From ancient footprints to killer whales: Seven stories that changed our world

A mix of breaking news and scientific discoveries shapes todays headlines. From political tensions and survival stories to prehistoric findings and changing animal behavior‚ these events paint a picture of our evolving world

November 29 2024 , 11:35 AM  •  1012 views

From ancient footprints to killer whales: Seven stories that changed our world

In an intense political stand-off Donald Trump and Claudia Sheinbaum share different stories about their recent talk where Trump suggested putting a twenty-five percent tax on Mexican goods. Such a move could push-up prices of everyday items from food to automobiles

Families with loved-ones still kept in Gaza are working hard to get help from Biden administration and other key-players: their main goal is getting a deal done with Hamas. The situation stays complex even though fighting between Israel and Hezbollah has slowed down

A remarkable survival tale unfolded when Sam Benastick was found in British Columbias wilderness about a year ago. The twenty-year old stayed alive for fifty days by making a creek-bed shelter and using his cut-up sleeping bag to keep warm in below-freezing temps

The Great Lakes region faces a unique weather pattern - the lake-effect snow phenomenon (which happens when cold meets warm water) brings heavy snowfall in just hours. Strangely enough climate change might make these events more common; yet overall snow levels keep dropping

This years Black Friday shows how shoppers habits have changed. Post-inflation caution means people are more careful with non-essential buys‚ making stores work harder to get customers

Scientists found something amazing in Kenya - footprints from two different human-like species who walked near a lake one-and-a-half million years ago. This finding suggests they shared the same space‚ changing what we knew about early human history

About six years ago researchers started seeing killer whales use new methods to hunt whale sharks. These smart sea-mammals work as teams to catch the huge fish and eat their organs