Articles by Joaquin Victor Tacla
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This Extreme Close-up of a Monster-Looking Ant Wins Award from Nikon l Creepy Facts About Ants
This evil-looking image of an ant bagged an award from Nikon's photography competition. An extreme close-up of an ant's face taken by Lithuanian photographer Eugenijus Kavaliauskas looks like it came straight out of a horror movie, and it is currently haunting the Internet.
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Researchers are 3D-Printing Concrete 'Innoreefs' to Help Save Natural Coral Reefs
Researchers are 3D-printing lifelike innoreefs to save the deterioration of coral reefs. Coral reefs have been slowly eroding as a result of environmental neglect, human activities, and global warming, which causes coral bleaching.
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This New Electric RV Sails the Seas, Speeds up to 20 km/h
This electric RV features an electric drivetrain, powered by solar panels, a deployable tent, and many more!
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India Funnels $500,000 to UN to Combat the Emerging Tech of Terrorists
India will be giving the UN half a million dollars to combat the emerging technologies of terrorists worldwide.
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Snap CEO Evan Spiegel Throws Sick Shade at Mark Zuckerberg's Metaverse
Snap CEO Spiegel said that the last thing he wants to do after a long day is "live inside a computer."
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NASA's InSight Lander Detects Deep Rumbles on Mars Hinting to Volcanic Magma Beneath the Surface
The InSight Lander has detected several Marsquakes that could hint at active volcanic activity beneath the planet's surface.
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North Korea Fires Ballistic Missiles Amid the US Military's Nuclear Warnings
North Korea launched two short-range ballistic missiles toward the sea on Friday. As the United States military warned North Korea that using nuclear weapons "will result in the end of that regime," the latter launched two short-range ballistic missiles toward the sea on Friday, according to a report by AP.
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China's Long March 5B Rocket Launch Is Expected to Create Huge Space Junk Crash
China's Long March 5B rocket launch for its space station has sparked concerns of causing huge space junk.
NASA Snaps the Sun Smiling While Bursting Solar Flares at Nearly 2 Million Miles an Hour
NASA captured a smiling sun days before Halloween strikes in. Is the Sun smiling? Is it happy to see us? Or is it flashing a pumpkin-like smile to greet us with a "Happy Halloween!"? In a cheesy encounter in space, NASA's Solar Dynamics Observatory was on its routine of observing the almighty Sun but today was positively special as the massive fiery star was caught smiling.
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Google Secretly Buys Twitter-Backed AI Avatar Startup 'Alter' for $100 Million
Google may soon allow you to build your own digital avatar after acquiring Alter. In an effort to enhance its content game and compete with TikTok, Google has purchased Alter, an artificial intelligence (AI) avatar business that enables creators and brands to express their virtual identity, for roughly $100 million, according to a report by TechCrunch.
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German Navy Deploys a High-energy Laser Weapon to Combat Drones For the First Time
The German Navy successfully tested a shipboard laser weapon designed to combat drones. For the first time ever, the German Armed Forces deployed a shipboard laser weapon designed to combat drones.
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The International Space Station Fires Thrusters to Avoid Russian Space Debris Once Again
The ISS had to perform an avoidance maneuver from the expected path of a Russian space debris. The Progress 81 engines on the International Space Station (ISS) fired for 5 minutes and 5 seconds as part of a Pre-Determined Debris Avoidance Maneuver (PDAM) to move the complex further away from the expected path of a fragment from Russian Cosmos 1408 debris.
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Elon Musk Says Twitter Will Not be a 'Free-for-all Hellscape’ for Advertisers
Despite drawing concerns from his earlier "free speech for all" sentiments, Musk's open letter appears to allay these worries.
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This Rapid, Wireless Bus Charges Itself from the Roof to Provide Zero-Emission Transportation
London hopes to achieve its zero-emission target with this new rapid, wireless bus. South East London buses have developed a creative strategy for charging them, helping them achieve their zero-emissions target while still being effective.
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Twitter Shares Will Be Suspended on Friday Amid Elon Musk's Takeover
The New York Stock Exchange will suspend Twitter's shares amid Musk's impending takeover deal.
