Emmy Awards 2023.

Three shows dominated the 2023 Emmy Awards on Monday night: “Succession,” “The Bear” and “Beef.” Each show nearly swept its respective category in the drama, comedy and limited series races. “Succession” and “The Bear” tied with a leading six wins each, and “Beef” followed …

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Google lays off hundreds of employees overnight.

Google is laying off hundreds of employees worldwide, with many of the eliminated positions coming from its core engineering departments. The tech giant told KRON4 Thursday that these changes come as it continues to cut costs and invest in its biggest priorities, which have…

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1.75-Billion year old fossils are oldest record of Oxygenic Photosynthesis.

The story of life on Earth can’t be told without photosynthesis, the process by which plants (and some other lifeforms) convert sunlight into chemical energy. Now, a team of researchers has announced the discovery of fossilized photosynthetic structures—the oldest yet known…

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Uranus and Neptune are actually similar blues, 'true' color images reveal.

In the summer of 1989, from a remote expanse of our solar system where sunlight is merely a tepid glow, NASA's Voyager 2 spacecraft radioed to Earth humankind's very first images of Neptune. The pictures revealed the sun's outermost planet was a stunning, deep b…

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NASA’s Perseverance Rover Explores an Ancient River on Mars.

Perseverance rover’s 360-degree panorama of Mars, featuring 2.38 billion pixels from Jezero Crater, offers insights into the planet’s ancient river delta history. After 1,000 Martian days of exploration, NASA’s Perseverance rover is studying rocks that show several eras in t…

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2,000-year-old Monumental Tomb of Roman Elite discovered in Apollon Smintheus sanctuary in Türkiye.

A 2,000-year-old monumental tomb from the Roman era has been unearthed at the Apollon Smintheus Sanctuary in the village of Gülpınar, Çanakkale, western Türkiye. Initial assessments of the skeletons found within the burial chamber inside the vessel revealed that more than 10…

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Top 10 richest people in Africa at the outset of 2024.

Africa continues to demonstrate its economic supremacy through a limited handful of the continent’s wealthiest individuals in the year 2024. This elite group, made up of visionaries and entrepreneurs, who navigates diverse industries to amass substantial fortunes. These 10 r…

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SpaceX launches 23 Starlink satellites from Florida.

SpaceX launched 23 more of its Starlink internet satellites to orbit on Sunday (Jan. 7). A Falcon 9 rocket carrying the Starlink spacecraft lifted off from Florida's Cape Canaveral Space Force Station at 5:35 p.m. EST (2235 GMT). To plan, the Falcon 9's first stage ca…

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WordPad is finally saying goodbye.

After around 30 years of existence, WordPad is finally saying goodbye. In the Windows 11 Build 26020 Insider Preview’s Canary Channel, Microsoft announced that WordPad will not be auto-installed after installing the new OS build and will officially be removed in the future …

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World Day of War Orphans - 06 January.

On January 6, 2024, the world will observe the World Day of War Orphans, a day dedicated to highlighting the struggles and needs of the most vulnerable victims of war – the children. This day comes amidst ongoing global conflicts, serving as a poignant reminder of the deep …

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France becomes first European country to issue digital Schengen Visas.

France will become the first European country to issue digital Schengen visas to visitors for the upcoming Paris Olympics. France has announced plans to shift entirely to online procedures for 70,0000 French Schengen Visas, in a move that aligns with the EU's digitaliza…

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Former Chad opposition leader appointed as PM of transitional government.

Chad’s transitional government has appointed former opposition leader Succes Masra, who recently returned to the country following exile, as prime minister. Masra will serve through the transition to civilian rule, Mahamat Ahmad Alhabo, Chad’s new secretary-general of the pr…

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Queen Margrethe of Denmark makes last public appearance before controversial abdication.

Queen Margrethe of Denmark rode in storybook style to her last public event before her historic abdication in 10 days. On Thursday, the 83-year-old Queen traveled through the snowy streets of Copenhagen from Amalienborg Palace to Christiansborg Palace for a New Year’s recept…

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Nadia Calvino appointed as New President of the European Investment Bank.

In a historic move, Nadia Calvino has been named the new president of the European Investment Bank, taking office on January 1. She succeeds Werner Hoyer to become the eighth president of the EU bank. Notably, Calvino is the first woman and the first Spaniard to lead this p…

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01st private mission to Venus will search for alien life in clouds of sulfuric acid.

Hellish Venus is blistering hot, not only temperature-wise. It's also a hot topic for scrutinizing whether or not the cloud-enveloped world might be a haven for high-altitude life.  That prospect is fostering the first-ever private mission Venus to search for signs of li…

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Vaccination Dramatically Lowers Long Covid Risk.

