ICYMI: Floating wind farm, autonomous robot delivery & more

Today on In Case You Missed It: Delivery company Starship Technologies will begin testing sidewalk-scooting autonomous delivery robots next year in London and the U.S. They can go up to 4 miles-per-hour and carry about 20 pounds worth of whatever i...

Meningitis vaccinations requirements around the world


This week, meningitis vaccinations made global news as the United States and United Kingdom looked to combat the rising tide of deaths. Officials are focusing on children, teenagers, and marginalized...

Google Maps Brings New Meaning to a Search for Nessie

It is perhaps the most famous monster photo of all time. Appearing in England’s Daily Mail on April 21, 1934, it was snapped by London physician Robert Kenneth Wilson and became known as the “Surgeon’s Photograph.” We’ve all seen it countless times – a creepy snake-like head jutting out of the dark waters of Scotland’s Loch Ness. The image was later discovered to be an elaborate ruse created using a toy sub.

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Even though that photo was proven not to be a real portrait of Nessie, many still believe a giant beast actually haunts the Loch. To mark the date the image was taken, Google posted a host of its Street View images of both the surface of the Loch and what it looks like under the surface so that explorers around the world can scan the terrain themselves in search of the infamous creature.

What’s crazy though, is that one of the 360-degree images you can view is titled “Bird, log or monster?” And when you click into it you can clearly make out four small black bumps breaking the surface that look a heck of a lot like Godzilla’s tail slipping back beneath the water. I certainly don’t believe in the monstrous myth, but after seeing that Google pic I won’t be taking a dip in Loch Ness anytime soon.

[via Google Maps Blog]

Victoria Beckham celebrates David’s whisky launch with kiss


Victoria Beckham's gave husband David a rare public kiss on the cheek, showing how proud she was of the retired soccer player, even as he looked at the camera skeptically. Us Weekly notes the couple...

Scotland Votes No to Scottish Independence. Official Results


Scotland has voted and the majority wants to stay in the UK. 55.3% said no to the Scottish Independence and 44.7% voted yes. This the official result.This was an historic vote after Scotland joined...

Scotland Votes No to Scottish Independence


Scotland has voted and the majority wants to stay in the UK. 55% said no to the Scottish Independence and 45% voted yes. This the current result with just one council area missing according to the...