Days after the visit of the US President Joe Biden, the Maui Mayor revealed that 850 people including children are still missing after the wildfires. After weeks of intense blazes that destroyed much of western Maui, the total deaths reported stands at 114 but the search is still on, as per local authorities.
Taiwan has detected 42 Chinese fighter jets entering its air defense zone. The fighter jets were part of military drills conducted by the Chinese military immediately after the recent visit of Taiwan’s Vice President visited the United States.
A Canadian woman has been jailed for 22 years for trying to kill the former US President Donald Trump. The woman sent letters with the ricin inside to kill Trump, who was still the President at that time. The suspect Pascale Ferrier pleaded guilty to biological weapon charges in January.
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.
