Meet the man with Britain’s lowest fuel bill as he drives the world’s smallest car, which costs just £7 ($9) to fill up. Alex Orchin is seen buzzing round his village on his daily chores in his quirky blue Peel P50. The 5ft 11ins (180 meter) car enthusiast drives around in the tiny motor, posting […]
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Reprinted with permission from World At Large, a news website of nature, science, health, politics, and travel. To create his fictional world of Middle-Earth, English author J.R.R. Tolkien used nearly every creative tool at man’s disposal, be it calligraphy, cartography, prose, poetry, or painting. To grease the gears of his mind so as to churn out […]
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“When a man loves cats, I am his friend and comrade without further introduction,” — Mark Twain. How much can a cat mean to a man? As it turns out, nearly everything, in the case of David Giovanni, a homeless immigrant and “cat daddy” living on the streets of New York City. His struggle to […]
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20 years ago today, tennis ace Andre Agassi claimed his 700th career match victory in nothing less than the final of the Miami Open, also called the Key Biscayne, or the Miami Masters, the largest tournament outside of the Grand Slam titles. 2002 began under stormy clouds and disappointment for Agassi, as injury forced him […]
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It's called El Clásico: Each time Barcelona FC and Real Madrid face one other. On Wednesday, it is a women's game that is breaking an attendance record in Barcelona's Camp Nou stadium.
In the future, you may have a squid to thank for your coffee staying hot on a cold day. Drawing inspiration from cephalopod skin, engineers at the University of California, Irvine invented an adaptive composite material that can insulate beverage cups, restaurant to-go bags, parcel boxes and even shipping containers. The innovation is an infrared-reflecting […]
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A legitimate quality-of-life enhancing treatment is now available for a class of patient for whom treatments come few and far between. These patients are sometimes called “butterfly children,” as they are born with a disease that prevents their skin cells from coding certain proteins, resulting in a skin organ so delicate that the slightest touch […]
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A ten-year-old boy who found an 800-year-old medieval priory seal matrix with his metal detector has raked in a small fortune after it sold for £4,000 ($5,239). George Henderson was with his dad Paul when he stumbled across the ancient oval seal during a charity dig last November. The pair had been scouring a field […]
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Oaks with lives stretching back to the founding of modern England are being utilized to create “super forests” that support a new quality-over-quantity reforestation strategy. The trees, the oldest of which is thought to be 1,046 years old, contain the genetic lineage of multiple shifts in Earth’s climate, and untold episodes of disease, pests, fires, […]
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155 years ago today, Uncle Sam whipped out his checkbook and laid down $7.2 million worth of 1867 dollars to buy Alaska for the union. U.S. Secretary of State William Seward entered into negotiations with Russian minister Eduard de Stoeckl for the purchase of Alaska, after Tsar Nicolas II had decided it was too difficult […]
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In a Da Vinci Code-esque moment of discovery, archaeologists have uncovered multiple stone tombs and a lead sarcophagus under the floor of the Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris. They are described as a “remarkable scientific discovery,” and consist of several slot tombs and a “completely preserved, human-shaped sarcophagus made of lead,” which the excavators believe […]
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Forget Harry Potter’s cloak, a British company claim to have made a real-life invisibility shield. London-based Invisibility Shield Co. say the fully functional shields can hide a whole person. The firm explains the innovation uses a precision engineered lens array to direct much of the light reflected from the subject away from the observer. This […]
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Drinking coffee—particularly two to three cups a day—is not only associated with a lower risk of heart disease and dangerous heart rhythms but also with living longer, according to new studies. These trends held true for both people with and without cardiovascular disease. Researchers said the analyses—the largest to look at coffee’s potential role in […]
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Basketball fans know the concept of the "hot hand." It's when a player scores, and scores and keeps on scoring. Is it a perception — or is there some actual data to support it?
48 years ago today in Lintong County, Shaanxi Province, a group of farmers—Yang Zhifa, his five brothers, and his neighbor Wang Puzhi—were digging in the countryside when they struck upon the Mausoleum of the First Emperor: containing the famed Terracotta Army. Totally unique in world culture, 8,000 painted figures, 170 chariots, and 520 horses guard […]
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NPR's Ari Shapiro talks with Stewart Mandel, editor-in-chief for college football at The Athletic, about how Name, Image and Likeness contracts are changing the landscape of all collegiate sports.
