Long before M3GAN did her creepy little dance, Chucky unleashed a never-before-experienced fear of dolls. (Okay, M3GAN is not exactly a doll, but you get the idea.) Nearly twenty years before Netflix introduced the Scream TV series, the original Ghostface made us double-check that our doors were locked at night.Continue Reading
SpaceX’s Starship Flight 5 Super Heavy booster approaches its launch tower for the first-ever landing and capture at the pad after launching on a suborbital test flight from Starbase in South Texas on Oct. 13, 2024. (Image credit: SpaceX) SpaceX’s historic rocket catch earlier this month was even more dramaticContinue Reading
Two things came immediately to mind when I read this weekend’s bombshell report from The Information about Google working on an AI model that can essentially “take over” your Chrome browser, performing tasks on your behalf like booking a flight or purchasing a product. My first reaction was to congratulateContinue Reading
This article was produced by National Geographic Traveller (UK). Most visitors to South Korea land on one of two islands: Yeongjongdo, home to the giant Incheon International Airport, or Jeju, the country’s largest — a major draw in the South Sea for its volcanoes and pristine beaches. They often leaveContinue Reading
You might imagine that exploratory expeditions set off with hope in their hearts. They may have been motivated by a burning desire to further human knowledge or the opening of new and lucrative trade routes. These ventures into the unknown are undoubtedly brave, but they can also be positively reckless.Continue Reading
In his spy novel Red Sparrow, ex-CIA agent Jason Matthews sheds light on a real-life school in the former Soviet Union that trained female agents in sexpionage, teaching them how to seduce targets during intelligence operations. At southeast Moscow’s State School #4, students learned a wide range of skills directlyContinue Reading
The Super Heavy booster for SpaceX’s Starship at Starbase in south Texas in October 2024. (Image credit: SpaceX) SpaceX is deep into planning for its newest Starship launch. Super Heavy, the first stage of the rocket that hefts Starship into space, was moved to a Starbase pad for testing aheadContinue Reading
Over the past 70 years, the global birth rate has dropped from roughly five children per woman in 1950 to 2.2, and 2.1 is considered the replacement level for a continuing population. In countries such as Serbia, the birth rate was 1.1 in 2023 and continued to drop in 2024.Continue Reading
In the Ancient Roman calendar, the Ides was the 15th day of the month that marked the full moon’s arrival. However, after March 44 BC, it forever represented a milepost in Roman politics. On that day, while attending a meeting in the Senate, Julius Caesar was stabbed to death byContinue Reading
Politicians have never been known as the most trustworthy bunch. Despite the fact that their personal lives are often closely followed, quite often, they find themselves in a bit of a compromising position. The so-called “Leader of the Free World” is no exception. Many U.S. presidents have been accused ofContinue Reading
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