|RECOMMENDED RAMBLINGS
|50 Facts About Shakespeare
The No Sweat Shakespeare website is a labor of love from London-based father and son Shakespeare enthusiasts John and Warren King.To commemorate the 400th anniversary of Shakespeare we wanted to put together some interesting facts about him, however whilst researching...
|A new kind of Justice?
There is another scene of imprisoned foreign sex workers who are made to look dumb and gullible, thinking that Batman is some sort of devil This isn't a review of the new movie; Batman vs Superman, it is more of a comment on observations during the film. I walked out...
|Extraloveable
He never sold out to the corporate part of the music industryPrince Rogers Nelson (June 7, 1958 – April 21, 2016) 2016 has delivered several blows already and this one is also mighty. Prince was renowned as an innovator and was widely known for his eclectic work,...
|Kahn Flying Huntsman 6×6
The specifications and appearance are reminiscent of the the Mercedes-Benz G63 AMG 6×6 Kahn at the Geneva motor show revealed what had to be one of the stranger concept cars. Code named 'Mission 1', it's a 6x6 version of their Flying Huntsman. It is based on the Land...
|HAPPENING ELSEWHERE
|Science
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Zika or dengue infections make you more appealing to mosquitoes
on 30 June | 2022
Infection with Zika or dengue viruses affects the microbiome of the skin, ramping up production of compounds that entice mosquitoes. But treatment with a common acne medication may cancel out this effect
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AI predicts crime a week in advance with 90 per cent accuracy
on 30 June | 2022
An artificial intelligence that scours crime data can predict the location of crimes in the coming week with up to 90 per cent accuracy, but there are concerns how systems like this can perpetuate bias
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UK mushroom growing uses 100,000 m³ of peat a year – can we do better?
on 30 June | 2022
Peat bogs are an important carbon store, so mushroom growers are searching for a way to grow their produce on other substrates
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Self-charging buoy could harness wave power to monitor the oceans
on 30 June | 2022
A buoy powered by the movement of waves could be used to sense water levels for early flood warning systems or to check long-term water quality
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Life expectancy of Native American peoples falls 4.7 years since 2019
on 30 June | 2022
Amid the pandemic, the life expectancy of American Indian or Alaska Native people is thought to have fallen by nearly five years from 2019 to 2021, the biggest decline of any ethnic group in the US
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Carbon monoxide foam in the rectum eases bowel disease in mice
on 29 June | 2022
It's best known as a deadly poison, but in low doses, carbon monoxide can have therapeutic benefits for conditions like inflammatory bowel disease and cancer. Now, researchers may have found a way to deliver the treatment safely in a foam
|DAYS UNTIL THE CIRCUS
|General
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Supreme Court limits Biden's power to cut...
on 30 June | 2022 at 15:55
The landmark ruling curbs federal power to limit greenhouse gas emissions in a setback for President Biden.
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Patrice Lumumba: DR Congo buries tooth of...
on 30 June | 2022 at 15:15
The tooth is all that remains of the murdered independence leader whose body was dissolved in acid.
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Calais migrant crisis: 15 arrested over Channel...
on 30 June | 2022 at 13:28
The deaths of 27 people in November was one of the deadliest incidents in the English Channel.
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Vladimir Putin hits back at G7 leaders' topless...
on 30 June | 2022 at 13:27
Russia's president says it would be "disgusting" to see leaders who mocked his macho image strip off.
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China's President Xi arrives in Hong Kong for...
on 30 June | 2022 at 12:40
The president says Hong Kong has "risen from the ashes" - critics accuse China of crushing freedoms.
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Snake Island: Why Russia couldn't hold on to...
on 30 June | 2022 at 12:27
Russia claims it is a gesture of goodwill, but the withdrawal from a Black Sea rock is a big defeat.
