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3 Signs That You Nailed Your Editorial Video Shoot

There seems to be recurring popularity of the nail art trend from eight years ago, as TikTok revives the intricate fashion statement on your cuticles. Nail business owners should capitalize on the trend by developing sound campaign materials, such as editorials. Editorials are often challenging for artists and designers to accomplish. When fashion magazines took a hit during the pandemic, the industry found it difficult to bounce back. Fortunately, technology led to advancements in advertising that can be used to adapt concepts in editorials for successful digital campaigns today. Some entrepreneurs may be hesitant to make the transition from analog…

Expedition 66 concludes 2021 with busy December aboard ISS

(Lead image credit: NASA.) While many cultures celebrated their respective holiday traditions on Earth, the crew of the International Space Station (ISS) carried on with their busy schedules high above. December 2021 saw three major visiting vehicle movements, one spacewalk, and many of the research and maintenance tasks that allow the ISS to function as one of the world’s most important scientific laboratories. The Expedition 66 crew currently aboard the station is commanded by Russian cosmonaut Anton Shkaplerov, who is joined by cosmonaut Pyotr Dubrov along with NASA astronauts Mark Vande Hei, Raja Chari, Thomas Marshburn, and Kayla Barron, and…

The Question of the Year: What Are the Biggest Threats to Humanity in 2022?

Lead Image: A Rocket flies through the clouds on sunset 3d illustration. Alexyz3d/iStock The last few years of the pandemic have reminded us that humanity is far from invincible. We may be the most powerful beings on Earth, but just like every civilization in the past, we also have our limitations and weaknesses. Over the course of the last hundred years, industrialization, population growth, and technological development have changed the nature of human life almost beyond recognition. Many of these changes have been positive and have made us stronger as a species — thanks to medical advancements, people are healthier and…

After a year filled with new missions and discoveries, Mars and its robots look ahead to 2022

(Lead image: Perseverance looks at Ingenuity after deploying the helicopter onto the Martian surface. Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech) After the successful launch of three new Mars missions in the summer of 2020, Mars exploration was looking to have a groundbreaking year in 2021. Astonishingly, all three missions — NASA’s Mars 2020, China’s Tianwen-1, and the United Arab Emirates’ Hope orbiter — successfully arrived at Mars in February, and have already sent back amazing data and images of the red planet. Furthermore, missions like NASA’s Curiosity rover and InSight lander celebrated various milestones on Mars this year and sent back amazing results and…

Sinking of HMS Birkenhead: The Origin of “Women and Children First”

On the 26th of February 1852, a British troopship, HMS Birkenhead sank off the coast of South Africa while carrying reinforcements. She would never reach her destination. The bravery and discipline shown by the British soldiers on board, despite their impending doom, would echo down the ages to the modern-day. The ship sank very quickly, but the men would stay with the ship to keep the lifeboats from being swamped and ensure the survival of the women and children on board. An event still honored today with the tradition of “woman and children first” in times of peril. What is the…