Eritrean cyclist Biniam Girmay sprinted to victory in Belgium and became the first Black African to win one of road cycling's classic races.
The production of the first prototype 100% recyclable wind turbine blade has just been unveiled. The 62m (203-foot) blade was made using Arkema’s Elium resin, which is a thermoplastic resin well known for its recyclable properties. Launched in September 2020, the Zero wastE Blade ReseArch (ZEBRA) project is a unique partnership led by French research […]
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The Lesson: The beliefs we reserve for ourselves and about our spirit can be particularly damaging. Without knowing who we are, it’s nearly impossible to know what we want or what we need. Furthermore, without truly knowing oneself, it’s almost impossible to truly know someone else or to give or not give the credit they deserve […]
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Meet Britain’s most prolific cat burglar—a cheeky feline who brings home stolen items including toys, cutlery, glasses, and even toy skateboards. Charlie, dubbed ‘Klepto Cat’, pinches a random array of swag such as rubber ducks and plastic dinosaurs. Owner, 41-year-old Alice Bigge, spends her time trying to reunite her one-year-old pet’s victims with his stolen […]
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John Deere, the world’s largest farming implements producer, just unveiled a self-driving tractor to plow America’s acreage by day or night without a driver. Unveiled at the Consumer Technology Association (CES) convention 2022 in Las Vegas, John Deere have said that the 8R autonomous tractor will “enable farmers to place seeds, spread nutrients, and harvest […]
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For those one or two of you in the audience who grew up watching Swiss Family Robinson, a new resort in Tennessee will jump to the top of your destination list. 130 tree houses are slated to be built over the next few years in the woods near Great Smokey Mountains National Park, representing the […]
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The Final Four in the men's Division 1 college basketball tournament is set: Duke, North Carolina, Kansas and Villanova. The women are halfway to their Final Four.
The Final Four is set for the NCAA men's basketball tournament: Rivals North Carolina and Duke will face off in one semifinal; in the other, Kansas will face Villanova.
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As millions of Ukrainian women and children take refuge in other European nations, one inspiring act of kindness by the EU company, Mediabrands Content Studio in Denmark, is warming hearts and going viral. With Denmark already haven taken in thousands of refugees, the Mediabrands Studio was inspired to write and create a free children’s book […]
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A short-handed school cafeteria manager called into a BBC Radio 2 talk show asking for help in her kitchen—and everyone was stunned by what happened next. Tina Clarke had been listening to celebrity chef Gordon Ramsay talk about his latest TV show, Future Food Stars. Tina told the host Vernon Kay she was “cooking on […]
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A London lawyer has set a new world record for the fastest ever female solo row across the Atlantic in an effort to “show women and girls anything is possible.” Victoria Evans rowed into Barbados on Thursday aboard her 22-foot-long rowing boat (7m), after 40 days at sea. The 35-year-old began her race in the […]
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Are you a skilled botanist or weed killer? A new quiz could help you to find out which plants match your personality, giving you results that could help choose your next leafy roommate. The series of questions were created to help those who struggle to keep a plant alive but hope to acquire a green […]
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Amazon.com has joined the international BOTTLE consortium to develop the technologies needed to reduce plastic pollution through innovation in materials and recycling. Imagine a new technology that breaks down existing plastic materials to create a new, innovative type of material. This new material could then be broken down more easily when recycled—and even biodegrade in […]
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110 years ago today, the first of 3,000 Japanese cherry blossom trees were planted in Washington, D.C. — a gift from the Mayor of Tokyo, Yukio Ozaki, and in 1935 marked the date of the inaugural Cherry Blossom Festival in the nation’s capital. Ozaki gave the trees to enhance the growing friendship between the United […]
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Scientists who helped pioneer the use of enzymes to eat plastic have taken an important next step in developing nature-based solutions to the global plastics crisis. They have characterized an enzyme that has the remarkable capacity to break down terephthalate (TPA)—one of the chemical building blocks of polyethylene terephthalate (PET) plastic, which is used to […]
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Philanthropist MacKenzie Scott, the ex-wife of Amazon founder Jeff Bezos, has donated $436 million to Habitat for Humanity. Calling it a “transformational donation”, Jonathan Reckford, CEO of Habitat for Humanity International, said: “This incredibly generous gift will allow us to dramatically increase capacity and implement programs that will have a multi-generational impact on communities around […]
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Our partner Rob Brezsny provides his weekly wisdom to enlighten our thinking and motivate our mood. Rob’s Free Will Astrology, is a syndicated weekly column appearing in over a hundred publications. He is also the author of Pronoia Is the Antidote for Paranoia: How All of Creation Is Conspiring To Shower You with Blessings. (A free […]
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St. Peter's University continues its incredible run in the NCAA championships, the Cleveland Browns face blowback, and the world's top-ranked tennis player announces her retirement at age 25.
