Hurricane Milton is quickly shaping up to be one of the most dangerous storms in recent history. It jumped from a Category 4 hurricane to a powerful Category 5 in just a few hours. With sustained winds reaching 180 mph, it’s now aiming directly at Florida’s Gulf Coast. This is when Florida still recovering from…
On a tragic school trip in Thailand, a bus carrying young students and their teachers caught fire, leaving more than 20 feared dead. The accident occurred in Pathum Thani province, a suburb of Bangkok, on a Tuesday afternoon, and shook the nation. Among the 45 passengers aboard the bus were six teachers and 39 students….
The Mariana Trench is known for being the deepest place on Earth. But recently, scientists discovered something surprising—it’s far from quiet. Using a special device called a hydrophone, researchers from Oregon State University and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) captured the sounds in the trench’s deepest spot, known as Challenger Deep. What they…
On Sunday morning, a fire broke out at the BioLab chemical plant in Conyers, Georgia. Around 5.00 am, the fire took place causing serious damage to nearby residents. The fire led to the release of harmful gases into the air, forcing the evacuation of 17,000 people, and road closures. According to Rockdale County Sheriff Eric…
In 2018, something unusual happened. NASA detected a variation in the Earth’s rotation caused by a human-made structure—the Three Gorges Dam in China. This dam, located on the Yangtze River in central China, is massive. It creates a reservoir that holds an incredible 39.3 billion cubic meters of water, covering an area of 632 square…
In a remarkable story from King’s College Hospital in London, a patient named Dagmar Turner played her violin while undergoing brain surgery. Turner, a 53-year-old violinist from the Isle of Wight, took part in this unusual procedure to protect the parts of her brain responsible for her hand movements and coordination—critical for playing the violin….
The Empire State Building is an iconic symbol of New York City’s skyline. Standing at 1,250 feet, it’s a marvel of human engineering. But it’s also been the site of numerous tragedies. Many people have jumped from this skyscraper in desperate attempts to end their lives. Over 30 such incidents have been recorded, and most…
A major milestone in space exploration was achieved recently when four private citizens completed the first all-civilian spacewalk. Unlike past missions, this was not carried out by government space agencies like NASA. It was a mission by SpaceX, a private company founded by the billionaire businessman Elon Musk. The mission, known as ‘Polaris Dawn,’ was…
Centralia, was once a typical mining town, in Pennsylvania. But today, it stands as one of the most eerie and unusual places in the United States. What makes Centralia so strange is that it has a fire burning underneath for over 60 years! The town’s population has gone down from 1,000 people in 1980 to…
The Global Teacher Prize is an annual award organized by the Varkey Foundation in collaboration with UNESCO. Often referred to as the “Nobel Prize for Teaching,” this prize highlights the critical role teachers play in shaping lives and communities. The award and prize was launched in 2014. The prize has offered a whopping US $1…
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