A new study published at the beginning of the month in the journal Water Resources Research shows that torrential rains have become more common nowadays compared to the middle of the last century when global warming first started to intensify. The world is getting rainier because as the climate warms, the atmosphere can hold and […]
Toyota’s Japan Taxi was launched in 2017, and was created by a government project meant to put a taxi on Japan’s roads that could be an all-things-to-all-people cab. That is why it comes with a wheelchair ramp, heated seats, smartphone chargers, different anti-collision sensors and even anti-bacterial air conditioning. Moreover, it can accommodate luggage-laden travelers
Even though giant pandas are instantly recognizable as a species, their uniform black and white markings makes them rather anonymous to the human eye. That is why researchers in China thought that having a facial recognition app that can identify specific pandas was needed. Researchers have also built a database with over 120,000 images and
Richard Branson’s space tourism company announced last week that it will be moving its headquarters from Mojave California to Spaceport America, New Mexico, also, the company stated they might be sending the first commercial tourists to space by the end of the year. Branson stated: “Virgin Galactic is coming home to New Mexico where together
Palm oil is not actually deadly when consumed, what’s damaging is the way it is produced, affecting the environment and wildlife. It is widely found and sometimes in large quantities in almost half of supermarket products, such as bread, chocolate, margarine, soup, and pizza. You might not have heard about it because it was disguised
The 30-year-old rugby player is a known devoted Christian and his Instagram page is filled with Christian messages among which a most recent one was directed to homosexuals in particular, saying that “hell awaits” for “drunks, homosexuals, adulterers, liars, fornicators, thieves, atheists, idolators”. The player was found by Rugby Australia’s code of conduct to have
On Pope Francis’ first ever visit to Bulgaria that took place this weekend, he focused on appealing for care for migrants, thing that goes against both the country’s government and its dominant orthodox church. Pope Francis asked Bulgarians to open their hearts and homes to migrants saying that a country like Bulgaria which is losing
Gossip is often an act treated with disdain or hostility, but it can actually prove to be quite useful for small groups. Popularly, gossip is defined as a way of trash-talking someone that is not present, but scientists define gossip as communication about a person who isn’t present in a way that involves evaluation of
Nusrat was a 19-year-old from Feni, a small town 100 miles south of Dhaka, who was studying at a madrassa, or Islamic school. On 27 March she stated that the school’s headmaster called her into his office and touched her in an inappropriate manner but she ran out before things got any further. She then
The Tokyo Olympic Games detailed events schedule was recently announced and it features a record 33 sports and 339 events. It will officially run between 24 July and 9 August, but sporting action kicks off two days before the Opening Ceremony with preliminary women’s football matches as well as group games in one of the
