Posts by the author Olga Feoktistova
Monica Humphreys, a journalist, spoke about her two-day $1500 luxury train ride across the US Southwest and explained why she won't repeat it, Insider reports. Stepping onto the red carpet, Monica boarded the Rocky Mountaineer train with her backpack…
What happens when Amazon buys too much of a particular product? These items fall into the mega retailer's sale. This "secret" site, known as Amazon Outlet, offers a ton of incredible sales on everything from furniture to fashion and tech, according to Yahoo. We're talking hundreds of...
Human composting is a new burial method that can turn human remains into useful soil, reports Theverge. Rachel Gerberding loves growing plants and digging in the soil. So when her mother died in April of this year, Gerberding decided to make...
On Oct. 3, Google said it had shut down Google Translate in mainland China, citing low usage, CNBC reported. The move marks the end of one of the last remaining products in the world's second largest economy. A dedicated Google Translate website…
Botanic gardens are one of the most amazing places in our country, providing an ideal and affordable nature experience like no other, reports Only In Your State. The grandiose spectacle of flowering plants will delight visitors in 15 of the most stunning…
The United States is developing a lunar Internet. NASA wants to cover the Moon with Wi-Fi, reports the BBC. Moon exploration is one of the priorities of the American space program for the next decade. First, unmanned spacecraft will be sent there, then crews with astronauts. NASA (National Space Agency) plans to provide them...
What is "airplane mode" and how pressing the button to use it on your phone affects the 50-meter-long and 4,5-ton aircraft, Deseret reports. All air passengers are asked to switch their phones to airplane mode when traveling by plane. Airplane mode disables...
Mobilization in Russia has been going on for a week now. Some conscripts are already at the front (and without training); others sleep right on the floor in the barracks (similar to a prison); still others are forced to buy the simplest medicines and uniforms with their own money (and as for weapons, then ...
The US Embassy in Moscow has issued a safety alert for US citizens in Russia. Dual citizens may be denied access to US consular assistance, may be prevented from leaving Russia, and may be called to…
US Congresswoman Victoria Spartz, who accused the Ukrainian authorities of poor preparations for the war, allegedly lobbied for the interests of an American military contractor from whom Kyiv did not want to buy goods. Newsweek writes about this, citing its own anonymous sources in the Ukrainian government. eight…