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The Shocking Truth About Airline Safety And Robots

Would you be comfortable entrusting airline safety to robots? Rolls-Royce, the well-known engine maker, has revealed plans to maintain airplane engines using sn...

Are Pesticides Making Honey More Expensive?

Honeybees and bumblebees become less intelligent, dull-witted and prone to bad judgment when exposed to pesticides, according to a new study published by the Br...

FICT: Ants Cause A Nasty Accident

I set off from home before down to go to work. It was a sweet summertime day, with plenty of rain. I was tired of the long traffic lines during the morning rush...

FICT: An Interview With A Japanese Beetle Causes Regret

Caleb aged 18, noticed that the leaves of his rose plants that he loved so much were becoming skeletal. When he looked carefully, he was horrified to see that t...

FICT: DNA Test—A Wingless Spider ‘Flies’ From Harare to the Indian Ocean

Our positioning gadgets showed that we were 942 nautical miles east of Antananarivo, the capital city of Madagascar. I was on a luxury ship called SolarTec on r...

3 Reasons Why You Should Love and Protect Killer Bees

The only way to prevent being attacked by killer bees is to stay away from them. The moment you get close to their colony they can smell your odors, and once on...

A Terrorist Uses Snake Venom to Kill Dozens

The year is 2029. A terrorist breeds black mambas and milks their venom and uses it as a deadly weapon. He loads it in horsefly looking robots which bite people...

Everything Is Open For Negotiation

Cameron Morrison lived in an African country. One day he stopped at the local the market to buy tomatoes. He looked the young woman behind the counter in the ey...

Imagine Steemit With 1 Billion Users

Currently, Steemit has over one million users of which an estimated 60,000 are active on a daily basis. The growth rate of the platform has been spectacular sin...

When A Robot Took Over As Manager

Frieda Boyd has worked at Cavern Softwares Consult all his life, preparing and submitting tax returns for individual customers. But now his job is threatened. “...

Snake Robot Helps to Bust a Criminal Network

There is a crime gang terrorizing people in SA. Members of the band steal from people walking on deserted streets, kidnap people, and rape women. A few days bac...

Pressured in Every Way—Is It Possible To Enjoy Life In This Chaotic World?

There is an endless list of tasks waiting for you. Your life seems like water in a basin—your sick parent needs attention, you have to move to a new location, f...

Dating: If I Were You, Here Is How I Would Know When To Quit

You are embarrassed and depressed. You do not know what to do. Your man seemed to be a perfect catch. But of late he has changed. You can no longer stand the ra...

5 Ways Online Dating Exposes You to Danger

The days of meeting face to face with someone you want to date are disappearing fast. Many people use dating apps that link them to favorite dating websites. Fa...

Dating—Why Dumping A Boyfriend Is The Best Way To Stop Abuse

You are embarrassed and depressed. You do not know what to do. Your boyfriend seemed to be the perfect man. But of late he has changed. You can no longer stand ...

Be Mindful of Earthworms When You Go Digging

“Will you not slaughter earthworms today?” my Mom asked. “What do you mean?” I replied, expressing surprise. “Whenever you use a hoe in the garden,” she explain...

The Worst Moment in My Life

One day my Dad invited the local Mayor and his wife Mary at home. I was 16 at the time. Mary offered to bake a cake for us. As we watched a comedy on TV, she wa...

Have a Positive View of the Intense Competition on Steemit

You join. You earn nothing after a month. You can get discouraged. Others become angry. They forget that when you become a writer or freelancer, you open yourse...

Dad Breaks Up With Mom—How Can You Make the Connection Again?

When Dad breaks up with Mon and she takes custody of the children things can get out of hand. The father may abandon you and the children, refuse to buy food, p...

Backbiting Spoils Relationships

Backbiting indicates a lack of respect and love for one's mate. A statement such as "he puts a lot of salt in the sauce” or “he wakes me up before time,” may ap...