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Beware: Giant Blob of Seaweed?
There is a giant blob of seaweed near Florida that can be seen from space. Not a sentence you expect to hear as a major environmental situation affecting the planet, yet as climate change and humanity’s impacts on the sea increases, we will begin to see events like this become more frequent. Sargassum blooms This
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Alzheimer’s Signs in the Eyes
Currently, the only way to confirm an Alzheimer’s diagnosis is by examining brain tissues after death. Even though there are multiple assessments to rule out other dementia or other illnesses, such as brain imaging, blood tests, neurological exams, cognitive tests ( thinking, memorizing, speaking, etc.), and physical check-ups, none of these actually confirm that someone
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City Killer Asteroid
“City Killer Asteroid.” After reading those words you are probably imagining the remains of a city after a meteor: rubble in scattered piles, ashes floating through the air, half-remains of buildings barely staying upright. However, while the asteroid 2023 DZ2 has the potential to obliterate a city, scientists predict that it will not come to
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10 Ways to Keep Busy After Taking A Gap After High School
After graduating from high school a few months ago, a chapter of my life is done. It’s so shocking to realize how fast time has flown by. Now, I’m taking a 6 month break before I venture into another chapter, university. It’s important to take a break once you’re done with high school because your
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Bomb Goes Off At Press Award Ceremony in Afghanistan
On March 9, 2023, a bomb exploded during a journalist award ceremony in the northern Afghan city of Mazar-e-Sharif, killing at least one person and injuring eight others, including three children, according to officials. According to Mohammad Asif Waziri, a local police official, the incident occurred at 11 a.m. at the Tabian Farhang center in
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Recapping the Alex Murdaugh Trial
The six-week trial of Alex Murdaugh has taken over countless headlines, documentaries, and news channels. Here’s what we know about this case so far. Who is Alex Murdaugh? The Murdaugh family was an American dynasty of lawyers in the Lowcountry region of South Carolina, prominent in the area from 1920 to 2006. Since 2014, this
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Hidden Passage Revealed in the Pyramid of Giza
Most of us have heard about the Pyramid of Giza at some point. This is because the Great Pyramid of Giza, the largest of the Pyramids of Giza, is the only one of the original seven great wonders that is still standing. It is also the oldest great wonder. Over the years, these pyramids have
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Giant Flying Insect that Predates Dinosaurs
At the end of the Cretaceous Period, nearly 65 million years ago, over 75 percent of the Earth’s species didn’t survive. After inhabiting it for nearly 165 million years, the dinosaurs left planet Earth permanently. It isn’t certain what caused a species as large as the dinosaurs to be terminated, but evidence suggests it was
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California’s Atmospheric River
A torrential cascade of water tumbles from the sky, and roads can no longer be seen as they drown under several inches of rain. This is now the life of all Californians as they experienced an atmospheric river caused by global warming. To understand the drastic changes happening in California, we must first understand what
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Be Yourself
Of late I haven’t been myself, Continuously trying to be someone else. But I’d rather stick to myself than be the best on the internet. Because that life would mean that I’m not my true self. Many people are overtook by what they see on their phones Always swiping up and down, left to right
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Russia Pulls Back From Nuclear Arms Treaty
“In this regard, I am forced to announce today that Russia is suspending its participation in the strategic offensive arms treaty,” Russian President Vladimir Putin said declaration in the annual state of the nation address to Russia’s National Assembly on 21st February. Putin is suspending his country’s participation in the New START nuclear arms reduction
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Silicon Valley Bank Shutdown
Silicon Valley Bank, founded in 1983, was one of the top twenty commercial banks in the US. It had around $209 billion in total assets and funded around 50% of “venture-backed technology and health care companies” in the US. What is the Silicon Valley Bank? Silicon Valley Bank, or SVB, has been a prominent if
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4 Kidnapped Americans & the Matamoros Gulf Cartel
Four American citizens (Eric James Williams, Zindell Brown and cousins Latavia McGee and Shaeed Woodard) traveled to Mexico for one of them to have a tummy tuck surgery. Driving in a white minivan, the group was attacked in the Matamoros Municipality. Matamoros is just south of Brownsville, Texas. A witness to the attack explained how
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