When someone suffers harm due to another’s acts, they are entitled to compensation for their losses. After a car accident, a slip-and-fall incident, or a medical emergency, personal injury claims are frequently filed. In many personal injury claims, the claimant may be awarded various damages as part of the overall settlement. One of these damages…… Read More »
Australia is infamous for its abundance of absurdly dangerous wildlife. From highly-venomous brown snakes and funnelweb spiders to giant saltwater crocodiles and great white sharks, nearly everything that slithers, crawls, or swims in the Land Down Under seems perfectly designed to inflict the most horrible death possible. But one Aussie creature stands above the rest,… Read More »
At the heart of every nuclear weapon lies the core or pit, a sphere of plutonium the size of a baseball and weighing around 6 kilograms. When a nuclear weapon is triggered, a shell of conventional high-explosive “lenses” wrapped around the core detonates, creating a spherical shock wave that squeezes the core to criticality and… Read More »
Over the past 70 years one woman has contributed to countless major medical and biological breakthroughs, advancing our understanding of cancer, haemophilia, and Parkinson’s disease; unlocking the secrets of human ageing; and helping to develop vaccines for polio, measles, mumps, and HPV. She has travelled the globe, rocketed into space, and stood in the path… Read More »
If you’ve ever spent any time arguing on the internet, you’ve likely come across a philosophical principle known as ‘Ockham’s Razor.’ Along with ad hominem attacks and comparing people you don’t like to Hitler, Ockham’s Razor is a favourite argument of keyboard warriors everywhere, most often understood as meaning “the simplest argument is most often… Read More »
There are very many things in this world that may kill you – in fact, there is almost nothing that cannot – but can your own senses be a danger to you? Is there a noise loud enough to kill you or can you be so assaulted by a bad smell that you never recover… Read More »
It’s common knowledge that keeping yourself healthy is the key to living a long life, or at least for the most part. However, not everyone practices healthy habits. In fact, it’s surprising how many people are actually unhealthy. Some people just go with whatever they deem is best. What’s more is that a few of…… Read More »
Has this ever happened to you? You are presented with something unbearably cute – a baby, perhaps, or a puppy or a kitten – and are suddenly gripped by an overwhelming desire to pinch, squeeze, crush, or even bite the little thing. You clench your hands, grit your teeth, and maybe even let out an… Read More »
The modern sport of classical fencing has come a long way from its origins in the 15th-Century practice of duelling. Over the past 600 years swords became blunted, protective equipment increased, and rules steadily codified to produce a safe, formalized Olympic sport in which serious injuries are rare. But at the same time, another, more… Read More »
As technology seeps into aspects of our life, it’s only natural for a lot of it to spill over to the automobile industry. From self-driving cars to studio-style infotainment systems, the tech used in cars has grown significantly in the past decade. Features that were thought to be science fiction just a few years ago…… Read More »
How to Track Text Messages without Installing on Target Phone Apple and other big names in the industry boast of the powerful security system they have built into their mobile devices. But parents and people concerned about the safety of their loved ones are finding ways to monitor their phones, including text messages. So let’s…… Read More »