Onboard the Caribbean coronavirus cruise: Pictures show liner with at least five COVID-19 cases

At least five people aboard the first cruise ship to set sail in the Caribbean since the start of the pandemic have tested positive for coronavirus, just one day after the liner’s first case was reported. Passengers on the Sea Dream 1 were informed of the first case aboard – five days into the week-long voyage – … Read more

Hungry polar bear chews on some plastic in Sweden as two others play tug-of-war with a bin liner

Heartbreaking moment a hungry polar bear chews on some plastic in Sweden as two others play tug-of-war with a trash bag The photographs highlight growing severity of plastic pollution as the cub swallowed chunks whilst eating A pair of two-year-old sibling polar bear cubs were playing with a plastic bag they had found in the … Read more

RMS Titanic: Solar flare may have contributed to the sinking of the luxury liner, study suggests

The RMS Titanic may have only taken the exact fateful course that saw it holed and sunk by an iceberg on April 15, 1912 because a solar flare threw off the vessel’s compass readings, a study has proposed.  According to a US-based meteorologist, the liner’s last night sailing the Atlantic was illuminated by the aurora borealis — … Read more