In July 2007, a fascinating story emerged in a U.K based Medicine Journal about a cat that could “predict” the deaths of patients in a nursing home several hours before they died. The cat, Oscar, had 25 successful predictions, in which patients died hours after the cat sat down by their beds. People have long believed that animals have mysterious powers of prediction. Do animals have a sixth sense? […]
Recently released images that appear to show victims of a chemical attack have raised questions about whether ISIS has acquired and used chemical weapons in Syria. Photos of the alleged chemical attack victims, their skin burned and melted, appeared online Sunday and according to the Middle East Review of International Affairs (MERIA), which published the photos, it’s possible that ISIS acquired chemical agents from stockpiles in Iraq. The attack allegedly […]
After launching missiles from land and sea, India is in the process of developing suspersonic missile aircraft that would hit long range targets from air. “It needs a lot of testing on the ground. You need to fly it on the ground and do the testing. The integration (of the missile) has been done with the aircraft. But there are many other aspects. We are in the process”, former chief […]
A healthcare worker in Texas has been diagnosed with Ebola, the first known transmission of the deadly virus in the US. The nurse was involved in the care of Thomas Duncan, a man who arrived in Dallas from Liberia before showing symptoms of the disease. A hospital official said the healthcare worker was “following full CDC precautions,” including a mask, gloves, gown, and face shield while caring for Duncan when […]
On May 28, 2008, Adam LeWinter and Director Jeff Orlowski filmed a historic breakup at the Ilulissat Glacier in Western Greenland. The calving event lasted for 75 minutes and the glacier retreated a full mile across a calving face three miles wide. The height of the ice is about 3,000 feet, 300-400 feet above water and the rest below water. Chasing Ice won the award for Excellence in Cinematography […]
A time capsule hidden for more than a hundred years at one of Boston’s most popular tourist attractions was opened on Friday in Boston. According to the Bostonian Society, which maintains the 1713-built Old Massachusetts State House, the rectangular copper box containing a variety of artifacts from 1901 was sealed inside one of two iconic statues — a lion and a unicorn — that have been a familiar site atop […]
London: A 13-year-old girl from Louisiana could be the first human to be on Mars. Alyssa Carson, who is the first person to have attended all three of NASA’s world space camps, has been training to be an astronaut for nine years already and is determined to be the first person to land on Martian soil, the Independent reported. She said that she wants to go to Mars because it’s a […]
To Erdal Inci, GIFs are a form of visual music. “When I started to look at the physics of music, I saw something that is unchanging. It’s like you have a unique moment, and it repeats endlessly in the form of musical notes. I realized that I could do the same thing in video.” The Turkish digital artist has made a name for himself — both online and in the […]
Apple co-founder and former CEO Steve Jobs’ reputation preceded him in many ways. Many have attributed Apple’s success at least in part to Jobs’ obsession with detail and perfection. So you can imagine he wouldn’t settle for being told that something can’t be done. One former Apple and NeXT employee told Business Insider what it was like to face Jobs and tell him one of his assignments was impossible. Ken […]
India’s recent debacles on the hockey turf prompted even their most die-hard fans to lose faith in the team. The eight Olympic gold medals were no longer an inspiration, but millstones around the current players’ necks. Indian hockey desperately needed to script a new success story to ensure the game stayed relevant for enthusiasts. Thursday night at the Seonhak Hockey Stadium provided such an opportunity, and skipper Sardar Singh and […]
