SAO PAULO, Brazil — Sloths weren’t always slow-moving, furry tree-dwellers. Their prehistoric ancestors were huge — up to 4 tons (3.6 metric tons) — and when startled, they brandished immense claws. For a long time, scientists believed the first humans to arrive in the Americas soon killed off these giant ground sloths through hunting, along…
BANGKOK — Japanese tycoon Masayoshi Son and President-elect Donald Trump have announced plans for technology and telecoms giant SoftBank Group to invest $100 billion in projects in the United States over the coming four years. Trump said the investments in building artificial intelligence infrastructure would create 100,000 jobs, twice the 50,000 promised when Son pledged…
You never forget your first time seeing a giant salamander, according to Andy Hill. He was a teenager, standing thigh-high in the Watauga River outside Boone, North Carolina, casting a line on an early fall day when he saw his first eastern hellbender. The salamander stretched 2 feet long and was camouflaged among rocks beneath…
SpaceX on Tuesday launched another Starship rocket, but passed up catching the booster with giant mechanical arms. Unlike last month’s success, the booster was directed to a splashdown in the Gulf of Mexico. The catch was called off just four minutes into the test flight from Texas for unspecified reasons, and the booster hit the…
Come end November, you’ll get to witness the splendour of Italian gothic architecture right here in Singapore at this year’s Christmas Wonderland. The 11th edition of this popular fair is returning to Gardens by the Bay from Nov 29 this year to Jan 1, 2025. At this year’s event, an all-new 20m light display design…
Come end November, you’ll get to witness the splendour of Italian gothic architecture right here in Singapore at this year’s Christmas Wonderland. The 11th edition of this popular fair is returning to Gardens by the Bay from Nov 29 this year to Jan 1, 2025. At this year’s event, an all-new 20m light display design…
HELENA, Mont. — An 81-year-old Montana man faces sentencing in federal court Monday in Great Falls for illegally using tissue and testicles from large sheep hunted in Central Asia and the U.S. to illegally create hybrid sheep for captive trophy hunting in Texas and Minnesota. Prosecutors are not seeking prison time for Arthur “Jack” Schubarth…
Pastry chef Amaury Guichon is something of an icon on social media. He often wows the internet with his life-size chocolate creations with hyperrealistic details. Among the latest ones going viral is his Chocolate Flamingo Floatie. In the reel, Amaury can be seen designing an enormous pool floatie shaped like a pink bird – using…
