Exploring Internet memes as a cultural off-shoot of Dadaism During a time when boundaries had not been drawn onto maps, when man still looked like beast instead of only acting like one, our ancestors developed speech. Over millennia, language emerged, empires rose and fell over it, wars were fought over single words and whose god…
Wood samples being collected for cellulose isotope analysis. Credit: CENA-USP By analyzing the atomic signatures of 800 trees collected from 63 locations across the Amazon, Brazilian researchers have developed an isotopic mapping model that can rule out 92% of the rainforest when tracing suspected illegal timber.The project, led by Professor Luiz Antonio Martinelli at the…
General Alexus Grynkewich. (AP photo) The top US military commander overseeing operations in Europe has reportedly warned the Pentagon that American forces may soon be unable to sustain missile-defence operations for Israel without additional naval assets, The Washington Post reported.According to The Washington Post, Gen. Alexus Grynkewich, commander of the US European Command (EUCOM), wrote…
A helicopter dropping its first bundle of trees for the Christmas tree drop restoration project (US fish and wild life service photos) Every year after Christmas, thousands of used trees are thrown away. In New Orleans, however, many of them get a second use. Instead of ending up in landfill, the trees are collected, tied…
Landslides cause about 25 deaths a year in the USA An estimated 6.5 million Americans live in homes built on or next to landslide-prone land, according to a major national study by the University of Washington.By studying 128 million buildings across the United States, researchers created the Landslide Exposure Database (LED). It is the first…
Virginia teens save family after kayaks overturn on Lake CulpeperGavin Cain, 17; Andrew Tuggle, 15; and Jackson Castro, 17Photo credit: Town of Culpeper Police Department Three Culpeper teenagers are being hailed as heroes after they rushed into Lake Culpeper and rescued a family whose kayaks overturned on Monday afternoon. The teens were attending golf team…
A building facade from the Motel Inn in 2022. The birthplace of modern road-trip culture is back on the market, giving buyers the chance to restore a landmark of hospitality history or redevelop it into housing for older residents.Located along Highway 101 in San Luis Obispo on California’s Central Coast, the historic 4.2-acre site where…
Some quotes remain relevant long after they are first spoken because they capture a universal truth about human nature and responsibility. One such statement comes from former US President Barack Obama: “Change will not come if we wait for some other person or some other time. We are the ones we’ve been waiting for. We…
The programme is designed for students who genuinely want to engage with older residents rather than simply save money. (Picture credit: Marquette) For 23-year-old Indian student Shojin Samson, moving to the United States did not mean living in a student hostel or sharing an apartment. Instead, he found himself surrounded by hundreds of older neighbours,…
Greece Fights Fires Near Athens As France, Spain Improve Wine producers across Bordeaux are preparing for an early, difficult harvest as nearly two months without rain and ongoing heatwaves shrink grapes on the vine, even though local vineyards narrowly escaped destruction from massive wildfires burning across south-western France.While authorities have managed to control the worst…