By Michael Andrew Lovito A controversial new film is aimed at black voters, launching less than 100 days before the 2022 congressional midterm elections. Salem Media Group unveiled its latest film, “Uncle Tom II: An American Odyssey,” on Friday, August 26. Salem is America’s largest distributor of radio programs, reaching some 3,000 AM and FM
By Simona Kitanovska New treatments for the most severe form of skin cancer could be developed after a major scientific breakthrough. Melanoma is one of the most common cancers worldwide, with an estimated 99,780 new cases diagnosed in 2022. Now American scientists have discovered that inhibiting a key metabolic enzyme “shows promise” in tackling melanoma.
By Simona Kitanovska Carbon dioxide is already being converted into oxygen on Mars thanks to an invention undergoing testing that could lead to the colonization of the red planet. Day and night across the seasons, a lunchbox-sized instrument generates breathable gas from Mars’s thin atmosphere. In several experimental runs, it reached its target of producing
By Joseph Golder Ukraine has revealed that it plans to develop its own drone program instead of buying them from abroad. The country has just held its first military-tech, International Drone hackathon in Ukraine during which 30 teams worked over three days to work towards that goal. The three-day event ended on Sunday, August 28,
By Simona Kitanovska Listening to the sound of a beating heart can diagnose hard-to-detect diseases using new techniques that scientists are trying to turn into a mobile app. Using only a stethoscope and a computer, researchers at the American Institute of Physics have created a system able to discover aortic valve stenosis, which can cause
By Simona Kitanovska Hollywood legend Leonardo DiCaprio has hailed the rewilding of bison in the U.K. despite eating the animals’ raw liver while filming his Oscar-winning movie, The Revenant. The global star took to social media to share his appreciation for the scheme at West Blean and Thornden Woods between Canterbury and Herne Bay in
By Joseph Golder A previously unseen Andy Warhol piece believed to be worth up to €600,000 is set to go under the hammer in Paris. An art collection of nearly 300 pieces belonging to a late friend of Andy Warhol’s is to go under the hammer at the Artcurial auction house in Paris and will
By Simona Kitanovska A family who missed a swimming pool session went to the beach instead–and saved a child’s life. Paul Brennan, 49, and his children were on vacation when they went to Southerness beach in Scotland, in the U.K. His kids had missed a morning swimming pool session and the family decided to head
By Simona Kitanovska All teeth evolved from a single ancient sea predator, according to a new study. The study explains how certain species evolved to grow teeth by pinpointing their likely origin in an armored ray that swam the oceans 100 million years ago. They evolved from jagged spikes along the snout of the primitive
By Georgina Jedikovska An Austrian company is aiming to build the world’s longest gondola in a UNESCO World Heritage Site in the Caribbean island of Dominica. Austrian ropeways and cable cars manufacturer Doppelmayr Group will build a 6.6-kilometer-long (4.1-mile) gondola at Boiling Lake, which is located in Morne Trois Pitons National Park, in Dominica, by
