[ad_1] SWNS A real-life soprano went from being a member of a New Jersey gang to a musical star after videos of him singing to patients at the hospital where he worked went viral. Enrique Rodríguez, 28, of Central Jersey, now works as a phlebotomist at Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital and is widely recognized…

[ad_1] Fox / MLB on YouTube: Fair Use “It’s hard not to be romantic with baseball,” wrote a Hollywood screenwriter for Brad Pitt’s character in the film. Moneyball. For those lucky enough to have seen Kevin Costner’s enduring classic Field of dreams at the right time, that is, when you were a boy or a…

[ad_1] Egyptian Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities Although it may not be counted among the seven ancient wonders of the world, the 4,600-year-old solar ship that belongs to the Egyptian pharaoh Khufu is nevertheless an astonishing wonder of the ancient world. Last week, King Khufu’s reassembled sunship was moved intact to its new permanent location,…

[ad_1] SkyCool systems If in mid-summer you were to go up to the top of the Grocery Outlet supermarket in Stockton, California, and put your hand over the strange shiny black panels you found there, you would be surprised to find that they were as cold to the touch as a fuse box in the…

[ad_1] Judi Lapsley Miller / CC License In the latest audio survey of kiwi bird populations in New Zealand’s North Island, many areas that were silent in 2016 now have airways filled with kiwi songs. The high-pitched squeal of the male contrasts with the low growl of the females, but regardless of what sound it…

[ad_1] Pyrethrum, Krzyszt of Ziarnek, Kenraiz / CC license In Kenya, a trip through the central highlands will sometimes reveal a landscape covered in a beautiful white petal flower with a deadly secret. The yellow center of the Chrysanthemum cinerariifolium contains one of the best natural insecticides in the world which, in addition to being…

[ad_1] For some, wind turbines symbolize a commitment to a greener planet; others see them as loud, dangerous and ugly. Now a company based in the Netherlands and also in the US is hoping to counter Nimby’s complaints (not in my backyard) with its tulip-shaped ‘eco art’ design. Flower turbines They say their products pose…

[ad_1] Most of us remember a time when we could eat whatever we wanted and not gain weight. But a new study suggests that your metabolism – the rate at which you burn calories – actually begins its inevitable decline much later than we all assume. Additionally, we tend to think of our teens and…