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Remaking History: Sarah Mather and the Aquascope

The Brooklyn Evening Star, January 24, 1843: “The world is indebted to this inventor, who is not only American, but an American Lady!” The post Remaking History: Sarah Mather and the Aquascope appeared first on Make: DIY Projects and Ideas for M.....»»

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NTSB final report details cause of crash that killed Wichita Falls couple, pilot"s history

NTSB final report details cause of crash that killed Wichita Falls couple, pilot"s history.....»»

Category: topSource:  informationweekRelated NewsNov 1st, 2024

When will we know who won the 2024 election?

Election officials anticipate 2024 to be the most streamlined and secure election in history. But results may still take longer than the public hopes. Less than a week out from election day, as many around the country send in their mail-in ball.....»»

Category: topSource:  pcmagRelated NewsOct 31st, 2024

Tiny fragments of a 4-billion-year-old asteroid reveal its history

In June 2018, Japan's Hayabusa 2 mission reached asteroid 162173 Ryugu. It studied the asteroid for about 15 months, deploying small rovers and a lander, before gathering a sample and returning it to Earth in December 2020......»»

Category: topSource:  pcmagRelated NewsOct 31st, 2024

Machine-learning analysis tracks the evolution of 16th-century European astronomical thought

A team of computer scientists, astronomers and historians in Berlin has used machine-learning applications to learn more about the evolutionary history of European astronomical thought in the 15th and 16th centuries. In their study published in the j.....»»

Category: topSource:  pcmagRelated NewsOct 31st, 2024

Research reveals delayed evolutionary origin of Asteriidae sea stars

A study published in PeerJ has reshaped our understanding of the evolutionary history of sea stars, particularly the family Asteriidae. The study, titled "Phylogenetic and taxonomic revisions of Jurassic sea stars support a delayed evolutionary origi.....»»

Category: topSource:  theglobeandmailRelated NewsOct 31st, 2024

Reddit just achieved something for the first time in its 20-year history

Reddit has turned a profit for the first time in its history, and its daily user base has grown to almost 100 million users......»»

Category: topSource:  telegraphRelated NewsOct 30th, 2024

Reddit just achieved something for the first time in its 20-year history

Reddit has turned a profit for the first time in its history, and its daily user base has grown to almost 100 million users......»»

Category: topSource:  telegraphRelated NewsOct 30th, 2024

Your ChatGPT conversation history is now searchable

ChatGPT chat histories are now searchable within the web app so you can quickly find and surface relevant information from previous conversations......»»

Category: topSource:  digitaltrendsRelated NewsOct 29th, 2024

Concord didn’t fail PlayStation. PlayStation failed Concord

Concord's short, but troubled history can't just be viewed as a self-contained failure. Its part of a bigger picture at Sony......»»

Category: topSource:  digitaltrendsRelated NewsOct 29th, 2024

Uranus" moon Miranda may have an ocean beneath its surface, study finds

A new study suggests Uranus' moon Miranda may harbor a water ocean beneath its surface, a finding that would challenge many assumptions about the moon's history and composition and could put it in the company of the few select worlds in our solar sys.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsOct 29th, 2024

Lidar mapping reveals mountainous medieval cities along the Silk Road

A city larger than many in Europe at the time was perched in the mountains. The history of the Silk Road, a vast network of ancient and medieval trade routes connecting Beijing an.....»»

Category: topSource:  arstechnicaRelated NewsOct 29th, 2024

Study finds influential textbooks labeled American actions as imperialist, contradicting American exceptionalism

The ideology of American exceptionalism has long held that the United States is and has been exceptional throughout its history, not making the same mistakes or perpetuating the same evils of other world powers. Yet a new study from the University of.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsOct 28th, 2024

Colored South Africans are all but erased from history textbooks. I asked learners how that makes them feel

South African singer-songwriter Tyla made history in February 2024 when she won the inaugural Grammy for Best African Music Performance......»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsOct 28th, 2024

"Wonder Drug" Explores Thalidomide’s Secret History and Harms in the U.S.

In her book Wonder Drug, Jennifer Vanderbes explores the history of thalidomide’s secret history—and harms—in the U.S......»»

Category: scienceSource:  sciamRelated NewsOct 28th, 2024

Legendary Cars That Mysteriously Disappeared: The Unsolved Mysteries of Automotive History

Legendary Cars That Mysteriously Disappeared: The Unsolved Mysteries of Automotive History.....»»

Category: topSource:  theglobeandmailRelated NewsOct 28th, 2024

Mary, Queen of Scots and the clandestine tricks of the women who kept her secrets

Mary, Queen of Scots spent almost 20 years in captivity. She was held in various locations across Britain from 1568 until her execution on February 8, 1587. As I explain in my new book, Captive Queen: The Decrypted History of Mary, Queen of Scots, du.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsOct 27th, 2024

"Paleo-robots" provide an experimental approach for understanding how fish started to walk on land

The transition from water to land is one of the most significant events in the history of life on Earth. Now, a team of roboticists, paleontologists and biologists is using robots to study how the ancestors of modern land animals transitioned from sw.....»»

Category: topSource:  pcmagRelated NewsOct 23rd, 2024

Apple launched the iPod 23 years ago, and changed the world

The iPod line has vanished into history, but the influence of this once-ubiquitous device is still shaping Apple, music, and the world, 23 years on from its announcement on October 23, 2001.You had one. Everybody had an iPod, some people had several,.....»»

Category: appleSource:  appleinsiderRelated NewsOct 23rd, 2024

iPhone roadmap is ‘most ambitious in the product’s history,’ per John Ternus

Innovation on the iPhone looks different than it used to. The product line is coming up on two decades of change, so understandably updates these days are more evolutionary than revolutionary. However, we could be on the cusp of a major wave of iPhon.....»»

Category: gadgetSource:  9to5macRelated NewsOct 22nd, 2024

Was organized society an agitating or pacifying force in ancient Andes populations?

The extent to which "civilization" heightens or lessens the likelihood of violent conflict throughout human history has remained one of the most enduring questions among anthropologists. But a new collaborative study of archaeological groups from the.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsOct 22nd, 2024