Shunsaku Tamiya, Who Brought Perfection to Plastic Replica Models, Dies at 90
He turned his family’s lumber business into a manufacturer of model kits that won global popularity for their quality and historical accuracy.
He turned his family’s lumber business into a manufacturer of model kits that won global popularity for their quality and historical accuracy.
This story was supported by a grant from the Pulitzer Center. This story was made possible through the assistance of the U.S. National Science Foundation Office of Polar Programs. Rachel Feltman: For Scientific American’s Science Quickly, I’m Rachel Feltman. Five and a half trillion tons. That’s how much ice has melted out of the Greenland…
Post-pandemic, flexible work models were meant to deliver the best of both worlds: freedom and fluidity without losing the spark of in-person collaboration. As the pendulum swings back toward on-site work, companies still need to compete for top-tier talent—notably in tech. But increasingly, they also need to convince those people to come back to the…
“Ride and Die”: Kelsey Mitchell Sends Defiant Message After Fever’s 12th Loss of the Season originally appeared on Athlon Sports. Kelsey Mitchell picked up right where she left off before the WNBA All-Star break. The 5-foot-8 guard kept her foot on the gas in the Indiana Fever’s first game back following the brief mid-season hiatus,…
25 July 2025 Travis Kelce has lifted the lid on his “adventures” with girlfriend Taylor Swift since they stepped out of the spotlight. Travis Kelce has give fans a glimpse into his adventures with Taylor Swift The 35-year-old pop star has been enjoying some well-deserved time off since wrapping The Eras Tour in December while…
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The miners were trapped underground at a gold and copper mine in British Columbia on Tuesday, prompting a major rescue operation.
The greatest robot of all time? The cooker on the moon, from A Grand Day Out Photo12/7e Art/Aardman Animations/Alamy We write a lot about robots here at New Scientist – the latest cutting-edge developments, the newest technology. Fancy reading about a golf robot? A laundry robot? A kickboxing robot? A space robot? We’ve got you…
After two years as a venture capitalist for top-shelf firm Benchmark, Victor Lazarte is leaving that company to start his own investing gig, he announced on X on Thursday. Lazarte became known in tech for co-founding mobile gaming company Wildlife Studios, which was last valued at an estimated $3 billion in 2020. Wildlife raised money…
Bollywood’s July box office is seeing a clash of newcomers, with Arnab Chatterjee’s Murderbaad maintaining its presence. Despite the continued performance of Saiyaara, the thriller has sustained its run and added shows in Chandigarh, Hyderabad, and other key centers starting week 2. The film, which opened on a modest number of screens, is gradually expanding…