As the UK Raises Terror Threat Level, the US Debates Refugee Vetting

After an explosion outside Liverpool Women’s Hospital, the UK’s terror threat level has been increased from “significant” to “severe.” Priti Patel, the UK Home Secretary, warned that an assault was very probable following the second terrorism occurrence in a month. In conjunction with the inquiry, four males have been detained. Police think they have identified […]

Positive People Achieve a Better Sense of Life-Fulfilment

In pursuit of personal gain, some people seem to think that they can get away with anything. When disillusioned by the thought that one can buy happiness, deceiving or harming others in order to make easy money might seem tempting. However, those people who find true life fulfillment are often those kind-hearted souls who aim […]

Eyes of the Universes

In the Universe everything has life, and the Universe itself is a great living being that observes within itself. Two images of the alluring Cat’s Eye Nebula lies 3,000 light-years from Earth. The Cat’s Eye (NGC 6543) represents a brief, yet glorious, phase in the life of a sun-like star. This nebula’s dying central star may […]

The Money Connects with the Darkside of China

John Kerry, the former State Secretary and US climate envoy, and Joe Biden’s son, Hunter Biden, have come under intense public scrutiny for their holdings in Chinese enterprises sanctioned by the US for human rights violations, including labor abuse. John Kerry disclosed in February that he held a position in Hillhouse China Value Fund, a […]

The Louvre Museum Is Becoming An Online Space

One of the world’s largest museums has officially announced plans to completely embrace the digitization of its vast collection. The announcement was made in a statement by Jean-Luc Martinez, President-Director of the Musée du Louvre on Friday, 26th of March 2021. The Louvre Museum is the largest and most-visited museum in the world. It is […]

Redirecting Darkness

To redirect my mind from dark or painful thoughts anytime, but especially at night, I visualize Sunrise on a clear morning when all growing things and human built things begin to slowly and gently show their colors and push away the black of night. Songbirds wake and together sing their version of the Hallelujah Chorus. […]

My Most Awkward Date

Do you recall the most awkward date of your life? It sure is fun to look back on our experiences. Many of the things that seemed so important at the time now don’t seem like they were that important at all.  The year was 1959 and I was a very young lance corporal stationed at […]

Taking Another Look At the Lab Leak Theory: Government

By the time the reality of a global plague first hit the world, the damage done was irrefutably heavy. Countless infections, millions of lives lost, damaged economies. It seemed to be that the year 2020 had more up in sleeves than humanity was ready to handle. But what if we had the chance to stop […]

Animated Video of the Adventures of Mythical Creatures

This video is an animation of the ancient map that guides the animals drawn by Castiglione in an exciting adventure. This is the first 4K animation of the National Palace Museum.   Source: National Palace Museum of Taipei

Are We Alone in the Universe? NASA Calls for New Framework

How do we understand the significance of new scientific results related to the search for life? When would we be able to say, “yes, extraterrestrial life has been found?” NASA scientists are encouraging the scientific community to establish a new framework that provides context for findings related to the search for life. Writing in the journal Nature, they propose creating a scale for evaluating and combining different lines of evidence that would ultimately […]