Security experts have warned that yesterday’s internet crash that took major sites offline could be just the tip of the iceberg. An outage at a little known firm that speeds up access to websites knocked several top internet destinations offline on Tuesday, disrupting business and leisure for countless millions globally. Millions of users across theContinue reading “A Wake-Up Call To The Web”
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1,000-Year-Old Chicken Egg Perfectly Preserved In Human Faeces
The Israel Antiquities Authority (IAA) said on Wednesday that a chicken egg envelope by human faeces inside an ancient cesspit for 1,000 years had been discovered in Israel. The complete egg was found in an industrial complex dating back to the Byzantine period, in what is now Yavne. The IAA’s Lee Perry Gal, a leadingContinue reading “1,000-Year-Old Chicken Egg Perfectly Preserved In Human Faeces”
Do You Want To Live Forever?
Humans have been fascinated with overcoming death for thousands of years, but a new study finds most modern-day Americans aren’t interested in extending their lives. Scientists at the University of Texas (UT) surveyed more than 900 people in the US and only 33 per cent said they would take an immortality pill. Conversely, 42 perContinue reading “Do You Want To Live Forever?”
Michigan Reports Its First Human Hantavirus Case
Michigan has confirmed its first case of hantavirus, a possibly dangerous respiratory disease spread through contact with infected rodents. Michigan health officials announced on Monday that a woman from Washtenaw County was recently hospitalised with a serious pulmonary illness from Sin Nombre hantavirus, which she was likely exposed to when cleaning an empty dwelling thatContinue reading “Michigan Reports Its First Human Hantavirus Case”
Marine Recruit, 19, Dies
The Marine Corps has begun an investigation after a young recruit died during an exhausting 54-hour training exercise known as the ‘Crucible.’ Pfc Dalton Beals, 19, passed away partway through the exercise, which took place on Parris Island in South Carolina on Friday. Dalton Beals had been assigned to Echo Company in the 2nd RecruitContinue reading “Marine Recruit, 19, Dies”
Texas Becomes The Latest State To Outlaw COVID Vaccine Passports
The governor announced, following an example set by the Republican governors of Florida and Alabama that Vaccine passports have been outlawed in Texas to ensure people have the freedom to go where they want without boundaries. Greg Abbott, governor since 2015, endorsed the bill into law on Monday, and he said in a video postContinue reading “Texas Becomes The Latest State To Outlaw COVID Vaccine Passports”
Rare Genome Sequencing
Two US experts have written a damaging article saying that science firmly suggests the novel coronavirus was created inside a Chinese lab. The claim was made by Drs Stephen Quay, CEO of biopharmaceutical company Atossa Theraputics Inc, and Richard Muller, a physics professor at the University of California Berkeley, in The Wall Street Journal onContinue reading “Rare Genome Sequencing”
Israel Asks Matt Hancock To Let Brain-Damaged Girl, Two, Be Treated In Their Hospitals
Israel has appealed to Matt Hancock to allow two-year-old suffering from irreversible brain damage to be treated in Tel Aviv. The plea comes after UK doctors got permission to turn off life support treatment against the wishes of the girl’s ultra-Orthodox Jewish parents. Alta Fixsler was born in the United Kingdom and sustained brain damageContinue reading “Israel Asks Matt Hancock To Let Brain-Damaged Girl, Two, Be Treated In Their Hospitals”
Woman, 37, Killed Her Friend
A Wisconsin woman has been charged with killing her friend by poisoning her with eyedrops then trying to make the death look like a suicide. Jessy Kurczewski, 37, was indicted for killing her friend, who hasn’t been identified, after embezzling almost $300,000 from her in 2018. According to charging documents filed on Monday, Jessy KurczewskiContinue reading “Woman, 37, Killed Her Friend”
Queen Has Offered Olive Branch To Prince Harry
She’s been accused of handing down genetic pain and suffering and her family disgraced by racism allegations, but the Queen clearly doesn’t hold a grudge against Prince Harry, and now apparently the monarch has invited her grandson to join her for lunch at Windsor Castle when he travels over from California for the unveiling ofContinue reading “Queen Has Offered Olive Branch To Prince Harry”
THE MONTHLY MOSQUITO 