Transgender girls won't be allowed to compete in girls sports in Utah. The governor had vetoed a bill imposing the ban, but the state legislature has overridden his decision.
Happy 79th birthday to one of America’s great investigative reporters, Bob Woodward. Along with partner Carl Bernstein, the two contributed the vast majority of the research that would expose the Watergate Scandal and force Nixon into resignation, described as one of the finest reporting efforts ever made in America. Author of 21 books on politics […]
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Gonzaga gone. Arizona adieu. Baylor busted. That's leaves Kansas as the only No. 1 seed left.
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Those who say there’s no such thing as destiny need to meet Jack Waksal and Sam Ron, victims who met during the Holocaust, and who met again 79 years later in South Florida. Having endured slave labor shoulder to shoulder in the Pionki Labor Camp in Poland, the two were separated after Waksal escaped into […]
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A new report shows that the percentage of jobs in the U.S. that fall under the category “green” has increased over the last 50 years to 9 million, or 6% of the total workforce. This number is not only set to exponentially rise to 24 million, or 14% of total workforce over the next 10 […]
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The number of healthy years a person lives is, on average, increasing even for people with common chronic conditions, according to a new study. There have been advances in healthcare over recent decades that mean many people with chronic health conditions are living longer. In the new study, researchers wanted to determine whether this extension […]
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The U.S. and Mexico finish in an intense scoreless draw played before a half-capacity stadium due to sanctions imposed over fans' anti-gay slurs.
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The wife of the late sports legend says the proceeds from Gigi's shoes will be donated to the Mamba and Mambacita Sports Foundation, the nonprofit charitable organization.
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Happy Birthday to Sir Elton John, who turns 75 years old today. Growing up in London, the singer-songwriter learned to play piano at age three. In his 5-decade career, Elton John has sold more than 300 million records, making him one of the best-selling musical artists in the world. He has more than fifty Top […]
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Neanderthals might hold clues as to why modern humans suffer lower back pain, according to a new study. Their backbones show that much pain suffered today is from less physical activity, bad posture, and the use of furniture. Back pain can be first identified in humans after the turn of the industrial era in the […]
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Human beings, despite our predilection for drama, are exceptionally resilient creatures, and able to find the silver lining in almost everything. A recent study queried the American population to find out what they consider to be the upsides of the pandemic. A multi-disciplinary team from Harvard and Stanford conducted interviews of 3,113 participants over the […]
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From investing in public solar energy companies to literally buying shares of carbon offset programs in the carbon market, there are a lot of ways of trying to ensure green stays green. The Royal Mint of the United Kingdom is looking at the precious metals market to offer greener investing solutions, developing a 100% recycled […]
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Parkinson’s disease is a neurodegenerative disorder characterized by the destruction of a specific population of neurons: the dopaminergic neurons. The degeneration of these neurons prevents the transmission of signals controlling specific muscle movements and leads to tremors, involuntary muscle contractions or balance problems characteristic of this pathology. A team from the University of Geneva (UNIGE) […]
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After failing to qualify in 2017, the U.S. men's soccer team has three crucial qualifying games coming up in the next week. Here's everything you need to know.
