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mardi 27 août 2024, 16:36
Update: This morning's scheduled launch of Polaris Dawn was scrubbed due to a ground-side helium leak and has been rescheduled for 3:38 AM on August 28th. Polaris Dawn will launch on Tuesday no earlier than 3:38 AM EDT. There is a four-hour launch window and an additional...
Six Jupiter-sized worlds may be seen in images captured by the Webb space telescope of NGC1333, a stellar 'nursery' full of young celestial objects. In the young star cluster NGC1333, located about 1,000 light-years from Earth in the constellation Perseus, a team of...
Is the 'earthy' scent of Crayola unique to that brand? The company filed for U.S. trademark protection on a distinctive sensory aspect to its crayons, and it was awarded last month, capping at least six years of attempts by the company. — Read the rest The post Crayola...
'Chocolate breakthrough' sounds like a euphemism for something unpleasant, but in this case it's good news: Swiss scientistists report successfully making chocolate with the entire cocoa fruit rather than just the beans. They say traditional chocolate production, using...
Christopher Reeve was Superman. The physicality of his dual performances as Clark Kent and Superman has never been matched by the others who have come after him. How he responded to tragedy made him great, however. When a horseback-riding accident left him paralyzed and...
Trump-appointed Federal Judge Aileen Cannon was expected to do it all along and eventually did, tossing the case against him for refusing to return classified documents that he took from the White House. Special counsel Jack Smith, who she decided should not have been...
U.S. Navy computer scientist and COBOL inventor Grace Hopper gave a famed lecture in 1982 that was recorded using an obsolete video medium for which no player now exists. Yesterday, the NSA posted it on its YouTube channel, reflecting years of demand for it to be made public ...
TL;DR: The 2024 Microsoft Tools Essential Bundle is just $29.99 (reg. $800) and is designed for professionals to learn at their own pace. In this tech-forward world, mastering Microsoft tools like Excel and Word isn't just a nice-to-have—it's essential. Whether you're...
lundi 26 août 2024, 23:07
A woman who says she was sexually assaulted on an American Airlines flight is now suing the company for 'failing to promptly intervene when the assault occurred.' The lawsuit states that the woman, from New Jersey, fell asleep on a flight from Charlotte, North Carolina to...
TL;DR: Save 73% on this WordPress plugin that automatically generates AI articles based on your chosen topics. Lay back, shut your eyes, and let AI run your blog. How? While you're cozied up on the couch (with your favorite binge-watching series playing in the background, of ...
Teflon was accidentally discovered in 1938 by DuPont chemists while they were trying to develop new refrigerants to replace dangerous, explosive ones used in the 1920s-30s. Rudy Molinek wrote a piece for The Smithsonian titles 'The Long, Strange History of Teflon, the...
A deadly mosquito virus has hit Massachusetts, killing a man and causing at least 10 towns near Boston to sound the alarm. Many have called off public activities and events, and closed their parks after sundown. The 80-year-old victim was a man in Worcester (next door to...
If you want to try writing with a cheap plastic disposable pen, the BIC Crystal is the pen for you. I hate scribbling back and forth on a piece of paper, trying to get a rollerball pen to start flowing after they've sat for a long time. — Read the rest The post Fun facts...
Layla, the 13-year-old bat dog for the Clearwater Threshers, a minor league affiliate of the Philadelphia Phillies, is retiring. Her replacement is her little sister, Lucy May. Lucy May took the field as scheduled but got a little overexcited. She proceeded to run past the...
'Any consumers who buy organic food because they believe that it contains more healthful nutrients than conventional food are wasting their money.' says Joseph D. Rosen, emeritus professor of food toxicology at Rutgers. This quote appears in a 'mythbusting' article about...
Donald Trump, who can no longer mask his cognitive decline, slurred and then glitched out once again, this time in a post. Usually, the discombobulated candidate, approaching 80 years old, slips up while speaking, forgetting where he is, imagining Hannibal the Cannibal to be ...
Scientists have found that a pile of goo can play Pong if you give it a little electricity as a boost. It can also learn to get better over time. The Manchester, UK, team added ions to a polymer to make it react to electricity. — Read the rest The post Scientists teach goo...
RFK Jr.'s campaign was on life support. Polling at less than 4%, his funds were evaporating, and so was the media attention he desperately needed to stay relevant. Taking a cue from his wriggling brain-eating worms, Bobby Jr. began searching for a new host body to infest. —...
Someone at Ikea thinks an online used furniture outlet is a huge deal. Want to get rid of your Grönkulla? Do you need a matching Flärdfull, but they've been discontinued for years and replaced with a Mjorniastar? Ikea may soon have your back. — Read the rest The post "A...
I grew up when Pluto was a planet. But, as you no doubt know, 18 years ago, on August 24, 2006, poor Pluto was downgraded from a regular ol' planet planet to a dwarf planet. KCRA explains that: the International Astronomical Union voted to strictly define a planet,...
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