White House press secretary Katie Zacharia is in hot water as she claims to be a lawyer but there is no confirmation that she passed the bar exam. A major row erupted over White House’s new press secretary Katie Zacharia, calling herself a lawyer because experts said she is not. Zacharia has a law degree…
When Tressa Prisbrey was 60 years old, she wanted to build a small shed for her large pencil collection. In 1956, she found that concrete blocks cost more than she could afford. Rather than give up, the California resident began collecting thousands of discarded glass bottles and household items from a nearby landfill. Over the…
The painting, created in July 1885, is known in French as Paysanne devant une chaumière. Simon C. Dickinson photo A painting bought for just £45 from a London junk shop in 1968 went on to become a multimillion-euro artwork after experts confirmed that it was an original by Dutch painter Vincent van Gogh. The painting,…
For years, an old school sat quietly on the edge of Tokanui, a small township in Southland. Then Ian ‘Hippy’ Rogers and his wife, Sue, arrived. They took one look at the school and saw something most people didn’t. The couple knew the neglected property had the potential to become a home.The school at Quarry…
Representative Image of a hippo grazing on grasslands at night and transferring silicon to a river through its dung ( AI Generrated Image) Hippos spend their nights grazing on grass and their days resting in rivers. This daily routine also moves silicon from land into water, where it can influence the organisms that form the…
What began as a small project in a neglected schoolyard in California has grown into an international movement that teaches children about food, gardening and the environment. The Edible Schoolyard Project was founded in 1995 by chef and food activist Alice Waters. Today, it connects more than 5,800 garden and food education programmes across 75…
Representative Image of a NASA engineer testing a Venus probe model in a high-temperature ceramic-lined furnace ( AI Generrated Image) Nasa engineers have tested whether an engineering model of the DAVINCI Venus descent probe can protect its scientific instruments from the extreme heat it will encounter while travelling through the planet’s atmosphere. The model, roughly…
The report estimates that 24% of the skilled trades workforce is aged 55 or older, raising concerns about retirements and replacement needs. Demand is also growing amid investments in data centres, energy modernisation and advanced manufacturing. The US needs roughly 1.7 million new skilled workers annually through 2035, according to The State of America’s Skilled…
A veteran astronaut who has lived in orbit for nearly a year and flown around the Moon is now moving from the cockpit to the engineering leadership table. Christina Koch, an electrical engineer by training, will serve as acting deputy chief engineer at the Nasa from November 1. The appointment ends her eligibility for future…
Photo: Shania Twain Foundation/ Instagram Shania Twain has often spoken about the childhood experiences that shaped her, including going to school without breakfast or lunch. In 2010, she turned that memory into action by founding Shania Kids Can, a school-based programme created to support vulnerable children through food assistance, academic help, one-on-one guidance, and a…
