A world (like ours) far, far away …
An international team of scientists has discovered a universe 5,000 light years away that strongly resembles the Milky Way, complete with planets big and small, The New York Times reported yesterday.
The bad touch
A study published today in the journal Science reveals that every area of the world’s oceans has been disturbed by human activity, whether fishing, pollution or global warming.
Socrates to die, and much, much more
On this date, Greek philosopher Socrates was sentenced to death (399 B.C.), the city of St. Louis was established (1764) and the ubiquitous YouTube launched in the United States (2005).