A dolphin with a camera attached to the left side of her harness for the study. US Navy/National Marine Mammal Foundation A Navy-trained bottlenose dolphin devoured eight venomous sea snakes one day, GoPro videos show. Dolphins have never been documented eating sea snakes, only playing with them. The attacks puzzled scientists, since consuming venomous snakes…
Monthly Archives: August 2022
Getty Images China has helped globalize the yuan by gradually opening up its bond market to foreign investors, a new paper says. Chinese bonds are now treated more like debt from a developed nation, rather than from an emerging market, the authors argue. But Beijing faces a big test as China’s bond market has seen…
Low water levels on Danube reveal WW2 German warships FEDJA GRULOVIC/Reuters Dozens of warships of Hitler’s Black Sea fleet were scuttled in 1944 in the Danube river. 10,000 explosive devices hidden within the exposed wreckage, said a Serbian minister. Europe’s drought is bringing history back to the surface. Extreme droughts across Europe are revealing thousands…
Travel agent Melissa Miller Lonsk Melissa Miller Lonsk Travel agent Melissa Miller Lonsk says travel agents have taken on a new role. Melissa Miller Lonsk was working in publishing when she decided to quit her job and take a six-month world tour, launching her career. She tells everyone to be prepared when they travel, as…
gece33/Getty Images Social media allure is a big pitfall for crypto investors, experts say. Research shows online communities and FOMO encourage investors to take out outsized risk. The effect is amplified by icons and celebrity CEOs, whose comments can warp perceptions of value and risk. Tiffany Fong, a retail investor in crypto, has mostly shrugged…
Texas realtor Katherine Schwab pleaded guilty to disruptive or disorderly conduct in a restricted building. The Department of Justice Katherine Schwab traveled to Washington, DC, by private jet before the Jan. 6 riot, prosecutors said. Video footage shows the Texas realtor calling Capitol police “traitors,” per prosecutors. Schwab on Thursday pleaded guilty to disruptive or…
Gabriel Ramos/Getty Images Eligible foreign investors can buy a golden passport or visa in over 30 countries around the world. They provide citizenship or residency status in exchange for investing in the local economy. Here are the 10 cheapest programs with investment requirements between $19,000 and $250,000. Thailand golden visa: Minimum application fee of $19,000…
We already know gaming merchandiser Numskull is busy building collectible figurines for a host of our favourite franchises, including Destiny, Silent Hill, and Resident Evil, but this week we discovered the next game character to get a replica will be Yakuza’s Kazuma Kiryu. Officially licensed by Sega, the Ryū ga Gotoku/Yakuza Statue is a “highly…
In an effort to promote the Saints Row reboot – which releases next week – game developer Plaion commissioned research to find out where Brits aged 18-30 were most entrepreneurial: and Leeds topped the list. Consequently, a Saints Row-inspired mural celebrating Leeds’ position as a, uh, “Boss Factory” is now available to see on Sackville…
OPINION: Whether it’s Netflix suddenly struggling to load or an online video game seeing horrible lag we’ve all had problems with our Wi-Fi at some point. Sometimes a quick reset can fix all those problems, but that’s not always the case. It’s very possible that your router is the culprit for inconsistent internet speeds, especially…