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Shackleton's final ship is no longer just a sonar shadow

An expedition led by the Royal Canadian Geographical Society in partnership with Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution has obtained the first close-up images of the wreck of Quest, the last ship of famed Antarctic explorer Sir Ernest Shackleton, in the Labrador Sea. The images

What if our homes could move?

Imagine living in a home that you could simply pick up and move when extreme weather strikes. Instead of bricks and mortar, it's made from materials sourced from the local environment and, if weather conditions change, you pack it up and rebuild it in a safer location. That's

Will We Ever Find Alien Civilizations?

Astronomer David Kipping discusses why claims of extraterrestrial life keep dissolving under scrutiny, why we need a more statistically grounded approach to searching for life beyond Earth, and why it’s rational to believe that we may be alone. The post Will We Ever Find Alien

ICE agents are making house calls for online critics

A few hours after checking into a hotel in New York City, David Streever woke up to a call from the front desk saying someone was looking for him. Streever had just landed on a return trip from Finland, where he'd vacationed with his daughter. Though Streever didn't know it

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Chemical weapons watchdog reinstates Syria

The world's chemical weapons watchdog reinstated Syria on Thursday, noting a "significant change in circumstances" since the fall of Bashar al-Assad and "concrete steps" to dismantle his deadly stockpile of banned substances. The new Syrian government has "committed to

Sam And Louise Sullivan – “Love & Devotion”

Last month Sam and Louise Sullivan charmed us with their addictive Love & Devotion lead single " Down On Love ." The nostalgic folk-rock duo is doing it again today with the release of the easily enjoyable, '60s-inflected title track. The post Sam And Louise Sullivan – “Love &

Bonnie Tyler Dead At 75

Bonnie Tyler, one of rock 'n' roll history's all-time great maximalist wailers, has passed away. The New York Times reports that Tyler, best known for hits like " Total Eclipse Of The Heart " and "Holding Out For A Hero," died on Wednesday at a hospital in Portugal, where she

Europe's strategic independence starts with energy

In a Euronews opinion piece, the CEOs of ABB, Alfa Laval, Danfoss, Knauf Insulation, ROCKWOOL, Saint-Gobain, Schneider Electric, Signify, SSAB and VELUX Group argue that Europe's strategic independence depends on electrification, efficiency and clean energy.

Character.AI wants a piece of the microdrama pie

Character.AI's plan to become more than just an LLM-powered chatbot platform is going beyond interactive books, comics, and audio dramas. Today, the company announced the debut of c.ai Series - short-form, episodic videos designed to be watched and interacted with - on your

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