Blowing up medieval gunpowder recipes
First used for battle in China in about 900 A.D., gunpowder spread throughout Eurasia by the end of the 13th century, eventually revolutionizing warfare as a propellant in firearms and artillery. Meanwhile, master gunners tinkered with gunpowder form.....»»
Europe Rules That Insufficient Climate Change Action Is a Human Rights Violation
In a landmark ruling, the European Court of Human Rights found that Switzerland had not done enough to protect its citizens from climate change—blowing open the door for further cases against governments......»»
Early medieval money mystery solved
Byzantine bullion fueled Europe's revolutionary adoption of silver coins in the mid-7th century, only to be overtaken by silver from a mine in Charlemagne's Francia a century later, new tests reveal. The findings could transform our understanding of.....»»
Amazon, Best Buy battle for lowest iPad prices, with deals from $249
Amazon and Best Buy are blowing out iPad inventory, with prices as low as $249 and discounts of up to $150 off. Save on Apple's iPad 9th Generation, 10th Generation and the latest Air models during today's price war.Save up to $150 on iPads during to.....»»
The best item recipes in Dragon’s Dogma 2
All those plants, fruit, and other random materials you will be stockpiling can be turned into useful items in Dragon's Dogma 2. Here are the best recipes......»»
Tudor era horse cemetery in Westminster revealed as likely resting place for elite imported animals
Archaeological analysis of a near unique animal cemetery discovered in London nearly 30 years ago has revealed the international scale of horse trading by the elites of late medieval and Tudor England......»»
The mystery of consciousness shows there may be a limit to what science alone can achieve
The progress of science in the last 400 years is mind blowing. Who would have thought we'd be able to trace the history of our universe to its origins 14 billion years ago? Science has increased the length and the quality of our lives, and the techno.....»»
Best Buy slashes Apple"s MacBook Pro with 24GB RAM, 1TB SSD to $1,299
Best Buy has issued a steeper price cut on Apple's loaded 13-inch MacBook Pro, now $1,299 for My Best Buy Plus members, while the base model has fallen to $899. But hurry, as these flash deals won't last long.Best Buy is blowing out MacBook Pro inven.....»»
Elon Musk says new "mind-blowing" Roadster will go to 0-60mph in less than a second
Tesla's upcoming Roadster has had its design goals "radically increased," CEO Elon Musk says. Tesla's upcoming Roadster is going to blow your mind, CEO Elon Musk says. No. That's not enough. He did say it was going to be "mind-blowing," but in.....»»
Best Buy is blowing out Apple"s MacBook Pro (24GB RAM, 1TB SSD) at $1,399
Best Buy is crushing the competition with a record-breaking price drop on Apple's loaded MacBook Pro 13-inch with 24GB of RAM and a 1TB SSD.Both Silver and Space Gray color options are eligible for the $600 cash discount, with My Best Buy Plus member.....»»
Tyler Perry puts $800 million studio expansion on hold because of OpenAI’s Sora
Perry: Mind-blowing AI video-generation tools "will touch every corner of our industry." Enlarge / Tyler Perry in 2022. (credit: Getty Images) In an interview with The Hollywood Reporter published Thursday, filmmaker Tyl.....»»
Google’s hidden AI diversity prompts lead to outcry over historically inaccurate images
Inserting depictions of diversity into AI images creates revisionist history, critics say. Enlarge / Generations from Gemini AI from the prompt, "Paint me a historically accurate depiction of a medieval British king." (credit: @s.....»»
OpenAI’s new AI-made videos are blowing people’s minds
OpenAI just debuted a new type of generative AI. Sora, a text-to-video model, might be its most impressive achievement to date......»»
How does "Abbott Elementary" cast its mind-blowing guest stars?
Quinta Brunson and the "Abbott Elementary" showrunners on how they decide which celebrity cameos make it into the hit sitcom. Jalen Hurts. Brandon Graham. Jason Kelce. Gritty. Aside from being Philadelphia sports icons, what do these four figur.....»»
Written accounts reveal how sexual assault claims were dealt with in the Middle Ages
Written testimonies from the medieval period show sexual assault being successfully reported to the authorities, despite legal, social and even family obstacles. This took place, we must remember, in a society which had next to nothing by way of fore.....»»
Dungeons & Dragons turns 50 this year, and there’s a lot planned for it
It started with "a new line of miniatures rules" and became a global phenomenon. Enlarge / The three rulebooks fo "fantastic medieval wargames" that started it all, released at some point in late January 1974, as seen in Dungeons.....»»
Dogs in the middle ages: What medieval writing tells us about our ancestors" pets
In the middle ages, most dogs had jobs. In his book De Canibus, the 16th-century English physician and scholar John Caius described a hierarchy of dogs, which he classified first and foremost according to their function in human society......»»
Sierra Space is blowing up stuff to prove inflatable habitats are safe
"We are well on our way to having our habitats ready for launch in 2026.” Enlarge / Sierra Space's 300 cubic meter inflatable habitat burst at 77 psi, five times the pressure it would need to handle in space. (credit: Sierra Sp.....»»
Archaeologists discover intact medieval gauntlet at Kyburg Castle
The team also unearthed fragments of the glove's companion, worn on the opposite hand. Enlarge (credit: Canton of Zurich) Archaeologists announced this week that they have discovered an intact 14th-century medieval gaunt.....»»
China"s medieval Tang dynasty had a surprising level of social mobility, new study finds
In studying social mobility in today's industrialized nations, researchers typically rely on data from the World Economic Forum or, in the United States, the General Social Survey. But examining the same phenomena from past centuries is a more daunti.....»»
Small-scale study finds microplastics from natural fertilizers are blowing in the wind more often than once thought
Though natural fertilizers made from treated sewage sludge are used to reintroduce nutrients onto agricultural fields, they bring along microplastic pollutants too. And according to a small-scale study published in Environmental Science & Technology.....»»