RoboCup 2016 might not have been too exciting for the robots — they don’t have feelings, after all — but their programmers must have been thrilled. The robot soccer tournament has been running every year since 1997. This year’s winner … Read More
Image: SSPL/Getty Images Born in Switzerland in 1855, Otto Pfenninger moved to England in the 1880s, where he became a pioneer in the emerging field of color photography. In 1905, he designed and built a unique camera which used three … Read More
Nobel laureate and Holocaust survivor Elie Wiesel has died. His death was announced Saturday by Israel’s Yad Vashem Holocaust Memorial. No other details were immediately available. Wiesel was 87. Wiesel shared his harrowing story of encampment at Auschwitz as a … Read More
A suburban gun store in Chicago is holding a special raffle to benefit victims of the Orlando night club shooting that left 49 people dead and 53 injured. The prize? An AR-15 semi-automatic rifle, similar to the one gunman Omar … Read More
At this year’s Pride parade in Mexico City, which an estimated 200,000 people attended, this gigantic flag was brought out to celebrate marriage equality in the city. Read more… More about Flag, Mexico, Rainbow, Us World, and Social Good
The world’s longest and highest glass bridge was put through a “safety test” over the weekend. Not only did the owners of the Zhangjiajie Grand Canyon bridge in China drive a 2-tonne SUV over the glass bridge, but also invited volunteers … Read More
Lady Gaga’s little monsters in China have their fangs out about her recent meeting with the Dalai Lama. On Sunday, the American singer posted a series of pictures on Instagram of her posing with the exiled Tibetan spiritual leader. Both … Read More
1914 Belgian refugees on the harbour at Ostend waiting for a boat to take them to England. Image: Print Collector/Getty Images At the outbreak of World War I in the summer of 1914, Germany invaded Belgium on its way to … Read More
EULO, Australia — In a corner of outback Australia known mostly for mining and farming, the bones of extinct creatures are an unusual new harvest This sparsely populated region of southwest Queensland, covered millions of years ago by a vast … Read More
Even though most people in China don’t approve of the practice, hundreds of dogs will be killed at the annual Yulin Dog Meat Festival. The event has faced a lot of criticism from animal rights activists, and though selling dog meat … Read More