A nationwide blackout in Sri Lanka has been blamed on a monkey that intruded into a power station south of Colombo. Power is gradually being restored across the island nation of 22 million people, with medical facilities and water purification plants being given priority. “A monkey has come in contact with our grid transformer, causing…

85 years ago today, In the Mood, by Glen Miller reached #1 on the charts in the US. It’s one of those jazz tunes that everybody knows, even if they don’t know it by name. The saxophone opening is iconic, and the recording by Miller (though other versions had existed) was taken for the Library…

BBC James Howells tried to sue Newport council to gain access to the landfill site A computer engineer who lost £620m-worth of Bitcoin wants to buy the tip where he believes it is buried. James Howells, from Newport, claimed his ex-girlfriend mistakenly chucked out a hard drive containing 8,000 bitcoins in 2013. He tried to…

Getty Images for Unsplash+ Graying hair is a hallmark of aging and often considered an inevitable part of growing older. However, recent research from Nagoya University in Japan suggests that an antioxidant might suppress this process. Researchers Masashi Kato and Takumi Kagawa identified luteolin, an antioxidant found in vegetables, as being a potential anti-graying agent.…

A clinical Australia completed a nine-wicket victory over Sri Lanka early on day four in Galle to seal a dominant 2-0 series win. The tourists took just 25 minutes to take Sri Lanka’s final two second-innings wickets, dismissing their hosts for 231. That left Australia, who won the first Test by an innings and 242…

Superbug illustration by Tanner Konarik for Texas A&M A new study evaluated a low-cost yet effective way to combat bacterial resistance using curcumin–the natural yellow plant compound in turmeric. In 2017, a tragic death in a Nevada hospital was linked to a new strain of bacteria that had developed a resistance to 26 different antibiotics.…

Health Minister Andrew Gwynne has been sacked after a newspaper revealed he sent a string of offensive and abusive WhatsApp messages. The MP for Gorton and Denton was also suspended from the Labour Party after the Mail on Sunday reported the messages, which insulted constituents, fellow MPs and councillors. A government spokesperson said Prime Minister…

Dr. J. Mack Slaughter’s breakfast bill was paid with a compliment – SWNS A father in Fort Worth, Texas, was left in tears after a stranger paid for his family’s breakfast and wrote a heartfelt message on the receipt. The 41-year-old was enjoying a morning out for breakfast with his wife and three children at…

Getty Images More than three decades after leaving the Soviet Union, Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania have begun to unplug from Russia’s electricity grid and join the EU’s network. The two-day process began on Saturday morning, with residents told to charge their devices, stock up on food and water, and prepare as if severe weather is…

Credit: Pench National Park via Instagram A tiger and a boar were recently rescued from the depths of a well in rural India. Located near the Pench National Park and Tiger Reserve, authorities said the pair fell in during the former’s hunting of the latter. Rescuing an animal from the hazards of human civilization is…