For most Americans, the holiday season begins
around Thanksgiving. However, for Kathy Rombeiro
and her dad, Edmundo, it starts in September, when
they begin the laborious process of converting their
Novato, California home into a winter wonderland. By
the first Sunday of December, the ordinary
suburban home is transformed into a magical “Chr...
With Christmas less than two weeks away, you are
probably getting into the festive spirit. For those
living in the United States, this means seeking out
the perfect Christmas tree, decorating the house
with lights, playing in the snow, or watching
seasonal movies with family and friends. However,
not everyone celebrates the holiday in the same w...
Facial recognition is a complex task which requires
as many as 200 neurons in the brain’s temporal
lobe, called “face patches,” to fire up simultaneously
within milliseconds. Hence the skill has always been
believed to be the realm of “intelligent” animals
such as humans, monkeys, apes, dogs, and horses.
Now, British scientists have found that the unassu...
At first sight, Alma Deutscher, a twelve-year-old girl
from England with a penchant for dresses, appears
to be like any other normal tween. She loves to skip
rope, read, bake cookies, and engage in
make-believe play with her younger sister Helen. But
this unassuming youngster, who composed her first
musical sonata at age six, first short opera at age ...
Albert Einstein, the genius behind the theory of
relativity, which provided a new framework for all of
physics and proposed new concepts of space and
time, has recently been making headlines again.
However, this time it is not for a new scientific
breakthrough, but because of two handwritten notes
the scientist gave a bellboy 95 years ago.
Houston residents, recovering from the devastation
caused by Hurricane Harvey, finally have something
to cheer about – a World Series victory. Thousands of
fans lined up on the city streets on Friday,
November 3 for a parade celebrating the Houston
Astros who won the baseball championship with a
resounding 5-1 score against the Los Angeles Dod...
North Americans will enjoy an extra hour of fun, or
sleep, this weekend! That’s because Daylight Saving
Time (DST) ends on November 5, which means that
the clocks will turn back an hour. In addition to
adding an extra 60 minutes to Sunday, this simple
action effectively moves an hour of daylight from the
morning to the evening, making it easier to wake ...
Mention the word superhero, and the images that
come to mind are of fictional characters like
Spiderman, Wonder Woman, or Batman. However,
veteran photographer Josh Rossi has used his
camera to unveil the world’s real superheroes – six
young children who are battling severe diseases and
disabilities.
Many kids dream of venturing into space to search
for new planets or to conduct cutting-edge research
on the International Space Station (ISS). In August
2017, twelve eager men and women came one step
closer to realizing their lifelong ambition, when they
reported to the Johnson Space Center in Houston to
begin two years of grueling training. If they succee...
