A Digital Way To Stop Evictions: Buy Real Estate In The Metaverse
The not-for-profit HomeStart helps strapped families with proceeds from the sale of virtual apartments.
Game On: NASA To Develop Virtual Mars Challenge
The space agency is collaborating with Epic Games to create a metaverse experience on the Red Planet.
Digital Goal: GreenPark Develops NFTs For Spanish Soccer Fans
The LaLiga agreement lets users compete in metaverse challenges and mini-games and collect items for their digital avatar.
VIDEO: Pugshot: Cops Release Cute Mugshot Of Lost Puppy And Fake Charge Sheet
Officers posted adorable images of the golden retriever after finding her alone in an apartment block on the night of May 16.
Junk Food, Candy And Red Meat Can Lead To An Early Grave, Study Finds
Loma Linda University Health researchers found high consumption of ultra-processed foods may be an important mortality indicator.
As Lake Mead Dries Up, Bodies Of More Homicide Victims Are Likely To Be Found
A corpse stuffed in a barrel was discovered on the exposed floor of the manmade lake. The drought may bring more grisly finds.
3D-Printed Reefs Can Help Fight Coral Reef Devastation
Scientists say their method can be adapted to restore destroyed coral ecosystems worldwide.
Celebrant Arwinder Singh pauses during a prayer reading at a gurudwara in Yuba City, California. (Creative Commons/from the book “Carol M. Highsmith’s America,” Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division)
Smarter News Quiz: Monkeypox in the U.S., Ukraine’s Victory and Biden’s Drastic Plans
Celebrity appearances, disease outbreaks and mass shootings are in the news.
Squat An Idiot: Shocked Cops Find Driver Perched On Stool
Bizarre traffic stop took place in the city of Gutersloh in the German state of North Rhine-Westphalia on the morning of May 18.
Sponge Bath: Scientists Create Material That Can Scrub Polluted Air Clean
Earlier work from Professor Zaworotko’s lab resulted in leading materials for carbon capture and water harvesting.
Meet Kami:World’s First Virtual Influencer With Down Syndrome
Kami, short for the name Kamilah, means perfection in Arabic, and that is how they want the world to see her.
VIDEO: I Love Chew: Tender Moment As Gazelle And Calf Share A Meal
Zoo Vienna spokeswoman Corinna Buergmann told Zenger News: “The siblings are a boy and a girl.
Politics
Vatican Expresses Concern Over Cardinal Zen’s Arrest For Ties To Pro-Democracy Fund
Zen and four others were detained by the Chinese government, charged with “collusion with foreign forces.”
Crime And Punishment: Peru President Proposes Chemically Castrating Rapists After Girl, 3, Assaulted
Pedro Castillo made the announcement after a three-year-old girl was abducted and raped in the city of Chiclayo last week.
VIDEO: Comedian Hijacks Texas City Council Meeting To Perform ‘Vladimir Must Die’ Rap
The professional troll took over the council meeting to perform a rap about the Russian president.
World
VIDEO: Winch Way Is Down: Russian Chopper Troops Trained In Syria On Rescue Of Injured Soldiers
Russia’s defense ministry said 771 Ukrainian fighters from the steelworks had surrendered in the last 24 hours.
VIDEO: War In Ukraine: Russian Navy Flexes Muscles In Far East
Zenger News obtained the video from the Ministry of Defense (MoD) of the Russian Federation on Wednesday, May 18.
VIDEO: War In Ukraine: Plucky Spy Troops Blast Russian Tank From Behind
“DShV spies continue to destroy the Russian occupiers along with military equipment.“
Offbeat
TikTok Made Me Do It: Gen Zs Are Taking Up New Hobbies With The Help Of The Popular App
Four in 10 have gone behind the camera themselves to share their hobbies on social media.
Going For Gold: Metal Detector Couple Find Five Rare 14th Century Gold Coins In Field
Phil and Joan Castle found the five pieces, still in immaculate condition, in a ploughed field near their home in New Romney.
VIDEO: Good Morning Elephant: Family Of Elephants Walking In Front Of Hotel Room Filmed By Guest
The video was shot by Instagram user @pubityearth, who has been known for posting interesting travel content on his social media.
Science
Junk Food And Tainted Water: People Ingest A Credit Card Worth Of Nanoplastics Weekly, Study Says
Such substances are bad for people’s health over the long run, medical researchers in Austria say.
Owls About A Snack? 6-Million-Year-Old Owl Fossil Still Had Lunch In Its Stomach
The estimated size of the bird’s eyeball suggests it was active during the day, unlike its modern nocturnal relatives.
Scent Back: 18th-Century Perfume Could Return As German Scientists Recreate Smells From The Past
The scientists believe that recreating these scents may provide new insights into social hierarchies and practices of the time.
Tech
Run, NFT, Run: Elite Token Unveils NFT Drop And Game
New NFTs in test version of the “Runiverse” are released.
Clarks Steps Into The Cicaverse And Lets Fans Compete With Each Other
UK parkour champ Robbie Griffith, BMX rider Connor Stitt and break-dancer B-Girl Terra also participate in the virtual games.
Take Off: Brit Uni With Own Runway Gets $3.8 M To Develop Low Carbon Planes
Cranfield University was formed in 1946 as the College of Aeronautics is located on the then Royal Air Force base of RAF Cranfield
Business
Facecrooks: Credit Agencies To Look At Clothing And Travel Purchases On Facebook To Decide On Loans
According to experts credit organizations look at your Facebook page to see what you spend on clothes or travel.
In The Future, You’ll Commute To Work On A Skateboard, Says Hunter Boards CEO
Hunter Boards is capitalizing on the micro mobility boom by envisioning the electric skateboard as a vehicle, not a toy.
Number Crunching Skills Make Entrepreneurs More Confident About New Ventures
Research by the Universitat Oberta de Catalunya (UOC) has examined the factors that motivate people to become entrepreneurs.