Enjoy reading comic books? Then you will be excited
to know that May 6, 2023, is Free Comic Book Day
(FCBD). This means you can walk into any one of the
2300+ participating retailers worldwide and pick up
a free comic book. Now in its 21st year, the global
event is celebrated annually on the first Saturday in
May....
Read news articleBlack holes have incredibly powerful gravitational
pulls. They usually gobble up everything around
them. However, for the first time ever, scientists
have found a black hole that is creating millions of
stars as it zips through space....
Read news articleOver the years, scientists have used 3D printers for
various products. They include electronic devices,
jewelry and even artificial organs. Now, mechanical
engineers from New York's Columbia University have
unveiled a 3D-printed cheesecake made with seven
ingredients. This is the most number of items ever
used to print a single food product....
Read news articleOn March 21, 2023, the Manhattan district
attorney's office announced they were returning 20
looted antiquities to Greece. The artifacts are valued
at over $20 million. They include a bronze container
for human remains and a set of human and animal
figures carved from marble. However, the most
extraordinary is a rare Eid Mar coin celebrating the......
Read news articleThe SpaceX Starship's debut flight launch on April
20, 2023, was both flawless and spectacular. The
394-foot-tall (120-meter) rocket — the biggest and
most powerful ever built — fired up its 33 engines
and soared into the skies at 9:33 a.m. EDT. The
uncrewed spacecraft was expected to complete a
90-minute trip around the Earth before splashing ......
Read news articleArchaeologists from New York University have
unearthed over 2,000 mummified ram heads in the
ancient Egyptian city of Abydos. Located about 275
miles (442 km) south of Cairo, Abydos is one of
Egypt's most important archaeological sites. It is
home to numerous tombs, monuments, and
temples....
Read news articleA two-year-old female Chihuahua named Pearl has
just been declared the world's shortest dog living by
the Guinness World Records. The pocket-sized pooch
is 9.14 cm (3.59 in) tall and 12.7 cm (5 in) long.
This is shorter than a regular-sized television remote
control and about the same length as a US dollar
bill! Pearl weighed less than an ounce (28g) when ......
Read news articleOn April 22, 2023, over a billion people worldwide
will celebrate Earth Day with various activities. Some
will plant trees. Others will participate in
neighborhood clean-up efforts or enjoy a nature
walk. The modern environmental movement began
on April 20, 1970. On that day, 20 million Americans
took to the streets to urge the government to take......
Read news articleThis year's eclipse season will begin with a bang
with a hybrid solar eclipse on April 20, 2023. The
rare astronomical event occurs just once every
decade. The last one was on November 3, 2013, and
the next one will not be until November 30, 2031.
Unfortunately, the celestial phenomenon will only be
seen in western Australia, East Timor, and eastern ......
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