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23 years ago today, The Matrix premiered in the U.S. It was a massive success at the box office, grossing over $460 million on a $63 million budget. At the 72nd Academy Awards, the film won all four categories it was nominated for, Best Visual Effects, Best Film Editing, Best Sound, and Best Sound Editing. In 2012, […]
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With all the subtlety of a wet blanket thrown over a campfire, Tom Hanks recently photobombed a bridal party in Pittsburgh. “Hi, I’m Tom Hanks, I would love to get a photo with you,” said the A-lister after he spotted bride Grace Gwaltney all in white outside of the Fairmont Hotel. “We all lost it,” […]
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An ‘invisibility cloak’ for cancer drugs has been developed by scientists. It hides ‘good bacteria’ from the immune system, enabling them to reach tumors undetected. The masked probiotic could revolutionize therapy. In experiments, it wiped out diseased cells in mice. It is hoped the technique will work even better in humans, who are 250 times […]
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The world No. 1 women's tennis player, has retired at just 25, only two months after winning the Australian open, saying she wants to pursue other dreams
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Also, 50 years ago today, the film of The Concert For Bangladesh, featuring George Harrison, Bob Dylan and Eric Clapton, premiered in New York. The featured event had been the first high-profile benefit concert in world history. The musicians raised more than a quarter million dollars in one night for Bangladesh relief. Sales of the […]
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A stretch of road in London has been closed to traffic for more than three weeks to allow toads to cross in safety to ponds where they breed. A 400-meter (1,300-foot) section of Church Road in Ham, near Richmond is blocked to motorists until the start of April so the creatures don’t get squished on […]
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The International Chess Federation says Sergey Karjakin damaged the reputation of the organization and chess itself by supporting Russia's invasion of Ukraine on social media.
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From charities and governments, to celebrities and everyday people, millions are pitching in to ease the burden for fleeing or sheltering Ukrainians. In turn, they’re inspiring the world with their generosity and strength. We searched the internet to find heartwarming positive stories about Ukraine, and hope they will be an antidote to the daily barrage […]
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Before Russia attacked Ukraine, Vasiliy Lomachenko had agreed to face off against lightweight champion George Kambosos Jr. in June. Now he plans to stay and defend his country.
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Monday was International Day of Forests, a perfect moment for taking a walk under your local trees and reading a roundup of forest victories from around the world. This year notes a turning tide in the global awareness of the value of trees. In several regions of the world, there are more acres of forest […]
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Eleven states have enacted transgender sports bans, though many have been snarled by lawsuits.
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Happy 79th birthday to jazz/R&B guitarist George Benson, born in Pittsburgh. A successful solo career, alternating between jazz, pop, R&B singing, and scat singing, turned super-successful after signing for Warner Bros. His first album under the label, Breezin‘, was certified triple-platinum, hitting no. 1 on the Billboard album chart in 1976. The subsequent In Flight, Give me […]
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In a large study in Australia, a seven-week cooking class was found to significantly improve mental health and well-being, physical health markers, confidence and life satisfaction—as well as the ability to change eating habits. These changes were not only seen in both men and women, but regardless of whether any increase in understanding of nutrition […]
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Sex pheromones could help stop ‘murder hornets’ from invading the UK and elsewhere and wreaking havoc, according to a new study. The stimulating odors produced by a hornet queen can be used as bait to trap and track the invasive insects, say scientists. Asian giant hornets, more commonly known as murder hornets, have been spreading […]
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Two new species of glass frog were found living in the same 6,200-acre reserve, showing just how much is yet to be discovered in the tropical Andes. At first seeming perfectly identical to each other, the frogs were actually found to have very large differences on a genetic level, as well as different calls. The […]
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A Swedish shipwright has unveiled successful tests for a new fully-electric hydrofoil speed boat which it says will change the face of recreational boating forever. The C-8, by Candela, can do 20 knots of speed and accommodate a half-dozen passengers while eliminating fuel leaks, motor noise, wake, and expensive trips to the fuel dock. Electric […]
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The Lesson: Investing in people is investing in the future. Putting money behind women-led companies can lead to great financial returns, and even better social ones. Better still, investing in early-stage companies led by minorities or women builds a power base where before there wasn’t one. Notable Excerpt: “I’m really proud also, [that] we picked our […]