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US Military Successfully Launches Hypersonic Weapon Experiments
The Pentagon has successfully carried out a test launch for its hypersonic weaponry project. The US military successfully launched a rocket carrying tests for developing hypersonic weapons at the Wallops Flight Test Facility in Virginia on Wednesday, as reported first by CNN.
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NASA's James Webb Space Telescope Reveals Never-Before-Seen Details of the Early Universe
Webb peered through a huge galaxy cluster through gravitational lensing. NASA's James Webb Space Telescope has only begun its operations a few months ago, but it is already ushering in an era of exciting discoveries in astronomy after peering through a galaxy cluster in the early universe, as reported first by Interesting Engineering.
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Washington Court Fines Meta $24.7 Million For Violating Campaign Finance Disclosure Law
The Washington court has imposed the maximum penalty possible for Facebook's parent Meta. In what is believed to be the highest campaign finance penalty in American history, a judge in Washington state fined Facebook's parent corporation Meta nearly $25 million on Wednesday for repeatedly and deliberately breaking the law requiring disclosure of campaign contributions, according to a report by AP.
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Researchers Develop a Novel 3D-Bioprinted Blood Vessels to Cure Cardiovascular Diseases
Researchers have enhanced the 3D-bioprinting technique for blood vessels to cure cardiovascular diseases.
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US Military Conducts a Live Fire Simulation Using Electric Motorbikes
The U.S. Military and various entities tested two electric motorbikes during a live fire simulation.
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NASA's Hubble Space Telescope Discovers a Creepy 'Cosmic Keyhole' From a Nebula
Hubble captured an eerie cosmic keyhole perfect for the spooky season! Hubble's library is brimming with wondrous snapshots of the universe. The iconic telescope has been peering through millions of stars and galaxies for more than 30 years now, and this stirring and creepy picture of a nebula deep in space proves that the space observatory will continue to capture striking details of the cosmos.
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Tree Rings Predict the Biggest Solar Storm to Hit Earth, Scientists Claim
Scientists claim that tree rings may help us anticipate the next big solar storm. Astronomers Richard C. Carrington and Richard Hodgson saw the most powerful geomagnetic storm ever seen in history in September 1859, which was forever known as the Carrington Event.
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World's Fastest Shoes: Electric Roller Skates 'Moonwalkers' Give Users a 250% Increase in Walking Speed
Shift Robotics started a Kickstarter campaign introducing the world's fastest shoes, Electric Roller Skates 'Moonwalkers.'
Top 10 Scariest Video Game Characters That Will Keep You Up at Night
To keep the spirit of spooky season howling, let us round up the 10 scariest video game characters! The world of video games does not fall short of creepy, sinister, and disgusting-looking creatures.
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Auroras are Destroying the Earth's Ozone Layer, New Study Claims
The study found an ozone hole that was 400-kilometer wide after an auroral event. An international team of scientists has demonstrated that a particular type of aurora known as the "Isolated Proton Aurora" destroys the ozone layer in our atmosphere, as reported first by Interesting Engineering.
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[LISTEN] ESA's Soundtrack Reveals the Creepy Sounds of the Earth's Magnetic Field
ESA's Swarm satellites captured scary sounds of the Earth's magnetic fields. Did you ever wonder what the Earth's magnetic field sounded like? Will it also be magnetizing to the ears? Apparently, it's a bit haunting and creepy to say the least.
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This New AI-Powered Method Can Accurately Predict Where and When Wildfires Will Occur
Researchers developed a new tool integrating a deep learning algorithm to enhance the prediction of wildfire hazards.
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[BREAKING] WhatsApp Down: Thousands of Users Report Issues in Sending and Receiving Messages
WhatsApp is currently down, with thousands of users taking to social media to complain about the outage.
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This New Technique Claims to Let Scientists Decode People's Thoughts Without Touching their Heads
A group of scientists has developed a mind-reading technology that can decode thoughts accurately. Scientists can now read people's minds without even touching them, as reported first by The Scientist and ScienceAlert.
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Climate Change is Worsening the Problem of Space Junk, New Study Claims
Climate change is not helping the space junk problem, according to a new study. Climate change-related disturbances to Earth's atmosphere make it more difficult to remove hazardous debris from Earth's orbit, according to a new study.
