Between adding to the miseries of the First World War, and contributing to the rise of the Second World War, the 1918 Flu had a big impact on human history. What if it were to return today? Would we be prepared to fight it? […]
Epidemic diseases have often changed the course of human history—the death of a world leader, an epidemic before a great battle—but few diseases have accomplished it through sheer brute force. The deadliest epidemic of all times wasn’t smallpox, wasn’t the Black Death—it was the 1918 Flu. In one year, an estimated 50 to 100 million people died out of a global population of 1.8 billion. In America alone, 675,000 people died of the flu. […]
French author Albert Camus published “The Plague” in 1947, but it’s relevant today. The novel tells a fictional account of an Algerian town overtaken by a ruthless and deadly plague in the 1940s and the people who experience it. In 2020, life is imitating art. […]
Penzance, England, leads 100 towns that have turned away from single-use plastics, The Huffington Post reported. One shop in the UK coastal town sells bamboo toothbrushes and plastic-free dental floss while coffee shops use wooden coffee stirrers and biodegradable coffee cups. There are seven types of recyclable plastic. […]
According to The Washington Post, Iran’s production of enriched uranium has increased “dramatically.” The shift occurred after President Trump canceled the Iran nuclear deal that limited Iran’s nuclear pursuits. Nuclear weapons involve energy density and dirty bombs. […]
An extreme locust infestation threatens crops and jobs in East Africa, Reuters reported. The swarms have affected unknown amounts of harvests in Ethiopia, Kenya, Uganda, and Somalia. Even in your home garden, bugs need controlling. […]
Construction workers came across 1,300 pounds of Roman coins while working, BuzzNick reported. While digging a ditch, they unearthed 19 ancient Roman pots full of coins from the 3rd or 4th century A.D. Some coins depict an image of Constantine, an unlikely ruler. […]
A pair of secret Nazi bunkers used on D-Day have been uncovered, Fox News reported. New light detection and ranching technology helped researchers find the bunkers, which were built underground. They are reminders of the struggle of U.S.troops to capture Omaha Beach. […]
The Suffolk Owl Sanctuary rescued an overweight owl, 30% heavier than it should have been, the “Huffington Post” reported. At 245 grams, the owl was determined to be too obese to fly. Ordinarily, owls are spotted flying at night, rather than sitting in a ditch in daylight. […]
Zoologists have seen young wolves playing fetch with strangers, according to NPR. During standard behavior tests, scientists observed the pups retrieving thrown objects at the throwers’ requests. The behavior is expected in dogs, but not wolves. […]
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