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Endurance: Explorer Shackleton"s ship found after a century

Researchers have discovered the remarkably well-preserved wreck of polar explorer Ernest Shackleton's ship, Endurance, in 10,000 feet of icy water, a century after it was swallowed up by Antarctic ice during what proved to be one of the most heroic e.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgMar 12th, 2022

A Thousand Blows teaser reveals first look at new series from Peaky Blinders creator

Get your first look at Peaky Blinders creator Steven Knight's new 19th-century boxing crime drama A Thousand Blows......»»

Category: topSource:  digitaltrendsRelated NewsOct 13th, 2024

Hidden in the teeth: DNA study finds these 19th century lions preyed on humans and giraffes

In 1898, two male lions terrorized an encampment of bridge builders on the Tsavo River in Kenya. The lions, which were massive and maneless, crept into the camp at night, raided the tents and dragged off their victims. The infamous Tsavo "man-eaters".....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsOct 11th, 2024

Wildlife populations plunge 73% since 1970: WWF

Wild populations of monitored animal species have plummeted over 70 percent in the last half-century, according to the latest edition of a landmark assessment by WWF published on Thursday......»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsOct 10th, 2024

KC Crain: Approaching a century of Automotive News

Throughout 2025, we will honor our legacy by connecting topics of today with our historical coverage as we look ahead to the next 100 years......»»

Category: topSource:  autonewsRelated NewsOct 8th, 2024

Documenting the impact of a fungal outbreak on a forest over half a century

An entomologist and his ecologist daughter have outlined the dramatic changes that have occurred over the past half-century in the forests of White Oak Canyon in the Shenandoah National Park due to a canker fungus......»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsOct 8th, 2024

‘Groups’ Underpin Modern Math. Here’s How They Work

What do the integers have in common with the symmetries of a triangle? In the 19th century, mathematicians invented groups as an answer to this question......»»

Category: gadgetSource:  wiredRelated NewsOct 7th, 2024

Teen achieves first NES Tetris “rebirth,” proves endless play is possible

Dogplayingtetris blasts past 3,300-line rollover in two-hour, 29M-point endurance test. Months ago, 13-year-old Willis "Blue Scuti" Gibson became the first person to "beat" NES Te.....»»

Category: topSource:  marketingvoxRelated NewsOct 7th, 2024

Teen achieves first NES Tetris “rebirth,“ proves endless play is possible

Dogplayingtetris blasts past 3,300-line rollover in two-hour, 29M-point endurance test. Months ago, 13-year-old Willis "Blue Scuti" Gibson became the first person to "beat" NES Te.....»»

Category: topSource:  marketingvoxRelated NewsOct 7th, 2024

One of the best football movies ever made just turned 20. Here’s why it still scores

On the film's 20th anniversary, here's why Friday Night Lights is the best football movie of the 21st century......»»

Category: topSource:  digitaltrendsRelated NewsOct 6th, 2024

The most underrated horror sequel of this century is finally streaming again on Max

One of the most ambitious and underrated horror sequels of the past 20 years is finally streaming again on Max......»»

Category: topSource:  digitaltrendsRelated NewsOct 5th, 2024

Study reveals oyster reefs once thrived along Europe"s coasts—now they"re gone

Oysters once formed extensive reefs along much of Europe's coastline—but these complex ecosystems were destroyed over a century ago, new research shows. The paper, published in the journal Nature Sustainability, is titled "Records reveal the vast h.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsOct 3rd, 2024

Early foster care gave poor women power, 17th-century records reveal

A rare collection of 300-year-old petitions gives voice to the forgotten women who cared for England's most vulnerable children while battling their local authorities......»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsOct 3rd, 2024

This Jackery portable generator and solar panel combo is 45% off!

The Jackery Explorer 3000 Pro solar generator with two solar panels is currently 45% off, which is equivalent to huge savings of $1,800, but for a limited time......»»

Category: topSource:  digitaltrendsRelated NewsOct 2nd, 2024

NASA"s instruments capture sharpest image of Earth"s radiation belts

From Aug. 19–20, ESA's (European Space Agency's) Juice (Jupiter Icy Moons Explorer) mission made history with a daring lunar-Earth flyby and double gravity assist maneuver, a spaceflight first. As the spacecraft zipped past our moon and home planet.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsOct 1st, 2024

Apple finally has a chance to fix the Vision Pro. Here’s what it needs to do

The Vision Pro headset is off course, but there are plenty of ways that Apple can steady the ship. Here’s what will give it the best chance of success......»»

Category: topSource:  digitaltrendsRelated NewsSep 30th, 2024

How to spot the ‘comet of the century’ next month

Comet Tsuchinshan-Atlas is passing by the sun and will soon pass by Earth, and could be a spectacularly bright object by mid-October......»»

Category: topSource:  digitaltrendsRelated NewsSep 27th, 2024

Rocket Report: SpaceX salvages Starship wreckage; pessimism for Virgin Galactic

The penultimate flight of Japan's workhorse H-IIA rocket deploys a spy satellite. Enlarge / A salvage ship raises a portion of SpaceX's Super Heavy booster from the Gulf of Mexico. This booster was used on the most recent Starshi.....»»

Category: topSource:  informationweekRelated NewsSep 27th, 2024

Ailing New Zealand butterfly collector gives away life"s work

A New Zealand enthusiast spent half a century amassing one of the world's largest private butterfly collections. As death nears, he has handed this life's work of 20,000 specimens to a museum......»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsSep 27th, 2024

Why the gender gap in physics has been stable for more than a century

As a physicist and data scientist with a keen interest in gender inequality, Fariba Karimi was amazed to discover that the gender gap in physics has remained almost unchanged since 1900. As the citation and coauthorship networks in physics expand, wo.....»»

Category: topSource:  theglobeandmailRelated NewsSep 26th, 2024

Vintage museum collection and modern research intersect in century-long bee study

At a tranquil nature reserve in South Michigan, an Agricultural Research Service (ARS) scientist and her collaborators connected olden wild bee sample collections and modern technology to better decode the ecological traits and habits of pollinators,.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsSep 25th, 2024