A powerful earthquake rocked Myanmar on March
28, 2025. The magnitude 7.7 tremor devastated
Mandalay, the country’s second-largest city. As of
March 31, officials have confirmed more than 1,700
deaths. Over 3,400 are injured, and 139 people are
still missing.
A day before his 37th birthday, Golden State
Warriors point guard Stephen Curry became the first
NBA player to reach 4,000 career three-pointers. The
milestone shot came in the third quarter on March
13, 2025, during a game at San Francisco's Chase
Center against the Sacramento Kings. The Warriors
went on to win, 130-104, in front of a roaring hom...
For pranksters, no holiday tops April Fools' Day.
Celebrated annually on April 1, it is the one day of
the year when lighthearted tricks are not just
accepted — they are welcomed. The origin of this
fun tradition is unclear. Some believe it began in
1582 when the world moved from the Julian
calendar — which started the new year around Apr...
Running a single marathon is hard enough for most
people. Now, imagine doing it seven times on seven
continents in less than 168 hours — or seven days.
That is exactly what the annual World Marathon
Challenge dares participants to accomplish. As if
that were not enough, they also compete for the
fastest total time across all seven races.
When NASA astronauts Sunita Williams and Butch
Wilmore launched for the International Space Station
(ISS) aboard Boeing’s Starliner on June 5, 2024, they
expected to be back within eight days. However,
concerns about the spacecraft's safety extended
their stay at the ISS for nine months. The astronauts
finally returned to Earth aboard the SpaceX Drago...
The NCAA Division I men's and women's basketball
championships are among the most widely watched
collegiate sporting events in the United States.
These games transform even casual basketball fans
into loyal supporters of teams they may have never
followed before. Here is everything you need to
know about what is popularly known as "March Ma...
Baileigh Sinaman-Daniel will forever remember her
2024-25 basketball season. On December 4, 2024,
the 22-year-old became the first NCAA Division III
women’s basketball player with one arm to score in
a collegiate game. Her coach, Martin Rather,
immediately called a timeout to mark the historic
moment.
A holiday dedicated to a math constant might not
sound thrilling. But Pi ("π") Day, celebrated annually
in the US on March 14 (3/14), is an exception. The
festivities usually start with pi-themed activities to
celebrate the ratio of a circle’s circumference to its
diameter (approximately 3.14). But they almost
always end with a delicious slice of pie.
With two pairs of antennae, large compound eyes,
and four sets of jaws, giant isopods look like
creatures from a science fiction movie. Now,
researchers have discovered a new "supergiant"
isopod species with a head strikingly similar to Darth
Vader’s helmet. In a nod to the iconic Star Wars
villain, they have named it Bathynomus vaderi (B. ...
