Scientists have discovered the 43 million-year-old fossil of a previously unknown four-legged whale species, which helps trace the transition of whales from land to sea. The newly discovered amphibious whale was found in Egypt and belongs to the Protocetidae, a group of extinct whales that falls in the middle of that transition, say the team of researchers. Its fossil was unearthed from the middle Eocene rocks in Egypt’s Western Desert – an area once covered by sea that has provided an array of discoveries showing the evolution of whales. It was then studied at Mansoura University Vertebrate Palaeontology Centre (MUVP).…
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Jonathan Majors wants Robert Downey Jr. to return as Iron Man in Avengers 5, so he can face Kang the Conqueror. The MCU will formally introduce audiences to Majors’ villain Kang in Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania as he takes center stage in the Multiverse Saga. He’s sure to face multiple MCU heroes along the way, but there’s one specific OG Avenger he’d love to share the screen with. A Time-Bending Look at Kang the Conqueror’s History Speaking to Lifehacker Australia, Majors revealed that he is an admirer of Robert Downey Jr. and would love to see him reprise the role of Iron Man…
Clarissa Rankin, a 36-year-old African American mother from Charlotte, North Carolina, has broken stereotypes working as a professional truck driver. She loves the job so much that she decided to start her own trucking business JC Rankins Transport, which earned over $144,000 last year alone. Rankin never planned to become a truck driver before. She studied criminal justice and worked as a substitute teacher. She was earning $1,900 per month at that time and it was not enough to support her family. Her husband, who had worked in the trucking industry, was the one who encourage her to try driving…
Meet Trina Bediako and her father, Tilmon F. Brown, the founders and owners of New Horizon’s Baking, a Black family-owned business based in Norwalk, Ohio that has been a reliable supplier of baked goods to over 5,000 quick-service restaurants including McDonald’s. Since the late 1960s, Tilmon, who is Chairman of the company, has diligently worked in the baking industry to support his family. In 1995, he was offered to run New Horizons Baking Company before he eventually took sole ownership. Over the years, he has been ensuring the company is producing quality baked goods for the food service industry. In 2002,…
Britain’s oldest mum of triplets gave herself Botox injections before going into labour — to look at her best after the birth. Speaking exclusively to The Sun, glamorous granny Sharon Cutts, 55, told how she also treated herself to fresh hair extensions. Sharon, who is a nurse, revealed: “I’ve been trained by a doctor to administer Botox. I gave myself a dose while I was staying in the maternity ward for 11 weeks. “I only injected a little bit, because really you shouldn’t do it while you’re pregnant. “I sneaked out to get my hair extensions changed too. It was…
Many histories of Nottingham have been produced. People made their own observations and studied the city’s past. Yet others published information from other sources, which unfortunately were never identified or simply no longer survived and therefore cannot be verified. There are about 870 caves identified so far. Many stories have been passed down from one generation to another. However, this information is not necessarily accurate. We know that beneath Nottingham Castle is a labyrinth of manmade tunnels and caves hollowed out of the sandstone cliffs. The walls of these underground realms have a long history and keep many secrets of…
Captain America: New World Order’s Anthony Mackie recently revealed what the Sam Wilson incarnation of Cap’s true superpower is. Mackie singled out Wilson’s lack of superhuman abilities as his greatest gift in an interview with journalist Kevin Polowy. “I think with my Cap, he’s not a superhero,” he said. “He doesn’t have a super serum, so his superpower is his humanity. So, I think with him, he has to come to the stage with a very different understanding of what it is to be a good guy or be a bad guy and what are the decisions that make you…
Every child is a miracle, and every pregnancy is a life-changing event. Certain pregnancies, on the other hand, are so unexpected that it’s acceptable to assume some infants are simply determined to be born. Lucy Hellein’s journey was similar, so she was determined to find a unique way to commemorate her child’s birth. With her birth announcement, Lucy Hellein has become a viral sensation. Rather than using a typical photo of the infant, the mother did something unique. She shared a photo of the tiny miracle clutching the IUD that had failed in his tiny palm. It was her way…
