Revolutionary Vision Correcting Eye Drops Could Replace Eyeglasses
Experts predict myopia, or nearsightedness, will reach epidemic proportions by the end of the decade, with over a third of the world’s population requiring glasses or con...
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China's Defunct Space Station Meets A Fiery End Over The South Pacific
Reports of an out-of-control space station hurtling towards Earth may sound like a bad April Fools’ prank. However, this was no joke. At 5:16 pm PDT on April 1 (April 2,...
Massive Clock Buried Inside A Texas Mountain Will Keep Ticking For 10,000 Years!
Future generations take note — deep inside the heart of a Sierra Diablo mountain, along the Texas-Mexico border, lies a 200-foot-tall, mechanical clock that ticks once a...
Parkland Students Instigate Worldwide Protest Against Gun Violence
On Saturday, March 24, people across the US and worldwide — from London to Paris to Mauritius to Mumbai — took to the streets to protest for stricter gun laws. The mass d...
Legendary British Physicist Stephen Hawking Dies At 76
On March 14, 2018, the world mourned the loss of one of the most brilliant minds of the modern age – Stephen Hawking. The 76-year-old theoretical physicist, who was born...
American Students Stage A National Walkout To Plea For Stricter Gun Laws
On February 14, 19-year-old Nikolas Cruz calmly walked into Florida’s Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School, and used his legally purchased semi-automatic weapon to kill 1...
Vending Machine Dispenses Essentials To UK's Homeless
At first sight, Action Hunger’s bright orange and white vending machine at the entrance of the Sussex Street subway in Nottingham, UK, appears like any other. However, lo...
Record-Breaking 131-Year-Old Message In A Bottle Found in Australia
In mid-January, while exploring the white sands of the beach-side dunes just north of Western Australia’s Wedge Island, Tonya Illman came across an “interesting” bottle....
Meet Jeff Bezos, The World's Richest Person
On January 8, 2018, as Amazon Inc.’s stock soared to an all-time high of $1250 a share, its founder and CEO Jeff Bezos, who owns 17% of the company, dethroned Microsoft b...
US Women Athletes Shine At The 2018 PyeongChang Olympics
After mesmerizing sports fans worldwide for 16 days, the 2018 PyeongChang Olympics drew to a close on February 25 with a spectacular light show, featuring 300 Intel drone...
"Symphony For A Broken Orchestra" Brings Hope To Arts Education Programs In Philadelphia Schools
Deep funding cuts to public school programs is forcing districts around the US to reduce or even eliminate arts education. The Philadelphia school system is no exception....
Will Cape Town Be The World's First City To Run Out Of Water?
In mid-January, Cape Town officials announced that the world-class South African city of four million residents would run out of water on April 12. The date, nicknamed “D...
Teenage Sensation Chloe Kim Snowboards Her Way To Olympic Gold
On February 13, 17-year-old Chloe Kim made history at the 2018 Winter Olympic Games in PyeongChang, when she became the youngest woman to medal in the halfpipe. What made...
PyeongChang 2018 Winter Olympics Open With Intel's Spectacular Shooting Star Drones
If you were among the millions of people that watched NBC’s replay of the opening ceremony of the 2018 Winter Olympics in PyeongChang, South Korea on Friday, February 9,...
This Rare Two-Faced Zundapp Janus Microcar Is For Sale
Those familiar with Roman mythology may remember Janus, the god for whom the month of January is named. The deity, believed to have the power to look into the past and fu...
North And South Korea To Unite At 2018 Winter Olympics
The 2018 Winter Olympics in PyeongChang, South Korea will officially kick off with an opening ceremony at 8:00 pm local time on Friday, February 9. Among the thousands of...
Meet Pigcasso, The World's First Pig Artist
Though pigs may never fly, a two-year-old hog in Franschhoek, South Africa is proving they sure can paint! Meet Pigcasso, the world’s first known pig artist whose masterp...
Scottish Grocery Store "Fires" Robot Employee For Being Incompetent
While we often hear of humans losing their jobs, a robot being fired for incompetence is almost unheard of. However, that is exactly what a Scottish grocery store was for...
The US Government Has Shut Down. What's Next?
This past Saturday marked the first anniversary of US President Donald Trump’s inauguration. However, before the celebration could begin, came news that lawmakers had fai...
Russian Village Declares Rare "Snow Day" After Temperatures Dip To -88 Degrees Fahrenheit!
If you live on the US East Coast, you have probably already enjoyed several “snow days” due to this year’s extreme winter weather. Unfortunately, children in the remote O...
Honoring The Life And Legacy Of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
On Monday, January 15, Americans will celebrate the life and achievements of civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr. (MLK). Born in Atlanta, Georgia on January 15, 192...
Sorry Kids, Asia's Mysterious Abominable Snowmen Are Just Bears!
Tales of the Abominable Snowman, or Yeti, that roams the Himalayas have been a fixture in the Nepalese, Tibetan, and Bhutanese cultures since the 1800s. The belief in the...
Dazzling Fireworks Displays Usher In 2018 Around The Globe
As is the case each year, cities worldwide welcomed the New Year with dazzling fireworks shows. In case you missed them, here are a few of the thousands of spectacular di...
Sweden's Stunning ICEHOTEL Opens For The 28th Year
While most hotels undergo makeovers, very few get upgraded as frequently as the ICEHOTEL in Jukkasjärvi, Sweden. Constructed entirely from a mixture of snow and ice, or “...