‘Wordle’ is the most Googled word of 2022

Dec 8 2022

The results are in – Google revealed their top searches in their annual ‘Year in Search report’.

Google’s most searched for term of 2022 has been revealed as ‘Wordle’.

‘Worlde’ is a popular daily word game which found mass appeal after it launched in 2021. It gives you six attempts to guess the word of the day.

Google revealed this in their annual Year in Search report, along with other top searches throughout the past 12 months.

Ukraine was the most news item searched by the people whilst Buckingham Palace was the most searched for landmark. This is mainly due to the fact that the biggest two news items worldwide during 2022, were the war in Ukraine and the passing of Queen Elizabeth.

On the other hand, Johnny Depp was the person that people searched for/about the most. This definitely comes from the worldwide interest in his case against Amber Heard, who also features on the list, but after Will Smith. Smith was the second most searched for person of 2022, probably after the incident with Chris Rock, who also features in the top 5 of this category.

To view the whole list – visit this link.

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50 years on: The 1st photograph of all Earth

Dec 8 2022

The first week of December marks the 50-year anniversary of the Blue Marble photo. The astronauts of NASA’s Apollo 17 spacecraft had taken a photo of Earth and changed the way we visualized our planet forever.

Apollo 17 was the last mission to land humans on the Moon, but NASA recently said that “next one is coming soon!”

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Earthrise, as first seen by the Apollo 8 crew in December 1968.

Photo Source: NASA

People gather outside Parliament for a ‘candlelight vigil of hope’

Dec 8 2022

Following Sunday’s protest against the proposed abortion bill, people gathered outside Parliament stating that “abortion is not the will of the people of Malta.”

The crowd that gathered in-front of Parliament lit candles as “a gesture of solidarity towards the babies that will be put at risk with the introduction of abortion in Malta.”

A petition urging the Government to reconsider, has gathered over 25,000 signatures. People signing are appealing to the Government to take on board the proposals made by the multi-disciplinary group of 81 professionals, 44 organizations, and 450 doctors.

This was another initiative of the ‘Inti Tista’ Ssalvani’ campaign driven by the ‘coalition for Life’ made up of the ‘Life Network Foundation’, ‘Doctors for Life’ and ‘I See Life’.

They are urging the Government to abandon its plans to introduce abortion.

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An extensive marine biodiversity photographic exhibition launched for Maltese Schools

Dec 8 2022

The Interreg Italia-Malta SEA MARVEL project is sharing its research photographic outputs in a unique educational photographic exhibition for the benefit of Maltese schools.

60 students actively participated and learned about sea life found around the Maltese Islands – from the smallest organisms found in shallow coastal waters to the largest whales found offshore.

This SEA MARVEL workshop allowed students to discover more about marine biodiversity with expert researchers. Through this event, students have learned what sea life holds and how it may be studied, admired, and safeguarded.

SEA MARVEL exhibits a selection of endemic, vulnerable species & alien species – It showcases the marvellous diversity of species that often go ignored. The exhibition comprises 20 large stand-up posters composed of a collage of photos, and each poster has additional information accessible online through a QR code.

The roving exhibition is now available for schools in Malta and Gozo to host. The exhibits are an excellent resource for schools to valorise our marine life and its conservation. In addition, it is an eye-opener to how serious issues benefit from scientific innovation and research—encouraging these students to pursue a career in STEM.

The SEA MARVEL educational events and resource sharing are possible through the support of the Ministry for Education, Sport, Youth, Research and Innovation, the Directorate for Learning and Assessment Programmes and the various schools welcoming them. The Malta scientific team, taking care of this exhibition is led by Prof Adriana Vella, Conservation Biology Research Group, the Department of Biology, Faculty of Science, University of Malta with the support of Dr Joseph Vella, Dept of Computer Information Systems, Faculty of ICT, University of Malta and other members of the Conservation Biology Research Group.