The First Base in Outer Space

01/16/2024

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01/16/2024

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The falling-block video game Tetris has met its match in 13-year-old Willis Gibson, who has become the first player to officially “beat” the original Nintendo version of the game — by breaking it. Technically, Willis — aka “blue scuti” in the gaming world — made it to what gamers call ...

01/16/2024

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Meet 16 Trailblazing Female Scientists Who Dared to Discover!

01/16/2024

https://www.livescience.com/archaeology/4000-year-old-wall-found-around-oasis-in-saudi-arabia-likely-defended-against-raids-from-nomads?utm_term=BC6D2B65-2EC0-4BC4-A4BB-F4FD953D3A6A&lrh=ac018139cf2e4ba953edf21b6c37b5e72214139c2c25a74dee8be294bb6c9f38&utm_campaign=368B3745-DDE0-4A69-A2E8-62503D85375D&utm_medium=email&utm_content=D004FC91-DE33-4615-86C6-5C3386791953&utm_source=SmartBrief

Ancient people in what is now Saudi Arabia built a 9-mile-long wall along the Khaybar Oasis, which still exists today.

01/16/2024

https://futurism.com/the-byte/galaxy-with-no-stars

The galaxy is rich in gas but contains no visible stars. Astronomers believe it could be the first dark, primordial galaxy ever found.

01/16/2024

https://www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/1030542?cn=DD%20January%2016%202024&cid=8efe72bb512c65813ebf11990632b92e<=discovered

A dense system of pre-Hispanic urban centers, characterized by constructed platforms and plazas and connected by large, straight roads, has been discovered in the upper Amazon, according to a new study. The research, based on more than 20 years of interdisciplinary research, suggests that this or...

01/16/2024

https://www.interestingfacts.com/deep-sea-creatures-weird/YTvN9w55YwAH_LAe

Even the deepest ocean floors teem with life — and many of the creatures there have evolved fascinating adaptations to deal with their challenging environment.

01/03/2024

https://www.livescience.com/archaeology/1500-year-old-gold-buckles-depicting-ruler-majestically-sitting-on-a-throne-discovered-in-kazakhstan?utm_term=BC6D2B65-2EC0-4BC4-A4BB-F4FD953D3A6A&lrh=ac018139cf2e4ba953edf21b6c37b5e72214139c2c25a74dee8be294bb6c9f38&utm_campaign=368B3745-DDE0-4A69-A2E8-62503D85375D&utm_medium=email&utm_content=091FC123-286C-46C4-B8A5-71B36C81DDBE&utm_source=SmartBrief

The ornaments contain the earliest known depiction of a Göktürk "khagan," who probably lived in the sixth century.

01/03/2024

https://www.newsbreak.com/news/3279753396437-secret-underground-passageways-discovered-in-ruins-of-4300-year-old-city-in-china?s=dmg_local_email_bucket_16.web2_fromweb

Photos show the inside of the well-preserved hidden tunnels.

12/26/2023

https://www.inverse.com/science/most-mind-blowing-science-breakthroughs-2023?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=inverse&utm_campaign=52b358a133

These breakthroughs are no-doubt-about-it advances that crucially improved our medical, technological, or astronomical understanding.

12/23/2023

https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/scientist-discover-how-to-convert-co2-into-powder-that-can-be-stored-for-decades/

12/23/2023

https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/scientist-discover-how-to-convert-co2-into-powder-that-can-be-stored-for-decades/

A team of scientists has figured out how to convert planet-warming carbon dioxide into a harmless powdery fuel that could be converted into clean electricity