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In January 1965, Frane was aboard a train travelling through a cold, rainy canyon. At one point of the journey the train was somehow flipped off of its tracks, and tumbled into a river.A bystander rushed to the train’s aid, and pulled Frane out of the river. Unfortunately, 17 people drowned, trapped inside the train as it sank to the river’s bottom. A narrow brush with death. The next year, Frane was aboard the only plane ride he would ever take. During the flight, the plane malfunctioned, and Frane was blown out of the aircraft. He tumbled through the air— and landed safely in a haystack. The plane crashed in a field, killing all 19 of its passengers. Yet another...

China has completed the world's widest underwater roadway, the Jinan Huanggang Tunnel, in a record 110 days. The tunnel, spanning beneath the Yellow River, features a 55.8-foot diameter and was constructed using the Shanhe shield machine, one of the largest tunnel boring machines globally. Designed for six-lane traffic, the tunnel enhances connectivity between Jinan's urban center and key development zones. The rapid completion sets a new world record for underwater shield tunnel construction. Engineering Marvel Beneath the Yellow River Located 98 feet below the surface of the Yellow River in Jinan, the capital of Shandong Province, the tunnel is part of a larger 3.6-mile project...

    (Robert Steiner Magnetic Resonance Unit, Clinical Sciences Centre, Imperial College School of Medicine, Hammersmith Hospital, London, England) BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE: Qualitative decreases in maternal brain size have been observed late in pregnancy. The aim of this study was to quantitatively evaluate changes to the maternal brain during and after healthy pregnancy and to compare these changes with those observed in cases of preeclampsia. METHODS: Three-dimensional T1-weighted MR volume images were obtained in nine healthy participants before and after delivery. Additional images were obtained in some of these participants before pregnancy, during pregnancy, and within...

A man named Mark Zuckerberg is suing Meta because he says his Facebook pages keep getting suspended due to his name. This Mark Zuckerberg is a bankruptcy attorney in Indianapolis and says the page suspensions are hurting his business. While the attorney and the tech titan have different middle names – Steven and Elliot, respectively – the lawyer said having the same name as Facebook’s founder is a nightmare. Zuckerberg is suing Meta for negligence and breach of contract because Facebook keeps shutting down his pages, accusing him of “impersonating a celebrity.” Meta also accuses him of “using a false name,” which Zuckerberg says,...

Light consists of individual particles that propagate in waves. The wavelength determines the color and energy of the light. The human eye can only perceive a small section of this spectrum, approximately the range between 400 and 700 nanometers. Because of that, we humans are unable to see the infrared range, with its longer wavelengths of 750 nanometers to one millimeter. So in order to see infrared light, we have needed comparatively bulky night-vision goggles or night-vision devices with their own energy source — until now. Infrared contact lenses from China Researchers at the University of Science and Technology in Hefei, eastern China, have now developed a contact lens that...

Walter Orthmann, a 100-year-old man from Brazil has been working for the same company since 1938, which officially makes his career worthy of the Guinness Book of Records. Orthman began working for Industrias Renaux S.A., a textile company in Brusque, on January 17, 1938, when he was only 15-years-old. He began as an assistant in the shipping department, but over the years, he was promoted to administrative assistant and, eventually, sales manager. During his 84-year-long career, Walter went on sales trips all over the world, received his paycheck in nine different currency denominations, and used nearly every commercial airline in the history of Brazilian aviation. “You have to...

Japan has unveiled a breakthrough that could reshape the way we think about energy. Engineers at Kyoto University have developed a coin-sized generator that harvests electricity from moisture in the air. Unlike solar panels or turbines, this tiny device works 24/7, rain or shine, producing a continuous flow of clean power. The secret lies in a layered nanofilm that absorbs water vapor and converts it into an electric current. Early field tests in Southeast Asia’s rice paddies proved the generator could power sensors and transmitters for months without maintenance—an achievement that traditional batteries or solar setups often fail to match. Public reaction has been filled...

Brazilian billionaire has reportedly left his entire will to Neymar despite the pair allegedly having never met one another. Neymar, 33, is claimed to have been given the enormous sum of £846million by an unidentified deceased man from Brazil who is said to have been a billionaire. According to Brazilian outlet RIC, the will was formalised at an office in Porto Alegre and authenticated on June 12 with two witnesses allegedly present. The matter is now purportedly subject to clearance from Brazilian courts if Neymar is to be named as the individual's heir - who has potentially chosen him because he is reportedly childless and single. Neymar has not publicly commented on reports...

A kiss might steal your heart — but this one could stop it. Health experts are warning about a deadly parasitic infection spread by so-called kissing bugs, which have now been found in 32 states across the country. At least eight Americans have caught Chagas disease through local transmission, leading scientists to urge the CDC and WHO to officially declare the life-threatening illness endemic in the US.   Kissing bugs are the most common way that Chagas disease spreads.Gabriel Hamer “This is a disease that has been neglected and has been impacting Latin Americans for many decades,” Norman Beatty, a Chagas expert and epidemiologist, who co-authored the paper,...

A 27-year-old Indian man plans to sue his parents for giving birth to him without his consent. Mumbai businessman Raphael Samuel told the BBC that it's wrong to bring children into the world because they then have to put up with lifelong suffering. Mr Samuel, of course, understands that our consent can't be sought before we are born, but insists that "it was not our decision to be born". So as we didn't ask to be born, we should be paid for the rest of our lives to live, he argues. A demand like this could cause a rift within any family, but Mr Samuel says he gets along very well with his parents (both of whom are lawyers) and they appear to be dealing with it with a lot of...