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Happy 42nd Birthday to Ronaldinho Gaúcho, simply one of the most entrancing footballers to ever live. The Brazilian won FIFA Player of the Year twice and the Ballon d’Or during his 5-year spell with FC Barcelona. Some players are remembered for their sheer goal scoring numbers, others for their intelligence, but Ronaldinho is one of […]
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A business graduate is taking tourists on adventure trips amidst the Scottish Highlands – in a New York school bus. The 24-year-old came up with the idea after watching Expedition Happiness on Netflix, about a couple traveling across North America in a refurbished school bus. Angus Luff, who graduated in 2019, quit his job as […]
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The Chancellor of Vanderbilt University is recognizing all the school’s employees for their diligent work over the past two years with a surprise bonus in their paychecks. All the eligible faculty, staff, and postdocs, will receive a $1,500 bonus in their paychecks at the end of March. That’s around 9,000 workers, including part-time employees, who […]
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A new controller that works using head and tongue movements is one of the only options for patients with paralysis to not only control their own power wheelchairs but to use smartphones and computers. Georgia Tech unveiled the results of a study that showed how their engineers were able to transform research prototypes into a […]
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The Lesson: Worry and anxiety can establish themselves, through feedback loops, as actual habits, instead of being simply transient emotional states. People with anxiety disorders can try and prevent these habitual loops from developing by mapping out the sequence of thoughts, i.e. first, anxious feelings lead to these thoughts, then thoughts reinforce anxious feelings, and so […]
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As large ski resorts become more expensive and crowded, some small towns in Colorado have kept their municipal ski slopes running. They've become a way for the sport to remain accessible.
Sure, basketball payers have to bust their chops to reach the NCAA Division I tournament, but it's also hard work for college mascots.
100 years ago today, the comedian / actor and writer Carl Reiner was born. From the Dick Van Dyke Show (which he created and wrote for) to a famous comedy bit, 2000 Year Old Man, Reiner collected 12 Emmys over his 70+ years in show business. Born in The Bronx, he was the father of […]
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‘The UK’s most premature twins’ have finally headed home from the hospital—five months after their birth when they were given a zero percent chance of survival. Little Harley and Harry Crane were conceived via IVF and were born at 22 weeks and five days. Babies born after only five months of development are not classed […]
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1 year ago, Fagradalsfjall, “fair dale,” a volcano in Iceland began erupting during COVID-19 lockdowns, drawing tens of thousands of tourists to see the free flowing lava, which due to the extremely unique placement of the volcano at the bottom of a valley and the complete lack of toxic gas, ash, and pumice, made it […]
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March Madness, the NCAA's men's and women's basketball tournaments, returns to normal as fans are back at full capacity. But the celebration may be tempered by sobering world events.
An Australian company has invented a totally new electrolyzer to expand use of hydrogen fuel, which they say represents the first real revolution in the technology in 200 years. Separating water into hydrogen gas and oxygen through electrical current, known as “electrolysis,” is both the chief method behind green hydrogen energy, and expensive and inefficient. […]
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An image recently shared around social media of empty strollers on a Polish rail border crossing has inspired a mountain of donations for Ukrainian refugees. Now at Przemyśl Station, women, children, and infants fleeing the war are being greeted by mountains of clothes, stuffed animals, strollers, diapers, and more after they step off the train. […]
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After a stroke, patients may lose feeling in an arm or experience weakness and reduced movement that limits their ability to complete basic daily activities. Traditional rehabilitation therapy is very intensive, time-consuming, and can be both expensive and inconvenient, especially for rural patients travelling long distances to in-person therapy appointments. That’s why a team of […]
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A baby rhino named “Kyiv” in honor of the Ukrainian defenders was born in a Czech zoo exactly a week after Russia began its invasion of the country. Belonging to the Eastern black rhinoceros subspecies, Kyiv’s birth is another success for one of the few zoos in the world with a successful breeding program for […]
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Media coverage of Griner's arrest on alleged drug charges in Russia has remained somewhat muted. Some say it's because of her skin color, but others say it's part of a bigger strategy to get her home.
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22 years ago, English Rugby won the inaugural Six Nations Championship after thrashing Italy 59-12 at the Stadio Flaminio in Rome. Known sometimes (and correctly) as the best tournament in sport, Six Nations grew out of the Home Nations Championship, first played in 1883 and involving only England, Ireland, Scotland, and Wales. France were invited […]
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The pickup crossed into the opposite lane on a darkened, highway before colliding head-on with a van, killing the boy, a man traveling with him, six New Mexico college students and a golf coach.
