Category: News/Events
The New 3D Scan of Titanic Wreck Footage Is Grim
A new 3D model of the Titanic, produced using 700,000 images shot by submersibles, reveals the 111-year-old shipwreck to be in a battered condition. Such…
Who Is Kasey Karlsen, the New Touring Vocalist for Nita Strauss?
Guitar great Nita Strauss is about ready to hit the road to promote her new solo album The Call of the Wild, and she’s now…
‘Saturday Night Live’ Land Shark Creator Ralph Lee Dead at 87
Ralph Lee, the celebrated puppeteer and theater artist who masterminded the Land Shark character on Saturday Night Live, has died at age 87 following a monthslong illness. The…
The US Post Office Is Spying on the Mail. Senators Want to Stop It
Each year, at the request of police and intelligence agents across the country, the United States Postal Service conducts surveillance on physical pieces of mail…
8,000-Year-Old Engravings Could Be The Oldest Examples of Construction Plans
Archaeologists have described what could be the oldest examples of construction plans in human history, chiseled into ancient stones in Jordan and Saudi Arabia between…
The Dangers of Microplastics in Humans
We’re hearing a lot about microplastics — those teeny pieces of plastic that have become so ubiquitous in our water, air and soil that they…
Ancient Humans Mapped Out Hunting Device on Boulders
Humans who built massive “desert kites” in ancient times first carved to-scale plans of them, creating an 8,000-year-old schematic, a new study says. Scientists found…
8 Great Deals: Smartphones, Fitness Trackers, and More
We’re in that weird liminal deals space between sales holidays. It’s not quite early enough for Memorial Day deals, but most Mother’s Day discounts have…
The Long-Awaited Mission That Could Transform Our Understanding Of Mars
March 17, 2022, was a rough day for Jorge Vago. A planetary physicist, Vago heads science for part of the European Space Agency’s ExoMars program….
11 Cheesiest Hair Metal Ballads
Over the years, there have been few subgenres of heavy metal that have been as completely polarizing as the rise of glam metal, or as…