Happy 40th birthday to actress Olivia Munn. Raised in Oklahoma, she earned a BA in Journalism, but left for Los Angeles to pursue acting—and in her late 20s she landed a role in Iron Man 2, during which Robert Downey,…
This heartwarming story began unfolding on Father’s Day when some Good Samaritans got creative so they could get an elderly man out of the heat. The 70-year-old was pushing a cart around a Chicago neighborhood—hard work for anyone on a…
In a bid to be more environmentally conscious, 85% of Americans surveyed have made at least one positive change in their lifestyle in the past year. The great news is that a growing interest in becoming more eco-aware is a…
Reprinted with permission from World At Large, a news website covering politics, nature, science, health, and travel. Juice detoxes, water fasting, and soup diets are often credited for stimulating healthy weight loss and cleansing toxins from muscle tissues—but what about…
40 years ago today, the comedy film Airplane! premiered. Written and directed by David and Jerry Zucker, along with Jim Abrahams, it won Golden Globe nominations and starred Leslie Nielsen, Robert Stack, Lloyd Bridges, and Peter Graves. A perfect parody…
CSAIL robot disinfects Greater Boston Food BankUsing UV-C light, the system can disinfect a warehouse floor in half an hour—and could one day be employed in grocery stores, schools, and other spaces.Written by Rachel GordonMIT News With every droplet that…
Since the COVID-19 outbreak began, examining the spread, the rate of infections, the international response, and how these things have varied nation-to-nation has been a source of nothing less than bewilderment. The cramped bazaars and streets of the Medinas in…
When English wildlife photographer Robert Fuller bought a secondhand playground for his daughters, he assumed that they would be the only ones to put it to good use. Over the course of the last few years, however, Fuller has spotted…
Rather than continue living a comfortable urban life, this British family has sold their London home in favor of launching the world’s smallest nature reserve to save a nation’s coral reef system. (L-R) Barry, Josephine, Georgina and Karolina Seath. SWNS.…
30 years ago, Germany reunited, with East and West merging their economies under the Deutsche Mark currency. Western countries helped carry the burden, granting subsidies to pay East German bills and ease the budget gap. (1990) Photo raising the German flag,…
