A frequent idea in sci-fi and apocalyptic films is that of an asteroid striking Earth and causing global devastation. While…
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With its bright colors, easy-to-learn rules and familiar music, the video game Tetris has endured as a pop culture icon…
Peering deep into the infancy of the universe, the European Southern Observatory’s Very Large Telescope (VLT) recently confirmed the discovery…
A roomsize computer equipped with a new type of circuitry, the Perceptron, was introduced to the world in 1958 in…
The United States is in the grips of a loneliness epidemic: Since 2018, about half the population has reported that it has experienced…
If health is a fundamental human right, health-care delivery must be improved globally to achieve universal access. However, the limited number of…
If you find it intriguing that February 28 will be followed this week by February 29, rather than March 1…
Smartphone ownership among younger children is increasing rapidly. Many primary school children now own smartphones and they have become the norm…
In the few short years since the COVID pandemic changed our world, China, Japan and India have all successfully landed…
In 2009, an Air France jet crashed into the ocean, leaving no survivors. The plane’s autopilot system shut down and…