Matriarchies Around the world In celebration of International Women’s Day, here’s a look at the modern matriarchy, a showcase of matriarchies around the world. There are several types of matriarchal societies, including the matrifocal family, or mother-centered families. Fathers may not always play a role in the upbringing of children. There are also matrilineal societies, […]
Royal Families Around the World
Royal Families Around the World Despite the fact that the flame of royal families is dwindling, its embers still remain in some or the other way. Monarchs of the nations across the world have varying degrees of power, with some holding absolute power, while others merely symbolic or ceremonial figureheads. From kings and queens, to […]
Wines and Vineyards Around the World
Wines and Vineyards Around the World Introduction Some of the world’s major producers of wine, include, France, Italy, Spain, the United States, and China. Though Europe and the Middle East are the traditional wine growing areas, explorers brought vines with them when colonizing the New World, leading to the creation of New World wines, which […]
Flying Medical Services Around the World
AboutAir Medical Service is a wide-ranging term, which uses air transportation to carry patients from one place to the other for healthcare benefits. To define it in other words, flying medical service is generally an organization that is run for no profit and wherein a full-time team of expert doctors and nurses come forward […]
High Speed Trains Around the World
High Speed Trains ATW As globalization continues to progress, and we become better connected to places all across the Earth, our world begins to feel smaller and smaller. While the internet has in recent years been one of the biggest factor in the increase in connectivity, one of the earliest ways the world became more […]
Future Innovations Around the World
USA – Mountain View, CA Google self-driving car In 2010, Google revealed that it was developing software that allows cars to drive without human involvement. Google’s test cars, which are outfitted in a $150,000 system, use a laser radar system that creates a 3D map, enabling the car to maneuver through traffic. The technology is […]
Robotic Inventions Around the World
Robotic Inventions Around the World Both robotics and football fans around the world were thrilled to see a special moment at the inauguration of the Football World Cup on 12 June 2014, at the Corinthians Arena in Sao Paulo, Brazil. As part of the opening ceremony Juliano Pinto, a 29-year-old male paraplegic kicked the inaugural […]
Taxis Cabs Around the World
Is it hard to imagine Life without Taxis? Before taxicabs, there used to be ”horse-drawn for-hire services” that first began during the 16th century in Paris and London. The first taxi in the world was built in 1897 by Gottlieb Wilhelm Daimler, who was born in Schorndorf, Germany. The taxi was named Daimler Victoria, the […]
Space Explorations Around the World
Space Explorations Around the World Throughout human history, space has remained a distant realm full of mystery and wonder. From early star charts to the first telescopes, we have long been working towards new discoveries in space and discovering what lies beyond our planet, and perhaps one day revealing the secrets of the universe. Progress […]