A Pilgrim Route in Norway: Berries, Bogs and a Viking King
Following one of the nine St. Olav Ways, a photographer trudged with soggy feet through tundras, forests and wetlands. Here’s what she saw.
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Which venomous snakes strike the fastest?
Some vipers are the sprinters of snakes. Vipers wielded the fastest attacks in a comparison of 36 venomous snakes from three families, researchers report October 23 in Journal of Experimental Biology. And the quickest vipers tend to be ambush predators and feed on mammals. The terciopelo (Bothrops asper) — a viper found from eastern Mexico…
Varda’s William Bruey’s plan to build the next supply chain at Disrupt 2025
What if the next industrial revolution doesn’t happen on Earth? William Bruey, founder and CEO of Varda Space Industries, is on a mission to prove it can — and will — happen in orbit. He’s taking the Space Stage at TechCrunch Disrupt 2025, October 27–29 at Moscone West in San Francisco, to share how his…
Heat’s Rozier and Blazers coach Billups among over 30 arrested over gambling claims | NBA
Miami Heat guard Terry Rozier and Portland Trail Blazers head coach Chauncey Billups have been arrested in connection with a sweeping federal investigation into illegal gambling, authorities announced on Thursday.. “Today, we are here in New York to announce a historic arrest across a wide sweeping criminal enterprise,” the FBI director, Kash Patel, said at…
College Football Recruitment Movie ‘Signing Tony Raymond’ Gets US Deal
EXCLUSIVE: Iconic, in partnership with Southern Isles Pictures and State Line Films, will distribute the sports dramedy Signing Tony Raymond, about the high-stakes world of college football recruiting. Written and directed by Glen Owen, the film is being lined up for a U.S. theatrical run next year following its world premiere at the Austin Film…
What Every Leader Can Learn from the Principles of Yoga
At Steve Jobs’s private memorial service, attendees received a mysterious box—the Apple founder’s final, handpicked gift for those closest to him. What was in the box? A cherished Apple memento? An amazing new tech-invention? Some final wise words?
She Worked on Tsunami Alerts. Then She Was Fired.
“I always wanted to be a public servant and do science for the good of the people,” said Corina Allen, who lost her job at NOAA.
Cloud microbes’ colours could help us detect life on other planets
A variety of bacteria, fungi and viruses live in the clouds above Earth’s surface George Pachantouris/Getty Images The colours of microbes that live in clouds high in the sky have been measured for the first time, giving scientists clues that could help us find life on other planets. A diverse range of microorganisms have been…
Samsung to debut its first trifold smartphone this month
The device features two hinges, allowing it to function as both a standard smartphone and a larger tablet when unfolded.
bitchy | Donald Trump forgot to say that he’s demolishing the entire White House East Wing
Months ago, Donald Trump announced his plan to build a gigantic, gaudy new “White House ballroom” on the east side of the WH campus. He actually said, repeatedly and on the record, that the plan was to build a big ballroom adjacent to the existing structure, and perhaps attach the ballroom to the mansion via…