We all know that tears can sometimes be used as a tool to emotionally manipulate, but what about a physical weapon? It’s something that has only been done once. In 2016 a student in the Netherlands built a gun that turns tears into bullets. (1) The Gun that Turns Tears Into Bullets Now before anyone...
At the Hearty Soul, we love a good brain teaser, so naturally, we couldn’t resist sharing the latest of these with our readers. Apparently, only geniuses can solve this viral “IQ test”. Can you? The Problem Only Geniuses Can Solve The following equation has been viewed millions of times and people are debating the correct...
In late August fishermen in the Gibraltar Strait reported some strange and aggressive activity from pods of orcas. These have continued to happen over the last two months, and now researchers believe there are killer whales orchestrating revenge attacks from altercations back in June. (1) Killer Whales Orchestrating Revenge Attacks Scientists believe that the killer...
When people think of going off-grid, they typically want one thing and that’s sustainability. Being able to live off the land with the finite sources it provides and doing it comfortably. There are few who are able to achieve this coexistence with nature. However, for Toto’s Cafe and Pizzeria, sustainability never looked this tasty before!...
Denmark is the largest producer of mink fur in the world. The country has fifteen to seventeen million animals on more than one thousand farms. Experts estimate that the 2020 population is worth more than four hundred million dollars US [1]. A coronavirus mink mutation, however, may destroy the industry. On November 4, 2020, the...
An adorable tortoise named Freddy lost her shell in a forest fire in Brazil, and became the first ever tortoise with a 3D-printed prosthetic shell. Fred is a survivor, of not just of the fire, but also of two bouts of pneumonia and 45 days without food. By then, a volunteer group called the ‘Animal...
Plants already give us oxygen to breathe, but what if they could give us electricity, too? This Spanish start-up has made a bio-battery that generates electricity from soil microbes and is using plants to change the way we think of renewable energy. (1) Bio Battery Disrupting Green Energy Sector In 2016, Google named Bioo (bee-oh)...
Good news for the Great Barrier Reef: Scientists discovered a detached coral reef taller than the Eiffel Tower, the first discovery like this in 100 years. (1) A Coral Reef Taller Than the Eiffel Tower To say this newly discovered coral reef is big is an understatement: It is nearly 500 meters tall and 1.5...
A study published in the Biological Journal of the Linnean Society shows that different species are evolving into crabs and have been for quite a long time. This new discovery will help scientists better understand evolution and how it works. (1) Different Species Evolving Into Crabs There are various types of crabs in the world,...
For months during the coronavirus pandemic, many of us have spent the majority of our time in our homes. Though challenging, we have still had internet, food deliveries, and access to the outside world. In the early 90s, however, scientists performed a two-year lockdown experiment that didn’t have any of those things, and according to...
Piracy is the practice of robbing another ship at sea. It can also be used to describe stealing in other contexts like hijacking, or “air piracy”. River piracy, however, is a very new concept. Until four years ago, no one had ever documented it in modern times. In May 2016, the Slims River in Canada’s...
Some years, winter can prove to be the most unforgiving season there is. For many in the homeless community, they need as many resources as they can to survive the blistering cold. Unfortunately, many of those experiencing homelessness do not have access to what they need to stay safe. Thankfully, 28-year-old carpenter Khaleel Seivwright has...
