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.
The US House of Representatives passed the
Inflation Reduction Act on August 12, 2022. The
comprehensive legislation, approved by the Senate
on August 8, 2022, will be signed into law by
President Joe Biden later this week. It is designed to
lower health care and energy costs, combat climate
change, and increase taxes on large corporations. ...
On June 28, 2022, Carson Pickett made history as
the first athlete with a limb difference to play on the
US women's national soccer team (USWNT). The
28-year-old, who filled in for defender Emily Fox, was
in the game for the entire 90 minutes. She was
instrumental in her team's 2-0 victory in the friendly
game against Colombia. Pickett has also represent...
The James Webb Space Telescope (Webb) was
launched into space on December 25, 2021, with
high expectations. Scientists hoped the $10 billion
space observatory would allow them to explore the
origins of the Universe, its galaxies, and perhaps
even the formation of the first stars. The initial
photos, released by NASA on July 12, 2022, indicat...
