GrrlScientistScienceThe walrus windbagA caturday morning video smile concert courtesy of a pinniped known as ETThis week's Caturday morning video smile is a bit of a departure from what we usually see here. This video features a captive walrus that has been trained to produce a variety of sounds on command -- sounds that have been captured on video just to give you a smile.
When he first arrived in Tacoma on 17 August 1982, ET was an orphan, rescued by oil workers after they watched him wander alone for three days over the arctic tundra in Prudhoe Bay, Alaska. Read More...
US military This article is more than 2 months oldUS military identifies five troops killed in Mediterranean Sea helicopter crashThis article is more than 2 months oldMilitary said MH-60 Blackhawk was conducting aerial refueling and crashed due to unspecified emergency
The US military has identified the five special operations troops who were killed when their helicopter crashed in the Mediterranean Sea during training on Friday.
Officials identified the army operatives as Stephen R Dwyer, 38, of Clarksville, Tennessee; Shane M Barnes, 34, of Sacramento, California; Tanner W Grone, 26, of Gorham, New Hampshire; Andrew Southard, 27, of Apache Junction, Arizona; and Cade M Wolfe, 24, of Mankato, Minnesota. Read More...
Self and wellbeingLife and styleSerious times call for serious measures – such as drawing smiley faces on fruit – and what’s more, the science proves it
By the fifth week of lockdown, I had mastered the art of silliness. My flatmates and I had drawn smiley faces on fruit, stuck googly eyes on vegetables and dressed up as our favourite pop stars. On social media I noticed similar responses to the “unprecedented” times we found ourselves in: parents jumping in on their children’s TikTok dance challenges, people dressing up in black tie or costumes to take out the bins. Read More...