A baby born with an adult-sized tongue can now show off her smile after undergoing life-changing sᴜʀɢᴇʀʏ. Paisley Morrison-Johnson, from Aberdeen, South Dakota, USA, was born with Bᴇᴄᴋᴡɪᴛʜ-Wᴇɪᴅᴇᴍᴀɴɴ sʏɴᴅʀᴏᴍᴇ (BWS), an overgrowth disorder that affects one in every 11,000 births worldwide. Her enlarged tongue, which grew to twice the size of her mouth, obstructed Paisley’s breathing and meant she had to be fed with a nasogastric tube for the first few months of her life. Paisley’s parents, Madison Kienow and Shannon Morrison-Johnson, explained that since the successful surgery, their little girl has smiled for the first time. The baby, who…
Black Panther star Michael B. Jordan revealed the painful experience he went through playing the MCU villain Killmonger. In the past ten years or so, Jordan has become one of the biggest names in Hollywood, having taken on headlining roles in Black Panther and the Creed franchise. This has even led to the actor’s first foray into directing in the upcoming Creed III. Despite being killed off at the end of Ryan Coogler’s first Wakandan adventure, the Killmonger actor came back to reprise his MCU role in Black Panther: Wakanda Forever after “[not even] know[ing] if [a return was] a possibility.” And despite Jordan’s Marvel character being presented on-screen as a villain, he…
Meet Norland James and his wife, Dr. Amina Gilyard James, the owners of the newest Black-owned Quality Inn hotel in Memphis, Tennessee. With the help of a cohort of first-time African American hotel investors, the two were able to acquire the 70-room property located in the Raleigh neighborhood part of the city for $3.85 million. Norland and Amina, however, are not new to the industry. Between 2019 and 2021, they invested in two Hilton-branded hotels as limited partners and passive investors. Amina comments, “We learned a lot as limited partners, and we just knew that we wanted to buy our…
Tiffany James, a 27-year-old African American woman from New York City, turned a $10,000 investment in the stock market into $2 million in just 2 years. Later, she founded Modern Blk Girl, which helps educate women with her investing strategies to help them build wealth. In 2019, James was struggling with her student loan debt while making ends meet when she followed a coworker’s advice to invest in Tesla stock. The shares at that time were only $60 to $70 each. She decided to take the risk and started gradually investing $4,000. James, who was then 25 years old, invested a…
When it comes to ancient mythology it can sometimes be difficult to separate fact from fiction. While most myths are obviously fictional, they often contain at least a grain of truth. The ancients had to get their inspiration from somewhere. For example, the locations of some of the most popular myths are based on or set in real places. Here we have a list of mythical places that actually exist. 1.Mount Olympus: Home of the Greek Pantheon Anyone with even a passing knowledge of Greek mythology will be familiar with Mount Olympus. In ancient Greek religion, it served as the…
While scientists are still determining exactly when and how these microbes appeared, it’s clear that the emergence of life is intricately intertwined with the chemical and physical characteristics of early Earth. “It is reasonable to suspect that life could have started differently—or not at all—if the early chemical characteristics of our planet were different,” says Dustin Trail, an associate professor of earth and environmental sciences at the University of Rochester. But what was Earth like billions of years ago, and what characteristics may have helped life to form? In a paper published in Science, Trail and Thomas McCollom, a research…
Dr. Cameka Smith, founder and CEO of The BOSS Network, an online community of professional and entrepreneurial women who support each other through digital content, programs and event-based networking, announces the return of her organization’s 2nd annual BOSS Impact Fund. The Fund focuses on investing in Black women led businesses and preparing these entrepreneurs to build scalable, growth aggressive companies. Its goal is to raise investment funding for 500+ Black women entrepreneurs over the next three years. Following up on the success of the Fund’s inaugural launch in 2022, the BOSS Network will continue its partnership with Sage (via the…
Black Panther: Wakanda Forever star Lupita Nyong’o recently explained why Toussaint/T’Challa II (Divine Love Konadu-Sun) is a worthy successor to his late father, King T’Challa/Black Panther (Chadwick Boseman). Nyong’o, who plays Toussaint’s mother Nakia, outlined the reason why the young prince is fit to one day sit on Wakanda’s throne in an interview with IGN. “Nakia is uniquely placed to show him the ways, because she is his link to his father, and they’ve chosen to raise their son in the outside world,” she said. “And so, that vision of a Wakanda that is open to the outside world is what…
