No visit to the beautiful city of Paris, France is
complete without a visit to the Notre Dame de Paris
or, as it is commonly called, Notre Dame. The
medieval cathedral, built over 180 years — from
1163 to 1345— is one of the world's most stunning
examples of Gothic architecture. Unfortunately, on
April 15, 2019, the 850-year-old monument, which...
Easter, which falls on April 21, 2019 this year, is the
oldest and most important of all Christian festivals.
Many adults commemorate the holiday, which
celebrates the resurrection of Jesus Christ, with
prayers and by fasting for 40 days prior to the
event. However, for most American kids Easter is all
about feasting on delicious food, enjoying springti...
The existence of black holes, first proposed by Albert
Einstein in his 1916 general theory of relativity, has
been known for decades. However, astrophysicists
have thus far relied on indirect evidence, such as
the stars orbiting a large and invisible object in the
center of the Milky Way galaxy, to prove their
presence. That changed on April 10, 2019, with th...
While even the mention of a shark swimming close
to shore is enough to send residents scurrying for
cover, the "WasteShark" is being welcomed with
open arms. The brainchild of South African
entrepreneur Richard Hardiman, the aquatic drone is
designed to devour all floating debris, including
plastic and other non-biodegradable trash, that ha...
On March 10, 2019, eight-year-old Tanitoluwa "Tani"
Adewumi defeated 73 young competitors to win the
New York State Scholastic Chess Championship in his
age category — kindergarten to third grade — with
five wins and one draw. While the achievement is
remarkable in itself, what is even more so is that the
youngster, who was homeless at the time, began l...
Always dreamed of getting paid for just showing up
to work? Then you are in luck! In 2025, the
Korsvägen train station in Göteborg, Sweden will
offer a unique career opportunity to one lucky
person — a job with no defined responsibilities! The
lifetime position comes with a generous starting
monthly salary of 21,564 SEK ($2,320), a guarant...
Female mosquitoes, which feed on human blood to
obtain iron and amino acids required to produce
eggs, are notorious for transmitting viruses
responsible for deadly diseases, such as yellow
fever, Dengue, and Zika. Over the years, researchers
have devised various solutions, ranging from
repellents to vaccines to genetic engineering, to co...
Swimming in water temperatures of 41 degrees F
and below, with air temperatures between 6.8
degrees F to -4 degrees F, wearing just a swimsuit,
cap, and goggles, may sound foolhardy to some. But
that is precisely what 400 athletes from 33 countries
had to endure in the 3rd biennial International Ice
Swimming Championships, held in Murmansk, Rus...
Over the last week, both the academic and celebrity
worlds have been roiled by a college admissions
scam, involving famous Hollywood actors, tech
executives, and college coaches. On March 12,
2019, the US Department of Justice charged 50
individuals, including 33 affluent parents, with
bribery, fraud, and false information, to get their ki...
