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Professor Joseph Dituri from the University of South Florida, who goes by the moniker ‘Dr. Deep Sea,’ won’t resurface just yet, even after breaking the record for the longest time to live underwater without depressurization. On May 14, Dituri beat the previous record of two Tennessee professors, Bruce Cantrell and Jessica Fain, of 73 days, […]
Earth will eventually face its death in the future, just as what happened to a distant Jupiter-sized planet. The atmosphere of the alien star has begun inflating outward towards the orbiting planet since it burned the last of its hydrogen fuel, leading to its swelling 100 times its original size. The planet, meanwhile, was spiraling […]
If you find yourself receiving a joke or a sassy remark from someone you know, or even strangers, that you find offensive and rude in some way, here is a three-word response that you can tell them, according to a Harvard-trained etiquette expert: “Are you okay?” Sara Jane Ho, an etiquette expert from Harvard, teaches […]
After decades of understanding the moon, a thorough analysis has revealed that the moon’s interior is actually a solid ball with an iron-like solidity. Scientists discovered that the lunar core resembles the Earth in many ways, having a solid inner core and an outer fluid layer. The inner core’s radius is around 258 kilometers (160 […]
Have you ever been cut off by someone you are talking to without getting an explanation or reason? If yes, then you have been ‘ghosted.’ “Ghosting” — you probably heard this word a couple of times already. It is a word that you would often hear among Gen Zs and millennials. This term has become […]
The mere thought of Covid-19 conjures images of family members getting sick, workers losing their jobs, children adapting to online classes, empty streets, poor families falling further into extreme poverty, wailing sirens of an ambulance, overworked medical frontliners, and daily deaths. To say that the pandemic tremendously affected our lives is an understatement. In fact, […]
Picture this: you’re in the market for a new car and you finally find the perfect one. You hop in, breathe in that sweet, new car smell, and feel like a million bucks. But did you know that scent could come at a cost to your health? New research from China and the US shows […]
The explosion of the Chernobyl Nuclear Reactor in Ukraine in 1986 released massive amounts of radiation, forcing the evacuation of humans in the surrounding area. Since then, the region around the Chernobyl Power Plant has been deserted by humans but has become a sanctuary for various wildlife species, including feral dogs. As we approach the […]
TMI (Too much information) — often used in social media and text messages — is but a gentle reminder for friends, by friends, to stop sharing way too much information, especially uncomfortable topics about one’s state of health, body, intimacy in relationships, or details that are offensive and unmentionable. One would always say, “Hey, TMI!” […]
