday Shopping Survey, conducted by Morning Consult, found that 40% of Generation Z members and 32% of millennials plan to do most of their shopping on Black Friday. Older generations, on the other hand, prefer to shop later in the season, just a week or two before Christmas, the survey found.
Some have argued keeping the national debt down protects the financial interests of younger people. That's because if the country's debt went up drastically, it is younger people who would have to foot the bill to pay for the interest on it. And it would be taken directly from their payslips through higher taxes. Generation Z, or those born between 1997 and 2012, have been hit in the pocket over the past 15 years by benefit cuts and dramatic increases in university tuition fees.
The demonstration on Saturday was organised by members of generation Z, but ended with strong backing from older supporters of opposition parties. For many hours, this mobilisation proceeded and developed peacefully, until a group of hooded individuals began to commit acts of violence, said Pablo Vazquez, the security chief for Mexico City. He reported that 100 police officers were injured, of whom 40 required hospital treatment for bruises and cuts, while 20 protesters were hurt.
Jean Villanueva's father is a bus ticket collector in Lima, working on one of those vehicles that move amid honking horns and fear. He is one of the targets of the mafias that collect extortion fees from ticket checkers and drivers people who, like so many others, leave home every day without knowing if they will return. Pessimism and weariness are spreading in Peru, but Villanueva, a 29-year-old accountant, prefers not to wait for the country to change on its own.
Gen-Z are being locked out of home ownership, campaigners have warned, as first-time buyers now face paying up to six times more for a home than their parents. An analysis of rental, property and salary data by The Independent reveals that the average homebuyer in 1995 had to save just a third of their salary 5,000 to put down a deposit, while today's first-time buyers are forking out average deposits nearly twice as high as the average salary.
Location sharing services like Find My, Snap Map and Life360 are hugely popular among members of Generation Z, who use the apps to strengthen social bonds and make everything from meeting up at a concert to planning study dates easier.
Picdance has developed an innovative iPhone case featuring a customizable LED matrix screen that allows users to express their personality through pixel art and interactive designs.
With conventional safe havens out of reach and communication networks under heavy surveillance or blocked entirely, Iran's Generation Z are carving out new refuges in the digital world.
Bershka's new flagship store redefines retail with a sensory, sculptural environment that resonates with the cultural context of Ibiza, targeting Generation Z.
"Fragrance is booming with young men and boys who are spending $200, $300 or even $400 on luxury brands... My son saw it on TikTok and we came back with lots of perfume from Europe."
OFFit is a compact digital device designed to promote digital well-being by allowing users to control their app access and exposure to harmful content.
