For the first time ever, US scientists at the National Ignition Facility at the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory in California successfully produced a nuclear fusion reaction resulting in a net energy gain, a source familiar with the project confirmed to CNN. The US Department of Energy is expected to officially announce the breakthrough Tuesday. The... Continue Reading →
With a diameter of 1 to 2km, space rock named 2022 AP7 crosses our orbit but has ‘no chance’ of hitting Earth Astronomers say they have discovered the largest planet killer-sized asteroid in eight years, and that the huge space rock will cross Earth’s orbit. The asteroid, named 2022 AP7, was reported by researchers looking... Continue Reading →
Argentina's federal police arrested a top Italian mobster on the outskirts of Buenos Aires, the security agency said in a statement Monday, bringing a years-long manhunt to an end. Carmine Alfonso Maiorano, a 68-year-old leader of the Italian 'Ndrangheta mafia, was captured last Wednesday in the town of Guernica in the province of Buenos Aires,... Continue Reading →
A new way of using archaeomagnetic dating is being used to examine Bible stories, and one scholar wants to go after the most controversial part of the Bible’s history. According to the Bible, and a religious song you may know, Joshua fought a battle at Jericho. The one-time spook and former assistant to Moses led... Continue Reading →
Only 12 people can say for sure what the Earth looks like from the lunar surface. But only one of them is on record as believing aliens averted a nuclear war between the United States and the Soviet Union to keep humans from destroying themselves. Astronaut Edgar Mitchelll is best known for typing in 80... Continue Reading →
When the moon passes between the sun and Earth for the second time this year, it will block most light from the sun and cast its shadow onto our planet, resulting in a bright, fiery crescent shape in the sky. This solar eclipse will be happening this Tuesday and will be visible in parts of... Continue Reading →
Off the coast of Dahab, Egypt sits a cavernous hole stretching over 100 meters (328) feet into the depths of the Red Sea. Surrounded by coral and reef fish and containing a spectacular cathedral-esque arch, the natural beauty of the Red Sea Blue Hole continues to lure countless divers to their deaths, awarding it the... Continue Reading →
The first two patients to undergo an experimental brain surgery for binge eating disorder say that one year later, they feel more in control of what they eat and have fewer cravings. "I am fully aware of my cravings," Robyn Baldwin, 58, of Citrus Heights, California, told NBC News. "Sometimes, I can just stop, take... Continue Reading →
An 11-year-old boy has been invited to join Mensa after achieving a higher IQ score than Albert Einstein and Stephen Hawking. Kevin Sweeney, who has autism, was able to memorise the periodic table at the age of six and could read before starting primary school. The child genius, who travelled to The Quaker Meeting House... Continue Reading →
Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg outlined the company's approach to neural interface technology — tech which lets you control technology with your mind — in an interview on podcast The Joe Rogan Experience. Zuckerberg said Meta is researching neural interface tech as part of its push into the metaverse. He said the company is primarily focused... Continue Reading →
