Category: Events

Cerio began planning a bird sanctuary soon after buying Paradise Farm. (Newport History Society photo) Mabel Norman Cerio spent much of her life between art and nature at Paradise Farm in Middletown, Rhode Island. In 1908, she bought the coastal property from the estate of her brother after the death of her father. Decades later,...

AI-generated image for representation purpose Thousands of honeybees travelled into space aboard NASA‘s Space Shuttle Discovery in 1984 for an experiment that sounds unusual even today. The space agency sent 3,301 bees into microgravity to see whether they could survive and, more importantly, build their famous honeycomb without the pull of gravity. The 7-day mission...

Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates said that he is working to arrange a meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping later this year to propose international efforts to mitigate the growing risks posed by artificial intelligence. According to a report by Reuters, Gates said that he believes China could agree to restrict potentially dangerous AI models releases...

Over 100 Indians were reported missing after a massive flash flood swept through Nepal’s Rasuwa district near the Tibet border on Wednesday, killing at least eight people and causing widespread damage to settlements and infrastructure.The sudden surge in the Bhote Koshi River struck the Rasuwagadhi-Timure area at around 9 am local time, affecting Rasuwa as...

The warning comes after Britain agreed to hand Ukraine blueprints for British-made components used in the Storm Shadow cruise missile Britain has been warned to prepare for possible Russian retaliation after Prime Minister Andy Burnham’s visit to Ukraine and the UK’s decision to share technology that could help Kyiv produce long-range missiles.Security sources cited by...

Ratcliffe’s “emergency” visit to Moscow comes amid concerns over a possible escalation of the Ukraine war Russia may be considering a dramatic escalation of the Ukraine war with CIA Director John Ratcliffe reportedly travelling to Moscow for an “emergency” meeting amid fears that the Kremlin could resort to nuclear weapons or target Ukraine’s Western allies,...

Electra takes a different approach to hybrid aviation. Instead of a traditional engine operating the propellers, the aircraft has a gas-powered generator in the nose. (Image: MIT News) A class project at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) in 2017 studied a new type of aircraft; now, it has ballooned into a $850 million Ohio...

Rahul attacks Samrat Choudhary govt over BPSC row NEW DELHI: Lok Sabha leader of opposition Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday waded into Bihar’s escalating BPSC row, questioning the Samrat Choudhary-led government over allegations of exam irregularities and paper leaks. He referred to the police crackdown on protesting students, saying, “questions don’t stop with batons.”His statement came...

Iranian operatives reportedly conducted surveillance on PM Netanyahu’s son Yair in Florida as part of an assassination plot, prompting him to flee back to Israel. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s eldest son, Yair Netanyahu, was the target of an alleged Iranian assassination plot while he was living in South Florida, according to a Newsmax report.The...

Chinese students train for ICE raids as Trump’s crackdown turns US college dream into a risk. For most Chinese teenagers preparing to leave for American universities, the final months before departure are all about packing clothes, buying the right laptop and saying goodbye to family.But some are being taught what to do if armed men...