On September 25, 2022, Jewish people worldwide
will observe Rosh Hashanah, the Jewish New Year.
The two-day celebration is held annually on the first
and second days of Tishrei — the first month of the
Jewish year. While the holiday's exact date changes
each year, it is almost always in September or
October.
The giant African land snail (GALS) has returned to
Florida for a third time. The invasive species was first
detected in the state in 1969. It took seven years
and $1 million to get rid of them. The gastropods
reappeared in 2011 and were eradicated in 2021 at
a cost of $23 million. On June 23, 2022, Florida
officials reported that the snails had been found in...
A famous portrait of former British Prime Minister, Sir
Winston Churchill, has been stolen from the
Fairmont Château Laurier in Ottawa, Canada. It has
been replaced with a copy. The Hollywood-like heist
was uncovered on August 19, 2022, after an
employee noticed the portrait's frame did not match
that of the other photographs in the hotel's readin...
Queen Elizabeth II, the United Kingdom's
longest-serving monarch, died at Balmoral Castle in
Scotland on September 8, 2022. She was 96. Her
historic 70-year reign spanned several wars, a
pandemic, 15 British prime ministers, and 14 US
Presidents! Her eldest son, Prince Charles, was
sworn in as King of England on September 10, 2022.
A 1952 Mickey Mantle rookie baseball card sold for a
record $12.6 million on August 27, 2022. It's the
most ever paid for any sports item or memorabilia.
The record previously belonged to a 1986 World Cup
jersey worn by Argentinian soccer star Diego
Maradona. It was auctioned for $9.3 million in May
2022.
Bacteria can be found almost everywhere on Earth,
from the bottom of the ocean to the inside of our
intestines. However, the single-celled organisms
typically measure a few micrometers and can only
be seen through a microscope. Now, researchers
have identified a thin, thread-like bacteria species
that grows up to 0.4 inches (1 centimeter) long. N...
San Francisco's public trash cans have long outlived
their lifespan and need to be replaced. However, the
current design is inadequate for the city's
burgeoning population and the increasingly larger
number of tourists. The garbage receptacles also get
rummaged through by scavengers, who leave
behind a mess. To alleviate the issues, in 2018, Sa...
Batesian mimicry — where a harmless species
mimics a harmful one to escape predators — is
widespread in animals. But most recorded examples
of the phenomena are visual. For instance, the
harmless scarlet kingsnakes have evolved to
resemble a venomous species, while the
flower-loving hoverflies have adopted the persona ...
The powerful eruption of the Hunga Tonga-Hunga
Ha'apai underwater volcano rocked the island nation
of Tonga on January 15, 2022. The spectacular
13-mile-wide explosion is the largest recorded in the
21st century thus far. It expelled ash and gas
plumes as high as 19 miles and triggered tsunami
warnings across the Pacific.
