A new oil pipeline leak has been reported this week, in northeastern North Dakota, where the Keystone pipeline carries tar sands oil from Canada, then on to seven US states. It is unclear exactly how much oil has been leaked, but there is an area of more than a quarter-mile that is currently covered in…
Honey bees are an essential part of the global ecosystem, but populations have been in rapid decline in recent years. A situation that scientists are calling “colony collapse disorder” has resulted in a significant drop in bee populations all over the world. Researchers estimate that this is a problem that has developed over the past…
Teenage Swedish climate activist Greta Thunberg has recently threatened to quit Facebook because she claims that hate speech directed at her on the website has encouraged violence. It is true that people say plenty of mean things online, but this is, unfortunately, one of the things that people need to deal with when they find…
Wikileaks founder Julian Assange has been in very bad health since his removal from the Ecuadorian embassy earlier this year, and now it seems that his situation has deteriorated even further during his time behind bars. Earlier this week, Assange appeared in a London court to argue for an extension in his case, which he…
Did you know that people are having their eyeballs tattooed to change the color? Oddly enough, it is a modification that is catching on in some of the most fanatical corners of the body modification movement. However, as you might expect, this procedure can be extremely dangerous and result in some very serious unintended consequences….
A technology company based out of Vancouver, Canada, recently announced that they have achieved invisibility cloak technology. Once thought to be a fantasy from the realm of science fiction, Hyperstealth Biotechnology Corp. says that they have created a device that makes objects invisible. The company announced the filing of four patent applications which are all…
On Tuesday, a video was leaked by Project Veritas, showing ABC’s Amy Robach talk about how the network covered up information about the Epstein case for years. In the previously unaired footage, Robach said that she had conducted an earlier interview with Virginia Roberts, one of Epstein’s victims. It was suggested that the interview was…
98-year-old Ada Keating and her 80-year old son Tom Keating, might be one of the oldest living mother-son duos, and they recently moved in together, oddly enough so Tom could be taken care of. Typically, the roles reverse when people get to this age, but in this case, Ada is still taking care of her…
Officials in the United States have revealed that roughly 50 nuclear bombs belonging to the US are currently being held “hostage” in Turkey. The bombs have been stored at a shared facility within Turkey’s borders for many years but changing global relationships could see those weapons change hands. Complicating matters even further is the fact…
Historic archeological discoveries seem to continue to baffle and astound modern-day researchers as we uncover more and more mysteries of the ancient world. Textbooks have told one story for the last hundred years, but science writes and rewrites the stories from time to time. This time, an archaeological team has unearthed twenty ancient coffins near…
NBA superstar and current owner of the Charlotte Hornets, Michael Jordan, has announced that he will pledge $1 million to organizations that are helping with rescue and relief efforts in the Bahamas, in the wake of Hurricane Dorian. In a statement that Jordan released through his spokesperson Estee Portnoy on Tuesday, he expressed sadness about…
China is developing some incredibly advanced weaponry, which could help to position the large nation as the most powerful military force in the world for this century. One of these weapons is a portable laser that can incinerate a target that is roughly a kilometer away. The device is called the ZKZM-500 laser assault rifle,…