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Russian authorities said earlier this month that they detained Griner at a Moscow-area airport for allegedly transporting vape cartridges containing hashish oil in her luggage.
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A tiny marine microbe which could turn out to be a ‘secret weapon’ in the battle against climate change has been discovered. The single-celled microbe has potential to absorb carbon naturally, even as oceans become warmer and more acidic, say scientists. It is abundant around the world and can photosynthesize as well as hunt and […]
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Europe’s first large-scale biorefinery for turning algae into fuels and feedstocks has been completed on the Black Sea shore of Istanbul. Set to head up a new “bio-economy,” the refinery, powered entirely by wind energy, will turn microalgae and macroalgae species into carbon-negative jet fuel, feedstocks, supplements, and fertilizers. They are carbon negative because algae […]
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GNN reported earlier this month that from March 2nd to March 3rd, people from around the world booked 61,000 nights in Ukrainian cities via Airbnb, likely not one ever planning to check-in, or reschedule. It was part of a creative social media campaign to channel funds into besieged cities where something like aid drops or […]
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In 1857, a steam boat was going down in a storm off the coast of South Carolina. Loaded with more gold than had ever been placed onto a boat, the passengers chose to take photographs of family and loved ones before taking their chance with Davy Jones. Thank to a recent expedition, dozens of these […]
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With COVID-19 rules lifted, fans will be back in the stands for the games. New name, image and likeness rules will allow student athletes to profit from breakout performances.
61 years ago today, the Jaguar E-Type debuted at the Geneva International Motor Show, causing a sensation. Many people reportedly came up to “Mr. Jaguar” Sir William Lyons and asked for a preorder, only to be told that it had already sold out. It is consistently considered one of if not the most beautiful car […]
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King Richard is nominated for six Oscars, including Best Picture. Will Smith, Isha Price, and Aunjanue Ellis explain how faith motivated the Williams' family.
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When marine biologists subjected two of the most common coral species to a +2°C aquarium for two years, mother nature showed she may just have a trick or two yet up her sleeves. Keeping the planet from warming 2°C over the next thirty years has become somewhat of a mantra, especially when it comes to […]
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A breeding ground for green turtles has seen a 500 percent boom in the numbers of clutches of eggs laid since hunting them was banned. Scientists say the great conservation success story shows how numbers can slowly recover after killing the turtles was outlawed on Aldabra Atoll in the Seychelles in 1968. Back thenm around […]
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From a crocodile’s toothy grin to a pouting fish the size of pea, some of the world’s best underwater pictures have been revealed in a top competition. More than 1,200 pictures were entered for the 2021 underwaterphotography.com contest across 10 categories, from Macro Photography to Sharks. The winner of the gold medal in the Over/Under […]
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A meta-analysis of more than half a million people has shown that a truly bare minimum of strength training can confer enormous benefit. Researchers in Japan discovered that 30-60 minutes per week of muscle strengthening activities such as yoga, lifting weights, or gardening can reduce the risk of death from all causes by 10-20%. When […]
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The question isn't so much can Tom Brady still play, but why is he still playing. Why can some athletes walk away from their sport while others, especially ones with nothing left to prove, hang on?
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A vehicle carrying students from the University of the Southwest collided head-on with a pickup truck in West Texas, authorities said.
