On April 10, 2019, the international Event Horizon Telescope (EHT) collaboration revealed humanity's first glimpse of a black hole. The EHT Collaboration consists of 13 stakeholder institutes; the Academia Sinica Institute of Astronomy and Astrophysics, the University of Arizona, the University of C

Short-Mood-Documentary by Chris Caliman 2011 Music: Gustavo Santaolalla - Can Light Be Found in the Darkness? Agbogbloshie is a suburb of Accra, Ghana known as a destination for legal and illegal exportation and environmental dumping of electronic waste (e-waste) from industrialized nations. Often

In Loving Memory: Toronto doctor, underwater photographer and athlete Lucas Murnaghan dies at 45. Dr. Lucas Murnaghan, who captured striking underwater photos, practised orthopedic surgery at the Hospital for Sick Children and co-owned Canadian surfing shop Surf the Greats, has died. In a Ted Talk

A young dad told how his life was saved when he received a donor's heart - which doctors kept beating by keeping the organ in a BOX. Lee Hall, 26, was diagnosed with heart failure aged 14 and had a mechanical pump fitted five years ago to keep the blood flowing around his body. But when the pump cab...

This edition of the series "Tapestry: The Faces of AIDS", profiles Jen and Paul Robertson, who are honoring their dear friend interior designer Carl Freiwald. Carl was a native of Michigan who died of AIDS at the age of 49. He was a talented interior designer who worked for the Robertson Brothers in...

Oxford University’s all-male a cappella group Out of the Blue is back with its annual Christmas charity single “Merry Xmas Everybody” and another adorably bright video featuring the group members engaged in holiday mischief (and a little bit of disco). Oxford University’s all-male a cappella group

The B-21 Raider, the U.S. Air Force's dual-capable, penetrating strike bomber with stealth functions has moved a step closer to its first flight after the first aircraft moved out of the production facility.
The futuristic fighter aircraft is called dual-capable since it is designed to deliver conv

From the moment of her engagement to Prince Charles in 1981 until her untimely death in 1997, Diana, Princess of Wales, was arguably the most famous woman in the world. She was an enigma: the most pre-eminent female celebrity of her generation, a fashion icon, an image of feminine beauty, but also a...

An extraordinarily well-preserved dinosaur tail, with a fluffy covering of feathers, lies trapped within a piece of amber. The animal it belonged to would have lived about 99 million years ago. Researchers from China and Canada identify it as a juvenile of some type of coelurosaur, a group that incl

We all deserve our best chance. Here's a random, but meaningful assortment of things that have given me comfort on my path to acceptance. Think of them as a hug from me to you.
“I’d rather go naked than wear the coat the world has made for me.”
– Dorothy Allison