Can Boeing Undo 737 Max Tragedy?
Two instances of deadly crashes involving the Boeing 737 Max aircraft have caused major backlash towards Boeing Commercial Airplanes, costing them billions of dollars in losses as they try to recover from crisis. A Lion Air flight from Indonesia crashed into the sea 13 minutes after takeoff in October 2018, ending the lives of the […]
Ecuadorian Govt Escapes Quito as Thousands March to Protest Fuel Prices
Ecuador’s president, Lenín Moreno has moved his government from Quito to Guayaquil to escape escalating violent protests over the end of fuel subsidies. Protesters armed with sticks, stones and petrol bombs have been taking to the streets, ransacking and vandalising public buildings, burning military vehicles and clashing head on with the police–running battles late into […]
New Test to Measure The Expansion of Our Universe Provides Even More Puzzling Results
Advances in astronomical observation over the past century have allowed scientists to construct a remarkably successful model of how the cosmos works. It makes sense – the better we can measure something, the more we learn. But when it comes to the question of how fast our Universe is expanding, some new cosmological measurements are […]
Tennis Legends and Celebs Plan Fundraiser in Bahamas for Hurricane Dorian Victims
In a fundraising effort for victims of Hurricane Dorian—one of the strongest hurricanes ever recorded in the Atlantic—tennis legends Andy Roddick, Mark Knowles, Tommy Haas and James Blake prepare to go head-to-head in the Baha Mar Cup from 7 November 2019. The three-day exhibition match will take place on the nine tennis courts of the […]
Andrea del Verrocchio: Leonardo Da Vinci’s Masterful Teacher
“Verrocchio was one of the first major multidisciplinary masters,” says Andrew Butterfield, the curator of Verrocchio: Sculptor and Painter of Renaissance Florence—the first-ever monographic exhibition in the U.S. on Andrea del Verrocchio (c. 1435 Florence –1488 Venice). Verrocchio (meaning “true eye”) was born in Florence around 1435. He possibly learnt painting and sculpture from Alessio […]
Scientists discover Snowball the cockatoo has 14 distinct dance moves
A sulphur-crested cockatoo named Snowball garnered YouTube fame and headlines a decade ago for his uncanny ability to dance to the beat of the Backstreet Boys. Now, researchers reporting in Current Biology are back with evidence that Snowball is not limited in his dance moves. Despite a lack of dance training, videos show, Snowball responds […]
Leonardo Da Vinci’s To-Do List & Limitless Passion
Leonardo Da Vinci would grasp his small notebook that always hang from his belt and sketch profusely, whenever he came across something eye catching, says historian Toby Lester. Da Vinci’s collection of notebooks are filled to the brim with sketches, measurements and observations, centred around four themes – painting, architecture, mechanics, and human anatomy. “It […]
A Journey of Tea
The production of tea leaves and the drinking of tea has a long history in China. The camellia sinensis plant species which yields tea was first cultivated there 4000 years ago. In Europe, Britain has the largest tea-drinking population, consuming an annual average of 2.1kg of tea leaves per capita. Tea is offered everywhere in Britain, […]