An enormous 1,174-carat diamond has been unearthed in Botswana, a mining company has said, the second massive diamond to be found in the country in the space of a few weeks. The rare rock was recovered at the Karowe diamond mine last month and presented to the government in a ceremony on Wednesday. It is…
The Hubble Space Telescope has looked straight into the heart of a stunning galaxy. The observatory captured this head-on view of a grand design spiral galaxy, called NGC 3631, located about 53 million light-years away from Earth. The celestial system can be found in the direction of the Ursa Major constellation. These distinctive galaxies have…
There are monsters in the universe. That’s the description of stars photographed by the Hubble Space Telescope, which took a shot of the R136 star cluster and revealed nine stars more than 100 times the mass of the sun, according to a statement from spacetelescope.org. Hubble is operated by the European Space Agency and NASA….
The coronavirus is leading to a secondary pandemic – hunger. The need for emergency food has exploded since March of 2020. According to an Oxfam report, this hunger crisis could soon kill more people each day than the infection itself. The United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) estimates about 821 million people were suffering…
The coronavirus is leading to a secondary pandemic – hunger. The need for emergency food has exploded since March of 2020. According to an Oxfam report, this hunger crisis could soon kill more people each day than the infection itself. The United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) estimates about 821 million people were suffering…
Donald Trump’s election has been a boon for the politics-as-entertainment industry, which has exploded with products, games and entertainment options that feed off the nation’s turbocharged focus on Washington. For evidence, look no further than the success of “Politicon,” the annual conference for political junkies, activists and fans of political media figures held near Los…
President Donald Trump, in his most comfortable element at the gilded Trump Tower on Tuesday as he took questions from reporters, was surrounded by approving aides as he took jabs at the media. A few male aides who were gathered to the right side of the podium chuckled and smiled at one moment when the…
President Donald Trump, in his most comfortable element at the gilded Trump Tower on Tuesday as he took questions from reporters, was surrounded by approving aides as he took jabs at the media. A few male aides who were gathered to the right side of the podium chuckled and smiled at one moment when the…
You might need to shield more than just your child’s ears from the news sometimes. Your Alexa device could be listening as well. Alexa is the digital assistant in Amazon’s Echo Dot that reacts to vocal commands. In a segment Thursday for XETV in San Diego, anchor Jim Patton talked about a girl in Texas…
Fast-moving wildfires spread devastation and desperation in Northern California. More than 75,000 people were evacuated. Dozens are dead. Here is how you can help those dealing with the fires, and ways you can get help if you’re in need. If you live in Northern California, you can volunteer and donate aid through this Facebook page….