For many of us, a traditional New Year’s feast is comprised of Champagne and whatever confetti happens to fall into that Champagne while we’re drinking it. But for lots of revelers around the world, New Year’s is a time to eat symbolic (and perhaps more substantial) treats. Cultures from nearly every continent celebrate the New…
The occasions season is in full swing, which means people are tuning into tv” target=”_blank”>shows< and music” target=”_blank”>music<-themed content to everyone’s homes, be it for the ears or eyes, but that doesn’t mean years past should be ignored. As the weather turns colder, a day on the couch under a cozy blanket might sound enticing,…
world-regions has started trials for a second amphibious topics with a third already under construction, according to reports. The Type 075 vehicle first launched in April, but starting sea trials is a major step in its development. In addition to the two ships in trials, China has a third ship under construction that is expected…
Service members in the U.S. military will get a rude awakening in the new year when they see their taxes increase over four months to pay back a deferment given to them back in September. President Trump’s payroll tax deferral policy was intended to provide financial relief and was applied automatically to some U.S. military salaries. The deferral…
As it stands, more than 55,000 active-duty U.S. soldiers – wracked by war wounds and injuries – are deemed non-deployable. In 2018, more than half of all active-duty soldiers sustained some form of physical trauma – with over 70% diagnosed as lower extremity micro-traumatic musculoskeletal (MSK) or “overuse” injuries. And aside from the gaping hole it…
A archaeology the size of a chicken has been discovered that researchers say has features unlike anything seen before in the fossil record. The ancient creature, known as Ubirajara jubatus, lived approximately 110 million years ago in modern-day Brazil, and it had a mane of long fur running down its back, with “stiff ribbons projecting out…
Amazon’s Zoox division has unveiled the autonomous vehicle it hopes will soon start delivering people. Zoox L5 Fully Autonomous, All-electric Robotaxi The self-driving electric four-passenger taxi has been designed for use in a ride-hailing service with sliding doors, center-facing seats for easy access. It doesn’t have a steering wheel or pedals for a driver. The vehicle…
Laser weapons, electronic warfare, long-range precision-strike weapons, and over-the-horizon missile attacks are but merely a few of the expanded maritime warfare mission sets planned for the U.S. Navy’s new fleet of DDG 51 Flight III destroyers, a new class of warship intended to propel the service’s ability to wage massive war on the open seas. …
A technologies has been converted into a flying flamethrower in central world-regions in a fiery campaign to eradicate more than 100 wasp nests. Blue Sky Rescue, a volunteer group that conducts search and rescue and other emergency work, has teamed up with villagers in Zhong County near the city of Chongqing. US-CHINA TENSIONS WORSEN WITH…
The status of a pilot of a single-seat F-16 fighter jet that crashed in us-regions’s Upper Peninsula on Tuesday night remains unknown as rescue workers continue to search the area, the military said. The F-16 Fighting Falcon assigned to the Wisconsin Air National Guard’s 115th Fighter Wing was on a routine training mission when it crashed…