Long before modern theatres began using motorised stages and rolling sets, ancient Greek theatre builders appear to have solved the same problem using wood, stone tracks and simple wheels. New research from a team at Kumamoto University in Japan has strengthened the case that theatres from the Hellenistic period used large, moveable wooden stage structures…
An unlicensed doctor has been arrested in New York after a 27-year-old woman died after receiving an anti-ageing serum injection at a holistic wellness centre in the Bronx.Elizabeth Baron lost consciousness shortly after undergoing the procedure at the Bereshit Lifestyle Centre on Riverdale Avenue near West 232nd Street at around noon on Sunday, the New…
Less than three weeks after taking charge as Sausalito’s city manager, Elaine Forbes was arrested on suspicion of felony burglary after authorities allegedly found her aboard a yacht that did not belong to her.Forbes, 53, was taken into custody on Saturday morning after the Marin County Sheriff’s Office responded to a reported burglary at around…
Illinois farmers have long relied on corn and soybean harvests to generate income, but a growing number are now finding an equally profitable opportunity without planting additional crops. Renewable energy developers are offering long-term leases to build utility-scale solar farms, with payments reaching as much as $2,000 per acre each year. For landowners leasing around…
US President Donald Trump has said the Boeing 747-8 gifted by Qatar and now used for presidential travel will soon undergo upgrades to strengthen its capabilities, after questions emerged about its security features.Speaking on Sunday after returning to Washington from New Jersey aboard the aircraft, Trump said the jet would be sent for additional work…
Indian-origin scientist Satchin Panda has resigned from California’s prestigious Salk Institute after a female research assistant accused him of workplace sexual misconduct, bringing an end to his 22-year tenure at the renowned research centre.Panda’s last day at the La Jolla institute will be August 13, The San Diego Union-Tribune reported. The institute recently placed him…
Some of the biggest turning points in a life do not feel significant while they are actually happening. Dwayne Johnson has described exactly that experience from his own life. “The men I idolized built their bodies and became somebody, like Sylvester Stallone and Arnold Schwarzenegger, and I thought, ‘That can be me.’ So I started…
In the autumn of 1948, a twin-engine plane flew low over the remote Chamberlain Basin in central Idaho and released a series of wooden crates, each fitted with a parachute and carrying a live beaver, into the wilderness below. It was not a stunt or an accident; it was a deliberate wildlife management experiment devised…
In a first-ever experiment in the United States, a robotic teaching assistant will be taking the helm of classrooms at a New York State school. While AI was expected to be introduced in American classrooms, the introduction of a humanoid robot has come as a shocking surprise.This autumn, 11th and 12th grade teachers at Salamanca…
Video shows Andrew Tate trying to hand mobile to his bodyguard. A video circulating online appears to show controversial influencer Andrew Tate attempting to pass his mobile phone to a member of his entourage moments after he was arrested by US Marshals in Miami.In the footage, the 39-year-old can be seen apparently handing the device…