I was going to write about the ten most incredible experiences you can have in South Africa, like stargazing above the numerous shipwrecks littering the coastline, coming face-to-face with a great white shark, or discovering the history of modern humans. But after reading about yet another senseless murder that rocked the country, just 13.7 miles
Category: Science and Nature
10 Surprising Famous Figures Who Have Been Suspected of Murder
As the popularity of gossip magazines and their online counterparts shows, people have an insatiable appetite for celebrity scandals. They also have a strong need to speculate and air their suspicions about those involved. Most of the time, these are things like love affairs. Rarely are they criminal, and rarer still do they involve the
7 big changes coming to the iPhone weather app in iOS 18
iOS 18 is just around the corner. Expected to launch a few days after the iPhone 16 event on September 9, this upcoming software update will bring improvements to the Home Screen, Control Center, privacy, the Photos app, and more. However, there are also big changes coming to the iPhone Weather app in iOS 18
Thunderbolts won’t get the surprise team member I wanted
Thunderbolts* is easily one of the most anticipated Marvel movies of 2025, a crossover featuring a larger group of heroes than your usual MCU adventure. Itâs the closest we get to seeing an Avengers movie thatâs not about Earthâs Mightiest Heroes. The Thunderbolts team features former villains and antiheroes who have to team up. They
This is why you shrink as you get older
Published Sep 1st, 2024 9:02AM EDT Image: galitskaya / Adobe “Are you getting taller, or am I just getting shorter?” That’s a question you might have heard at least once or twice from elderly members of your family growing up. While you probably laughed it off, some humans actually do get shorter as they grow
The top TV shows right now dominating Apple TV+, Netflix, Hulu, Max and more
Published Aug 31st, 2024 12:05PM EDT Apple TV+ is now four episodes into Bad Monkey, Ted Lasso co-creator Bill Lawrence’s new black comedy that stars Vince Vaughn as a motormouthed ex-Miami PD detective who loves the ladies and pisses off the brass. And from what I’ve seen thus far, I’m standing by my previous description
tvOS 18: Release date, features, download, Apple TV compatibility, more
tvOS 18 is Appleâs upcoming new operating system for the Apple TV streaming media player and HomePod speakers. After a packed tvOS 17 update, tvOS 18 adds nice-to-have features. While iOS 18 is full of AI functions, hereâs what Apple promised for its set-top-boxes. tvOS 18 release date After Apple unveiled tvOS 18 during the
Is Kamala Harris at ease on campaign trail? My two days with the VP.
At this vital stage in the 2024 campaign, the path to the presidency for Kamala Harris runs through places like Dottie’s Market, a trendy Savannah spot with baked goods, luxury food items, and braided sweetgrass baskets for sale. On a late-August bus tour to connect with voters, the vice president spoke to a rally of
The Mediterranean dried out 5.5 million years ago, offering sobering lessons for humanity today
What would happen if humans dried out the Mediterranean sea, turning it into a giant salt lake? Would its wildlife survive, and if so, how long would it take to recover? These may seem like wildly theoretical questions, but not for Herman Sörgel, a Bavarian architect who dedicated much of his life to this exact
Why every island’s wildlife ends up looking alike
Credit: Ella Ragasa from Pexels Located to the east of Madagascar, the bountiful, volcanic French island of Réunion has sometimes been called a sister to Hawaiian volcanoes because of the similarity in their climate and geographical nature. Those familiar with its seemingly pristine vegetation may be surprised to find out that half of the plants