Those looking for an excuse to indulge in some
delicious donuts will be thrilled to know that June 3,
2022, is National Donut Day. This makes it your civic
duty to eat at least one — or even a dozen — of the
sugary treats. The yummy holiday, observed
annually on the first Friday of June, is credited to the
Salvation Army.
Electric vehicle (EV) sales have sharply escalated
over the past three years. However, their overall
global market share remains extremely low. It ranges
from about 16 percent in China to just 4.5 percent in
the US. One of the biggest hurdles to widespread EV
car adoption is the fear of running out of charge
while on the road. Israeli startup Electreon hopes t...
Most of the athletes that participated in the 126th
Boston Marathon on April 18, 2022, probably took
some time to recuperate before embarking on
another exhausting run. But not Jacky
Hunt-Broersma. The Arizona-based ultra-runner
completed another marathon the next day — and
the day after. In fact, Jacky ran the grueling 26.2-...
On May 12, 2022, an international team of
astronomers led by scientists at the
Harvard—Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics
revealed the first image of a supermassive black
hole at the center of the Milky Way. Researchers
have known about the black hole, called Sagittarius
A*, or Sgr A* (pronounced sadge-ay-star), since th...
Laura Young had a feeling that the 52-pound marble
sculpture she bought from a Goodwill Store in
Austin, Texas, in 2018, was worth more than the
$34.99 she paid. However, the vintage store owner
never thought it would be a priceless, 2000-year-old
Roman relic dating back to the first century AD.
The partial solar eclipse on April 30, 2022, was only
seen by a lucky few. However, the total lunar eclipse
on the night of May 15, 2022, will be visible to about
2.7 billion people on Earth's night side. This includes
the residents of North America, Africa, South
America, and Central and Western Europe.
American singer-songwriter Taylor Swift may
consider 13 her lucky number. However, millions of
people worldwide do not share the sentiment. The
fear of the number increases to a new level when
the date coincides with a Friday — as is the case this
week. No one knows how Friday the 13th got its
fearsome reputation. But experts have some theori...
American wild turkeys have made a remarkable
comeback. The birds' population, which had fallen to
about 200,000 specimens in the early 1900s, has
risen to over 7 million today. But the wildlife
conservation success story has a downside. The
aggressive birds have become a neighborhood
menace, destroying gardens and chasing after resi...
May marks the start of Asian American and Pacific
Islander (AAPI) Heritage Month in the United States.
The month-long observation celebrates the
achievements and contributions of AAPI
communities in America. The broad term includes 50
ethnic groups that speak over 100 languages and
have roots in more than 40 countries. They includ...
