It begins with the sound — a deep, resonant hum, like the heartbeat of the ocean itself, vibrating through the hull of a ship or the fuselage of a plane. Survivors, though few and half-mad, claim they heard it moments before everything… shifted. The Bermuda Triangle — stretching between Miami, Bermu...

Following several recent reports of HIV infections among Russian soldiers: New HIV diagnoses rose by at least 13 × by end of 2022, compared to pre‑war levels — and by early 2023 data showed a 40 × spike at peak, with the annual rate still around 20 × higher by end‑2023. By mid‑2025 reporting, analys...

In today’s world of pop psychology and suspiciously confident listicles, one truth has emerged: people who eat bananas are not like the rest of us. They walk among us — yellow-loving, potassium-powered enigmas. Scientists (probably) agree: banana people have their own mysterious ways. Let’s peel bac...

Most analysts expect Bitcoin to trade between $160,000 and $225,000 by the end of 2025, with bullish scenarios reaching as high as $250,000 or even $1 million, depending on institutional inflows, regulatory tailwinds, and technological upgrades. Estimated forecast ranges: TradingView & Citi: $13...

When learning German, you will often come across words like mindestens, spätestens, höchstens, and häufigstens. These words help to set limits on quantity, time, or frequency, and each has a specific meaning. Mindestens (at least) is used when talking about a minimum amount, number, or level. It ind...

Russian English daily Pravda recently published few details of telephone conversation between President Trump and President Zelensky of Ukraine. Key points are: Trump said he understands Zelensky's concerns about his conversation with Putin but emphasized that such discussions are unavoidable if he ...

German language is full of words that may seem similar at first glance but carry different meanings. Two such words that often cause confusion for learners are 'eng' and 'streng'. While they may sound somewhat alike, they serve distinct purposes in everyday conversation. Let’s dive into their meanin...

When we think of the word 'art' in English, images of paintings, sculptures, and creative expressions come to mind. Art is the realm of imagination, a celebration of beauty, and a showcase of creativity. However, in German, 'Art' doesn't refer to the realm of creativity instead, it means 'kind' or '...

Right, these two German verbs will make you confused as they are used in many different situations with different meanings. Alongside in daily life, at workplaces or in jobs you will often encounter them. So it's important to understand and work on them untill you find yourself comfortable using the...

In German, three well-known typical relative pronouns are: der, die and das (in English it corresponds to 'the'). 'denen' is the dative plural form of these relative pronouns (der, die, das), which is used to refer to people, animals, or things in a relative clause. It translates to 'whom,' 'which,'...

Dozens of states in the U.S. are reporting drinking water contamination with per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS). These are synthetic chemicals, means man-made, and according to National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences , these synthetic chemicals have been used in consumer products...

Silicon Valley Bank (SVB) collapsed Friday on March 10 mainly due to its poor invesment strategy and management crisis. At the time of its collapse it was the 16th largest bank in the U.S. Most of the bank's deposits of $124 billion were invested in long-term Treasury bonds whose current market valu...

In her recent interview with German magazine Die Zeit (Time), former German Chancellor Angela Merkel said that the Minsk Agreements were originally created as a trap for Moscow. No one was going to abide by those obligations — their true purpose was to win time. In 2014, Ukraine was weak, and Russia...

A recent post by the Russian news site Pravda suggests, America's proxy war in Ukraine against Russia helped it to achieve many goals, naminlgy: - Nord Streams 1 and 2 have been destroyed - Germany is no longer Russia's partner - Russia has lost a significant part of its oil and gas revenues and wil...

On Saturday, November 5, Iran successfully launched sub-orbital satellite carrier into space. The Qaem-100 can carry satellites weighing up to 80 kg into orbit 500 kilometers above Earth. August 9 this year Iranian satellite "Khayyam" was launched into orbit by a Russian Soyuz rocket from ...