At least 200 million people worldwide have struggled with long COVID: a slew of symptoms that can persist for months or even years after an infection with SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID. But research suggests that that number would likely be much higher if not for …

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NASA Juno spacecraft reveals Jupiter's volcanic moon Io like never before in spectacular new images.

During its 57th flyby of Jupiter, NASA's Juno spacecraft came closer to the planet's moon Io than any other mission has in the last two decades. Passing within around 930 miles (1,500 kilometers) of Io, the most volcanic body in the solar system, on Saturday, Dec. 30…

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World Braille Day - 04 January.

Every year on January 4th, World Braille Day reminds us of the importance of accessibility and independence for those who are blind or visually impaired. What is Braille? Braille is a tactile representation of alphabetic and numerical symbols using six dots to represent each …

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World Hypnotism Day - 04 January.

World Hypnotism Day on January 4th promotes the truth and benefits of hypnotism. The day also aims to remove myths and misconceptions about hypnotism. Hypnosis is defined as a state of highly focused attention. It’s usually associated with relaxation and heightened suggestib…

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Oman to host first-ever FIH Hockey5s World Cup.

Oman is set to unveil its latest sports marvel—a cutting-edge complex designed to host the FIH Hockey5s World Cup qualifiers. This grand facility is a testament to Oman’s commitment to fostering excellence in the world of sports, particularly in the realm of hockey. Schedul…

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Putin kicks off Russia’s 2024 BRICS chairmanship.

On January 1, Russian President Vladimir Putin officially marked the commencement of Russia’s 2024 BRICS Chairmanship. During this handover, President Putin emphasized the motto for the upcoming tenure, “Strengthening Multilateralism for Equitable Global Development and Sec…

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International Mind-Body Wellness Day - 03 January.

International Mind-Body Wellness Day, observed annually on January 3, is a global celebration dedicated to fostering the harmonious coexistence of physical and mental health. This occasion serves as a reminder of the interconnectedness of our mind, body, and spirit, emphasi…

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NASA's Curiosity rover films from dawn to dusk on Mars during downtime.

NASA's Mars rover Curiosity had some downtime during November. But rather than resting on its laurels, the robot filmed stunning footage of dawn to dusk on Earth's neighboring planet. Curiosity filmed two black-and-white videos on Nov. 8 during what was the 4,002nd M…

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US national debt tops $34 trillion for first time in history.

The U.S. federal government's total public debt has reached $34 trillion for the first time, the U.S. Treasury Department reported on Tuesday, as members of Congress gear up for another series of federal funding battles in the coming weeks. The Daily Treasury Statement f…

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NASA and Russia will keep launching each other's astronauts to ISS until 2025.

NASA and Russia have agreed to keep launching American astronauts and Russian cosmonauts on each other's spacecraft, media reports suggest. Roscosmos announced both it and NASA will continue the International Space Station launches with each other's crew members thro…

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The ROCK Returns to WWE......

Dwayne Johnson returned to the WWE on Monday night, making a surprise appearance at RAW -- and it's safe to say following an electric few minutes on the mic and in the ring ... the crowd definitely smelled what he was cooking. The 51-year-old -- who hasn't been seen …

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Value of X has fallen 71% since purchase by Musk and name change from Twitter.

The social media platform X has lost 71% of its value since it was bought by Elon Musk, according to the mutual fund Fidelity. Fidelity, which owns a stake in X Holdings, said in a disclosure obtained by Axios that it had marked down the value of its shares by 71.5% since Mu…

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Scientists find fossil of a Megatooth Shark on the sea bed.

An international team of researchers reported the discovery of a fossil of a megatooth shark in the deep sea. The fossil—a single, well-preserved tooth—was found during a survey of the ocean floor near Cornwallis Island, a remote atoll in the North Pacific Ocean, located ab…

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NASA to study asteroid ‘Apophis’, approaching earth on April 13, 2029.

NASA, the renowned space agency, has redirected its OSIRIS-REx spacecraft from its recent mission to asteroid Bennu to study another celestial body: Apophis. This asteroid, named after the Egyptian god of Chaos, is anticipated to pass within a remarkably close distance of 3…

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Nasa mission lines up to 'touch the Sun'.

A year from now, on 24 December, Nasa's Parker Solar Probe will race past the Sun at the astonishing speed of 195 km/s, or 435,000 mph. No human-made object will have moved so fast nor, indeed, got so close to our star - just 6.1 million km, or 3.8 million miles from the…

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