Vangeliya Pandeva Gushterova (née Surcheva), more commonly known as Baba Vanga, was a Bulgarian mystic and herbalist. She was blind since she was a child, and spent most of her life in the Rupite area of the Kozhuh mountains. But she became famous in the 1960s and 1970s for her alleged abilities to see the...
A new study has observed a fascinating behavior in bumblebees: They play, possibly just for fun. This may be the first documented proof of insects playing. And if bumblebees enjoy recreational activities — in this case, rolling wooden balls — what else are they capable of? This study may indicate that insects have a deeper...
One solar community was designed to weather hurricanes. So when Hurricane Ian came on September 28, 2022, the locals were ready. The Category 4 storm, near Category 5, devastated Florida and the Gulf Coast, South Carolina, and Cuba, and became documented as the deadliest storm since 1935. However, Babcock Ranch in Southwest Florida, just north...
Food prices are shooting up. Inflation is increasing costs in all areas of food production, from farming to distribution, but there may be another factor at play. Critics have accused grocery chains of “greedflation” and hiking up food prices during a period of high inflation for the sake of profiting off of consumers who have...
The flu season has come early and severely this year. Babies and toddlers are the most affected, and pediatricians and children’s hospitals were not prepared for the high number of cases in such a short amount of time. Unlike during the pandemic, there’s no one virus at fault here; rather, it’s many, including parainfluenza viruses,...
This story is from January 2022 In the midst of lockdown due to COVID-19, many people looked for new hobbies to pass the time, from gardening to working out to baking bread. During winter break, Shiven Taneja also began a new project, hoping to help his community. In Mississauga, Canada, COVID-19’s fifth wave was coming...
Twenty-two years ago, the Spix’s blue macaws disappeared from nature. They were extinct, aside from those in captivity. Conservationists and scientists endeavored to save these rare, mythical-looking parrots and seemingly succeeded. This summer, eight blue macaws were released into a protected natural reserve in Brazil, back into their natural habitat. “They’re doing absolutely wonderful,” said...
A passenger was kicked off a Delta flight for wearing an “offensive” phrase on his hoodie. The passenger, Jauniel Brooks, recorded the experience and posted it on TikTok, where he said he plans to sue Delta Air Lines for the incident. The hoodie read “F—k Biden” followed by “And f—k you for voting for him!”...
U.S. basketball star Brittney Griner was sentenced to nine and a half years in a Russian prison. The Women’s National Basketball Association (WNBA) star and two-time Olympic gold medallist was arrested after bringing cannabis vape cartridges into Russia where she was asked to play during the offseason. U.S. President Joe Biden called her sentence “unacceptable.” ...
The Edwards family from Brisbane, Australia, were excited about their new baby. The parents, Krystal and Steven Edwards were expecting their first son, and their eldest child, Ruby, was overjoyed to become a big sister. However, this happy time turned tragic when 23-month-old Ruby contracted COVID-19. The infection triggered a rare autoimmune disease that killed...
In late 2021, Elon Musk fathered twins with Shivon Zilis, an executive at his technology company Neuralink. Musk now has nine children with three women, all Canadian. His first wife, Canadian author Justine Musk, had five children with him, a pair of twins and triplets. Musk’s sixth and seventh children were born to Grimes, whose...
A pod of Southern fin whales appeared by ancestral feeding grounds in Antarctica, where they haven’t been seen since the 1970s. The report published in Scientific Reports includes a video of about 150 fin whales feeding near Elephant Island, Antarctica. [1] The researchers say this could indicate the repopulation of fin whale populations that had...
