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Representative Image of the abandoned hospital buildings in Eagle Mountain (AI-generated image) On the southeastern edge of Joshua Tree National Park sits Eagle Mountain, once a thriving company town of roughly 4,000 people, now one of California’s largest and best preserved ghost towns. Founded in 1948 by industrialist Henry J Kaiser to house workers for…

humpback whale (representative image) Something unusual may be unfolding in the Southern Ocean. In late June, whale watchers in southwest Western Australia reported a sharp drop in humpback whale sightings, around 60% below normal, just when the whales should have been migrating north to calve and feed. A week later, birdwatchers on Australia’s east coast…

Nmplol and Zoil exchanged public remarks after the self-gifting Twitch subscription controversy. (Image via: Instagram@nmplol & YouTube/@ChudToChad) What started with just 20 Twitch subscriptions has now turned into a full-blown streamer drama between Nmplol and Zoil. The whole thing began after Zoil admitted that he anonymously gifted himself 20 subs during a livestream. Soon after,…

President Donald Trump speaks to reporters onboard Air Force One while returning to the White House, Sunday, Aug. 2, 2026. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin) The US Central Command has asked military analysts for “new creative and unconventional ways to pressure and punish Iran” as Washington considers alternatives to bring Tehran to the negotiating table, CNN reported.A…

Ludwig’s Streamer Games 2026 winners revealed as Team Worldwide beats stacked creator teams. (Image via X/@MogulMoves) Two days, eight teams, and dozens of creators later, Ludwig’s Streamer Games 2026 finally has its champions. The event, held from August 1 to August 2 at the University of Southern California in Los Angeles, brought together 39 creators…

Image Credit: By Brian Gratwicke Harlequin frogs(Atelopus) are unique amphibians facing a threat to their survival, with approximately 81% of them in decline and 56% possibly extinct, as per the review published on Science direct. These small, coloured creatures are famous for their toxic skin, which act as a protection from predators. However, recent research…

Nasa’s Ingenuity helicopter/Image: Nasa Flying a helicopter on Earth is a remarkable engineering achievement. Flying one on Mars, where the atmosphere is less than 1% as dense as Earth’s, was once considered nearly impossible. Yet on 19 April 2021, Nasa‘s Ingenuity helicopter achieved the first powered, controlled flight on another planet, proving that aerial exploration…

They are fast, lethally venomous and highly aggressive. But most important of all, they have been blamed for more human deaths than you could count. Being mentioned here are the Black Mambas, the fastest and deadliest snakes on Earth. They have a slithering speed of up to 12.5 miles per hour, but that is not…

Image(s): J. Robert Oppenheimer/Wikipedia Prior to 1945, nuclear weapons were just an idea that could be discussed in theoretical physics literature. This changed when J. Robert Oppenheimer, the American theoretical physicist from America, who was responsible for directing the scientific work of the Manhattan Project in the Second World War, took command of the project….

Researchers established 72 bee colonies across six large organic farms (IStock photo) Only three Hawaiian producers currently meet the United States’ organic honey certification rules, but scientists now say those rules may be stricter than necessary, according to a new study.Researchers have found that honey produced by organically managed bee colonies on farms in the…