Prato della Valle in Padova Italy
Prato della Valle (Prà deła Vałe in Venetian) is a 90,000-square-meter elliptical square in Padova, Italy. It is the largest square in Italy,[1] and one of the largest in Europe. Today, the square is a large space with a green island at the center, l’Isola Memmia, surrounded by a small canal bordered by two rings […]
Drug Trafficking: China’s Role in Eliminating Opioids
With over one million Americans dead from the use of Chinese opioids since 1999, can the US trust China to crack down on drugs? In the late nineties, America created a large demand for hard drugs. The sheer volume of drugs traveling in and out of her coast made the United States a target for […]
Spiral Stars Found, Providing a Window into the Early Universe
Nature likes spirals — from the whirlpool of a hurricane, to pinwheel-shaped protoplanetary disks around newborn stars, to the vast realms of spiral galaxies across our universe. Now astronomers are bemused to find young stars that are spiraling into the center of a massive cluster of stars in the Small Magellanic Cloud, a satellite galaxy […]
Xi Jinping Paves Way 3rd Term Amid Growing U.S.-China Tensions
In an attempt to cement his status as the world’s most powerful leader, President Xi Jinping hailed China’s rise as a global power in a speech on October 17. He made the announcement during the launch of a Communist Party Congress, paving the way for his third term as General Secretary. The conclave is supposed […]
Loneliness, a Major Driver of Aging
You are older or younger than your real age. Though everyone on Earth has their chronological age depending on their birth date, there is also what is called biological age that is affected by various factors like lifestyle, disease or genetics. Increased biological age influences the likelihood of different illnesses and eventually, death. Based on […]
Paypal Backtracks On Misinformation Policy After Backlash
Tech giant PayPal is in hot water after it published a notice of fining customers $2500 for spreading misinformation. After shockingly drawing criticism from its Co-founder Elon musk and former President of PayPal David Marcus, the digital payments company has taken a U-turn on its statement. It has now come forward to apologize for the […]
TAUS, The Peacock Instrument
The familiarity of traditional musical instruments has slowly faded away amongst the younger generation only to be replaced by the Tabla and Harmonium. Traditional and devotional musical instruments in the medieval age were an integral part of Sikhism in India. Music lies at the heart of Sikh tradition as devotees sing and listen to hymns […]
German Cities that Survived WWII
The emotional and physical impact of World War II left a vast impact throughout numerous cities and towns in Europe. The war destroyed centuries of history including art and treasures of the old times. Thankfully not everything was destroyed, and there are cities that remain intact to remind tourists and citizens of what took place […]
The Untold History Behind Chinese Cuisine in America
The air is filled with the aroma of Chinese food on a warm summer evening. You find yourself in front of a small, family-run eatery after following your nose to its source. The proprietor welcomes you with a friendly smile and shows you to a table where you may enjoy your meal. You cannot help […]
The Ghillies Ball: The Significance, The History, and The Future
For many years, royalties from Buckingham Palace from England have committed to partaking in a particular type of dance. The essence of this dance (also called the Ghillies Ball) is to commend the efforts of all Buckingham Palace’s staff members. The royal dance is an annual event. It is one that everyone looked forward to […]