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150 years ago today, the English FA Cup was lifted for the first time. The oldest knockout competition in association football remains a highly desired prize, and was first won by Wanderers F.C. (football club). 150 years later, and Wanderers compete in the 12th level of the English Football League System. The FA Cup is […]
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As physicists work in the nuclear fusion sector to unlock limitless clean energy through harnessing the power of the sun, they inadvertently invented a tool that could allow geothermal plants to deliver limitless clean energy by harnessing the power of the Earth. That tool is a large millimeter-wave laser drill that will allow engineers to […]
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The world’s first portable battery pack to recharge an electric vehicle (EV) will be shipping to customers in early 2023. The ZipCharge Go was designed like a rolling suitcase and meant to address the fact that hundreds of millions of people might want an EV, but live in a building with street parking and therefore […]
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Bismack Biyombo, returning to the NBA after a year as a free agent, has announced he will donate the entire $1.3 million value of his contract to the construction of a hospital in his home town in Congo. Taking last season off to care for his sick father, who passed away in August of 2021, […]
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A couple of years ago, a woman named Joy Milne made headlines when scientists discovered that she could “smell” Parkinson’s disease on people with the neurodegenerative disorder. Since then, researchers have been trying to build devices that could diagnose the disease through odor compounds on the skin. Now, researchers reporting in ACS Omega have developed a […]
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50 years ago today, The Godfather premieres in the United States. Based on a novel of the same name by American Mario Puzo, Paramount acquired the rights for a petty $80,000, and set the budget at $2.5 million. It was the highest-grossing film ever made for quite a while, earning between $246 and $287 million at the […]
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It’s sometimes said that “wisdom oft comes from the mouths of babes,” but what it doesn’t mention is that you have to dial 1 first. A new telephone hotline is relieving stress and lightening moods with laughter, words of encouragement, and advice from elementary school students—and it’s ringing off the hook. The Peptoc Hotline was […]
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The Lesson: How can we ensure that we get the most out of education? What will be the future of primary healthcare? What is the most logical way of looking at failure, disappointment, or disaster? How can we reverse our biological age? Serial entrepreneur Naveen Jain gives his perspective on how to plan and execute a […]
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Brady's "final touchdown" ball was sold for a million dollars at auction. Since he's returning to the Bucs, the sentimental value of that ball is lost — and most likely its monetary value too.
Legendary NFL quarterback Tom Brady, who less than six weeks ago announced his retirement from football, says he's changed his mind and will return for a 23rd season.
College basketball teams have found out who's headed to the Big Dance. Gonzaga took the top overall No. 1 seed on the men's side, while South Carolina took the top seed for the women.
119 years ago today, President Theodore Roosevelt at the behest of some naturalists and ornithologists designated Pelican Island off the east coast of central Florida the nation’s first National Wildlife Refuge. The refuge consists of a 3-acre island that includes an additional 2.5 acres of surrounding water that plays host to hundreds of species, including […]
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A landscaper in Cheyenne, Wyoming, uploaded a new video demonstrating his skill at creating a domino effect using cinder block bricks on the job site—and it’s racking up thousands of views. Nestor Gallardo touted his video as “mesmerizing’—and based on the number of times we replayed it, we’d say that’s accurate! The ending was a […]
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Of more than 1,300 bat species on our planet, this might be the most comical-looking. So says the chief scientist at Bat Conservation International when describing the Hill’s horseshoe bat, thought to be extinct for 40 years. “It’s astonishing to think that we’re the first people to see this bat in so long,” said Dr. […]
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Using a unique hydrogel, scientists in Saudi Arabia have successfully drawn water out of the dry air for growing spinach—while producing electricity from the solar panels that power it all. The system offers a sustainable, low-cost strategy to improve food and water security for people living in dry-climate regions. “A fraction of the world’s population […]
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Sunday's closing ceremony marked the end of the 2022 Beijing Winter Paralympics. Ukraine had a strong performance at the games and came in second place in the overall medal count despite war at home.
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March Madness officially begins this week with the First Four rounds in the men's and women's tournaments. The final selections for both the men's and women's tournament will be made Sunday evening.
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On this day, 81 years ago, the National Poet of annexed Palestine, Mahmoud Darwish, was born. Over his lifetime, Darwish published more than 30 volumes of poetry and eight books of prose. At one time or another, he was editor of five different periodicals. Fleeing the Nakba during childhood, his poetry was necessarily somber, yet […]
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Our partner Rob Brezsny provides his weekly wisdom to enlighten our thinking and motivate our mood. Rob’s Free Will Astrology, is a syndicated weekly column appearing in over a hundred publications. He is also the author of Pronoia Is the Antidote for Paranoia: How All of Creation Is Conspiring To Shower You with Blessings. (A free […]
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Volkswagen unveiled their new ID. Buzz in Hamburg, calling it “Europe’s first all-electric bus”. From its iconic roots in the 1950s, the latest CO2 friendly version is affectionately known as a “Bulli” (resurrecting a popular German nickname for the 2011 VW Bus). “It’s the proportions that make the ID. Buzz so unique,” says Volkswagen chief […]
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The league board's decision comes after the British government sanctioned the Russian businessman, who has ties to President Vladimir Putin.
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