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Intelligent extraterrestrial civilisations might be utilising stars as massive interstellar vehicles to explore the galaxy, according to a theory proposed by Clement Vidal, a philosopher at Vrije Universiteit Brussel in Belgium. His research suggests that alien species could potentially accelerate their binary star systems to traverse vast cosmic distances. While such a concept is purely […]
A cloth fragment discovered in a royal tomb in Greece could be the remains of a tunic once worn by Alexander the Great, according to recent claims by Professor Emeritus Antonis Bartsiokas of Democritus University of Thrace. Found in a tomb near Vergina, a site historically tied to Macedonian royalty, this garment is now believed […]
Old social media posts in which billionaire Trump-supporter Elon Musk calls for Donald Trump to retire from politics resurface after the former established himself as a large proponent of the latter’s campaign leading up to the 2024 presidential election. On Jul. 11, 2022, a clip of the then-former President speaking at one of his rallies […]
Asthma is linked to memory issues in children – and the condition appearing early may make memory difficulties worse, research suggests. The study found that children with asthma performed worse in memory tasks than children without the lung condition. According to the researchers, memory deficits may have longer-term consequences and may even increase the risk […]
Google’s big bet on custom chips for their Pixel line-up of devices has had its ups and downs. Putting their Tensor-branded chips into Pixel phones starting with the Pixel 6 and taking us through the most recent Pixel 9 launch has returned positives like longer support windows (ex: more years of software updates), but there […]
Latin Times A pollster who gained attention for her October Iowa poll showing Kamala Harris leading Donald Trump now suggests that her findings may have unintentionally boosted Republican turnout in the state, contributing to Trump’s decisive victory in the state. In October, J. Ann Selzer’s Des Moines Register/Mediacom poll showed Harris ahead of Trump by […]
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As the nation prepares for a second Donald Trump presidency, residents and leaders in the District are particularly on edge given Trump’s campaign-trail comments about taking control of D.C. The chair of the D.C. Republican party shared his take on what the District should expect starting in January, saying that — while he doesn’t foresee […]
It is a tragic moment, frozen in time: a family of four shelters beneath a staircase as ash and pumice rains down on Pompeii. But scientists studying DNA of the victims say this famous scene is not what it seems: the “mother” of the group is actually a man. When Mount Vesuvius erupted in AD79, […]
As employees strike at The New York Times, a tech CEO is suggesting the newspaper use AI to temporarily replace protesting human workers. Perplexity AI CEO Aravind Srinivas today tweeted to the Times’ leadership about using his company’s AI to keep the newspaper’s site online as results come in for tomorrow’s US election. In response […]