Raising children is a responsible and difficult task, and raising even one child can be a serious challenge, but there are parents who want a large family and even have 4-5 children. However, nowadays it is hard to imagine someone having even more children than this. However, this couple gave birth to 12 children in 12 years, and although they never planned it, they say their family couldn’t be more perfect. Courtney and Chris Rogers from New Mexico welcomed their 12th child in March 2022. Although they didn’t originally plan to have a big family, they don’t mind at all…
LIU HE WAS AN EMPEROR OF THE CHINESE HAN DYNASTY WITH THE ERA NAME YUANPING. HE WAS ORIGINALLY THE RULER OF CHANGYI, LATER INSTALLED BY THE MINISTER HUO GUANG AS EMPEROR IN 74 BC. Twenty-seven days later, he was deposed and omitted from the official list of emperors, with a total of 1127 examples of misconduct used as evidence in articles of impeachment by palace officials. Liu He was banished to live in exile as a commoner, where he later died in his early thirties in 59 BC, survived by his 16 wives and 22 children. He was buried in…
The new trailer for May’s Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 added to the already-high anticipation for the upcoming movie, in everything from Rocket’s more-fleshed-out backstory to Gamora’s heavily featured role. Full of fan-favorite characters and scenes, the latest MCU trailer was as technicolor and fun as it was emotional and heart-wrenching, capturing the spirit of the Guardians perfectly. But, the trailer also included another reveal, which, brief as it was, is easy to miss. Once noted, however, the significance of this less-highlighted reveal may be more than initially meets the eye. An MCU Debut for 1 DCU Star In the newest trailer for Guardians of the Galaxy Vol.…
Becoming a Mom is an important time in a woman’s life. It doesn’t matter if it’s her first time or if she has multiple children already; the moment always remains special.This mother from Utah not only defied all expectations but also defied all odds by giving birth to not two but three identical babies at the same time! Audrey Tiberius was in her forties but still dreamt of having more children. Her doctors told her it was nearly impossible for her to conceive again but in her heart, she knew it would happen. At 41, she visited a fertility expert who…
Monet Nicole’s photos prove that giving birth, however it happens, is a once-in-a-lifetime experience – Great water birth shots. Water birth is a popular birth option abroad. In order for a woman to give birth in water, there are specific conditions, such as the existence of a specially designed swimming pool at home or in specially designed areas, while a specific procedure is followed for the safety of the mother and the baby. Another condition is that the pregnancy is not considered high-risk and that you have the approval of a gynecologist. The benefits of a water birth are many.…
Teenage pregnancies were, are, and will be common, and we get the impression that it happens more and more every year. Today, the sight of a schoolgirl expecting a child no longer shocks anyone. Of course, this is not a completely normal and good situation, because it is always better to delay motherhood for a little longer, but this is no reason to stigmatize pregnant teenagers. Their situation is hard enough without it. Sometimes even extremely heavy, as in the case of this girl from Argentina. Pamela Villaruelle is only 17 years old and already a mother – not of…
Göbekli Tepe, the world’s earliest-known temple, was built around 11 500 years ago, whenwoolly mammoths still roamed the Earth, and Britain wasn’t yet an island. In 1963, scientists from Istanbul University and the University of Chicago found ancientstone tools while conducting a survey on the hill of Göbekli Tepe (which means ‘potbellyhill’ in Turkish) not far from the city of Şanlıurfa in Southeastern Anatolia, Turkey. While thesite was considered a sacred place, and they identi¦ed large stone slabs as well – whichthey believed were grave markers -, no excavations were carried out. However, 31 years later, German archaeologist Klaus Schmidt…
WandaVision introduced the Darkhold, the powerful dark magic book that told the prophecy of the Scarlet Witch. By Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness, Wanda (Elizabeth Olsen) completes her descent into villainy by abusing the book. Doctor Strange (Benedict Cumberbatch) also used dark magic from it, potentially causing an incursion that we’re yet to see unfold. And while Wanda might have destroyed the Darkhold by the end of Multiverse of Madness, the book will continue to be important for Agatha: Coven of Chaos and the MCU as a whole. A Marvel insider who recently revealed the puzzling author of the Darkhold is back with…