"Babylon 5" Actress Mira Furlan Dies At 65
Slashdot reader The Grim Reefer shares a report from the BBC: Babylon 5 and Lost actress Mira Furlan has died at the age of 65, her family and management have confirmed. Furlan played Minbari Ambassador Delenn in the 1990s sci-fi TV drama, Babylon.....»»
Don’t let Reese Witherspoon make you crazy
Feeling bombarded with ads for cryptocurrency and the metaverse? You're not alone. Enlarge / Actress Reese Witherspoon during an interview on Thursday, December 17, 2021. (credit: NBC) At 12:24 pm on January 11, the actor and.....»»
Babylon’s Fall Demo Launches Feb. 25 For PS4, PS5
The Babylon's Fall demo will launch on Feb. 25 for PS4 & PS5. The post Babylon’s Fall Demo Launches Feb. 25 For PS4, PS5 appeared first on PlayStation Universe. A playable demo of Babylon’s Fall will launch for PS4 and PS5 on Februar.....»»
France"s Nobel winner for co-discovery of HIV virus dies
French scientist Luc Montagnier, who won the Nobel prize for medicine for his co-discovery of the HIV virus that causes AIDS, has died aged 89, the mayor of the Paris suburb where he was hospitalised said Thursday......»»
Luc Montagnier, Nobel-Winning Co-Discoverer of HIV, Dies At 89
An anonymous reader quotes a report from the New York Times: Luc Montagnier, a French virologist who shared a Nobel Prize for discovering the virus that causes AIDS, died on Tuesday in the Paris suburb of Neuilly-sur-Seine. He was 89. [...] The disco.....»»
Douglas Trumbull, VFX Whiz For "Blade Runner", "2001" and Others, Dies At 79
Douglas Trumbull, the visual effects mastermind behind Blade Runner, Close Encounter of the Third Kind, 2001: A Space Odyssey and numerous others, died on Monday at age 79. His daughter Amy Trumbull announced the news on Facebook, writing that her fa.....»»
Dakota Johnson to join the Spider-Man universe in Madame Web
Sony's Spider-Man-adjacent spinoff movies may have found their first leading lady, as actress Dakota Johnson enters talks to portray Marvel's Madame Web......»»
One in five fish dies from passing hydroelectric turbines
Hydroelectric turbines put fish at risk of severe injury during passage. To support an informed debate on the sustainability of hydropower, reliable data of turbine-induced fish mortality are pivotal. A team of researchers of the Leibniz Institute of.....»»
In From The Cold review: A slick spy show with a sci-fi edge
Netflix series In From The Cold is a satisfying spy thriller that delivers plenty of surprises, with a strong performance from its lead actress......»»
Louie Anderson, Veteran Comic And Family Feud Host, Dies at 68
Comedian Louie Anderson, known for his roles in Baskets and Life With Louie, has died at the age of 68.Louie Anderson, a comedian, and three-time Emmy Award winner, has died from complications with cancer. He was 68.Deadline confirmed with his public.....»»
Meat Loaf, legendary "Bat Out of Hell" singer and actor, dies at 74
Meat Loaf, the best-selling singer and actor whose 1977 album "Bat Out of Hell" has been certified 14x Platinum, has passed away at the age of 74.The death of the singer, whose real name is Michael Lee Aday, was confirmed to Deadline by his agent Mic.....»»
Rat who detected land mines in Cambodia dies in retirement
A land mine-detecting rat in Cambodia who received a prestigious award for his life-saving duty has died in retirement, the charity for which he had worked has announced......»»
What happens when someone dies in space? Space tourism brings new legal and moral issues
Commercial spaceflight companies such as Virgin Galactic and Blue Origin are now offering exclusive opportunities for celebrities and civilians to travel to space......»»
Emma Watson pro-Palestinian post sparks antisemitism row
Watson's Instagram post had nearly one million likes and more than 89,000 comments by Tuesday [File: Henry Nicholls/Reuters]British actress Emma Watson's official Instagram account expressed solidarity with the Palestinians in a new post, elici.....»»
Richard Leakey, fossil hunter and defender of elephants, dies aged 77
World-renowned Kenyan conservationist and fossil hunter Richard Leakey, whose groundbreaking discoveries helped prove that humankind evolved in Africa, died on Sunday at the age of 77, the country's president said......»»
John Madden, football and video game legend, dies at 85
John Madden Football debuted in 1988 with his likeness featured prominently on the front of the box. This trend would continue for more than a decade before EA started putting active NFL players on the cover. Still, the Madden name persisted and carr.....»»
E.O. Wilson, Naturalist Dubbed a Modern-day Darwin, Dies at 92
Edward O. Wilson, a U.S. naturalist dubbed the "modern-day Darwin" died on Sunday at the age of 92 in Massachusetts, his foundation said in a statement. From a report: Alongside British naturalist David Attenborough, Wilson was considered one of the.....»»
Masayuki Uemura, Designer of the Nintendo Entertainment System, Dies At 78
"The New York Times has an obituary for Masayuki Uemura, designer of the first Nintendo Entertainment System console," writes Slashdot reader nickovs. Here's an excerpt from the report: Video game consoles had a moment of popularity in the early 1980.....»»
Masayuki Uemura, Creator Of The NES And SNES, Dies At 78
Masayuki Uemura was the lead architect for the Famicom (aka the Nintendo Entertainment System) and the Super Famicon (aka the SNES). The mark he left on the gaming industry and popular culture is indelible. According to Oricon News, Uemura passed awa.....»»
Masayuki Uemura, NES and SNES designer, dies at age 78
Uemura joined Nintendo in 1971 after having worked at the Sharp Corporation where he sold photocell tech. During his early days at Nintendo, he helped bring in and develop this technology into what would eventually become the NES Zapper popularized b.....»»
World"s Oldest Person Dies at Age 124
Slashdot reader ellithligraw brings the news that the oldest person on earth has died in the Philippines this week at age 124. CNN Philippines reports: Susano was born on Sept. 11, 1897, which was before the country became independent from Spanis.....»»