A US soldier who crossed the border to North Korea has said he did so because he faced racism in the US army. Travis King crossed the border between North Korea and South Korea to escape the inhumane treatment, as per the statement released by the state-run Korean Central News Agency.
Elon Musk’s Neuralink has successfully raised $280 million in a recent funding cycle. The chip implants startup, which lets users control their mobile and computer devices through their brains, recently received an approval for human clinical trials. The startup is able to install chip implants as small as 4 to 6 μm in width and has already passed its tests on animals.
NASA’s Juno spacecraft has captured remarkable images of the volcano world on one of Jupiter’s moons, called Io. NASA’s Juno spacecraft recently approached the intensely volcanic celestial body, after circling the gas giant Jupiter for around nine years. By the end of this year, Juno is expected to make the closest pass near Lo, NASA explained.
Scientists were able to revive a 46-year-old microscopic worm which they found deep inside Siberian permafrost. The worm was in a state of cryptobiosis, a dormancy period where a living creature stops all the metabolic processes for an indefinite time.
Three former military members are holding a congressional hearing today to testify about encounters with, what they refer as, UAPs, unidentified aerial phenomenon. The hearing which started at 10:00 am local time centered around UAPs amid push from multiple lawmakers to disclose the truth about reported military encounters.
Elon Musk’s brother Kimbal Musk has reduced its farm startup’s workforce and announced the closure of most of its locations. Kimbal’s Agri-Tech startup `Square Roots’ that produces herbs and salad greens under artificial lights, was co-founded by Kimbal in 2016. Business operations in Grand Rapids, Michigan, will remain in service, former employees said.
An Australian woman was shocked to discover a mysterious skeleton that resembles a mermaid, washed up on the beach of Queensland. Bobbie-Lee Oates, a 34-year-old-woman, discovered the skeleton while she was on a camping trip along with her husband and friends.
World’s largest cruise ship that is five times bigger than the Titanic set sail last week. Icon of the Seas has already amassed £5 million in advance bookings before its official maiden voyage in January. With a length that falls just 52 feet shy of the Empire State Building’s height (excluding the spire), the ship showcases an impressive size comparison.
Ohio based plastic surgeon Dr. Katharine Roxanne Grawe was permanently banned from practicing medicine again after her TikTok video. The surgeon was accused of injuring one of her patients during a procedure in a live TikTok video.
Microsoft & White House said on Wednesday that Chinese hackers breached email accounts of 25 organizations, including US government agencies. White House national security adviser Jake Sullivan said the government has detected an attack but managed To prevent further loss .
A massive metal girder has collapsed onto a crowded street in Bangkok, resulting in the death of at least two people and causing severe injuries to multiple others. Emergency responders quickly arrived at the location to locate any survivors trapped within the crushed vehicles and damaged structures.
Astronomers were able to detect time dilation in the early universe, an effect predicted by Einstein a century ago. Astronomers collected data from two decades of study and concluded that time was five times slower when the universe was 1 billion years old.
