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The first pterosaurs took flight during the age of dinosaurs thanks to a sail-like tensioning system, a new study has found. Early pterosaurs informally called "pterodactyls " had long tails

In the days before a GPS, many explorers relied on the North Star to aid them with navigation. The North Star, which is actually known as Ursae Minoris or Polaris, is a star that is positioned in suc

WASHINGTON, DC - FEBRUARY 15: IRS Commissioner Danny Werfel arrives to appear for a Committee on Ways and Means hearing at the Longworth House Office Building on Thursday February 15, 2024 in Washing

SpaceXs seventh test flight of its marquee rocket, Starship, ended with an unintentional fireworks show. That is, the rocket exploded over the Atlantic Ocean, raining a brilliant stream of debris do

Star Wars: Skeleton Crew wore its influences on its sleeve. Despite being part The Goonies, part Treasure Island, and coated in a sweet, science-fantasy shell, Skeleton Crews best homage was not to

Taylor Swifts songs are a masterclass in storytelling, and her references to alcohol are no exception. Champagne flutes, spilled wine, and drunken moments appear throughout her lyrics, often as symbo

Turning the emerging industry-academia AI divide into a robust and long-lived industry-academia ... [+] partnership on AI. getty In todays column, I address an increasingly voiced concern that our

Its no accident that the first movie people think of when they hear the words space opera is George Lucass iconic work on Star Wars. In more ways than one, the Star Wars series forever changed the w

Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian and Russian President Vladimir Putin have signed a cooperation pact, deepening the partnership between two of the worlds most heavily sanctioned nations. Iranian

Popular Science reports that scientists from Singapore, Indonesia, and Vietnam have just classified a species of giant isopod in Vietnam. They've named it Bathynomus vaderi after Darth Vader, as they