November 18 marks Occult Day for those interested in a bit of magic or mysticism. The obscure holiday celebrates the unknown all around us. What exactly constitutes the occult? […]
The United Nations says an IMF overhaul should focus on global warming. Proponents say that a shift is needed since world conditions have changed so much since the IMF began. The IMF was founded in 1945 to help stabilize nations through loans and grants. […]
France’s first bicycle hearse has come to the streets of Paris. A local undertaker has modified her bike to meet legal specifications for body transportation. The funeral industry arose in the 19th century amid the Civil War. […]
Cholera outbreaks have been reported around the world. Spikes in cholera tend to follow displacement due to extreme weather. An 1854 outbreak in London exemplifies cholera’s toll on a populace. […]
North Korea fired dozens of missiles toward Japan on November 2 and November 3. The missile tests set off alarms in Japan, including an emergency alert system in three prefectures. North Korea has been ruled by a dictatorship since 1948, after World War II. […]
From the United States to Japan, the world is struggling with inflation. Spending habits and government policy are changing in response. Some economists say four major waves of inflation have hit since the 1300s. […]
Many UFO sightings may be much more boring than outer space aliens. A new Pentagon report says many can be traced to airborne garbage and foreign spying. U.S. sightings have a long history. […]
Elephants’ high amount of facial neurons enable their trunk movement. They have more facial neurons than any other land mammal. African elephants significantly impact their local ecosystem. […]
A patient in Rome played his saxophone during awake brain surgery. Doctors asked him to perform in order to gauge their progress on excising a tumor from his brain. Awake craniotomies are common medical practice. […]
Bubonic plague survivors’ genes still influence us today. A study of how germs affect human history shows that our ancestors’ plague immunity is involved in modern disease susceptibility. The Black Death’s strength owed to a mutation 100 years earlier. […]
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