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“Mythic Worlds” by Harold Toliver Reveals New Perspectives on Natural History and Cultural Myths
Retired professor offers a thought-provoking exploration of natural philosophy and literary tradition, challenging enduring misconceptions in his latest book. Yorba Linda, California, USA – WEBWIRE – Thursday, January 9, 2025 Mythic Worlds and the One You Can Believe In by Harold Toliver combines philosophy, science, and literature to address the persistent misconceptions that fuel global
The US just added the world’s biggest games publisher Tencent to their list of Chinese military companies
Tencent say it's a mistake Image credit: Tencent Chinese publisher Tencent are the biggest video game company in the world. Their wholly owned subsidiaries including League Of Legends developers Riot Games, Path Of Exile developers Grinding Gear Games, and UK outfit Sumo Group. They own shares in everything from Epic Games through Ubisoft to Silent
AirPods Pro 3 may be the world’s best earbuds with these 8 rumored features
Apple is expected to release AirPods Pro 3 in 2025. Three years after the first iteration of AirPods Pro 2 with Lightning port was released, Cupertino is expected to significantly improve its best earbuds. Despite the fact that last year’s AirPods Max update was so disappointing, we expect Apple’s next-gen AirPods Pro to be a
Saving the world’s largest sea star from extinction just got interesting
The sunflower sea star—which can span more than three feet across—is a ravenous, roving apex predator able to devour armored animals like urchins, snails, clams, and crabs. But a mysterious wasting disease, thought to be worsened by climate change, has led to an estimated global population decline of over 90 percent since 2013. In a bid
EU Hopes for Worlds 2024 as the LEC Fights on Home Soil
All three LEC reps qualified for the Worlds 2024 main event in Germany, so we're looking at what makes these EMEA rosters a threat on the Swiss stage. G2 Esports, Fnatic and MAD Lions KOI will represent the LEC on the Main Stage in Germany. The EMEA reps have had big moments this season. Besides
The world’s largest TV and movie piracy streaming ring is dead
The highly illegal but very popular media streaming site Fmovies and an affiliated network of pirated movie and TV show websites have been shut down. The Alliance for Creativity and Entertainment (ACE), a global coalition of movie studios and entertainment companies including Disney, NBCUniversal and MGM, announced the dismantling of the illegal streaming site, several
Scientists from Lancaster University, the University of Oxford, and Royal Holloway, University of London are at the forefront of a groundbreaking effort to unravel one of the most perplexing enigmas in science. Dark matter, constituting approximately 80% of the universe’s matter, remains invisible to the human eye. Yet, it constantly permeates through us, potentially in
World’s Largest Known Genome Discovered in Small, Unassuming Fern
A small South Pacific fern boasts more than 50 times as many base pairs as the human genomeBy Max Kozlov & Nature magazineThe record-breaking species Tmesipteris oblanceolata is easy to miss on the forest floor. Pol FernandezA small, unassuming fern-like plant has something massive lurking within: the largest genome ever discovered, outstripping the human genome
WindRunner, World’s Newest Largest Aircraft
The WindRunner, a colossal aircraft designed by the American startup Radia, is set to revolutionize the transportation of oversized wind turbine components, addressing a critical challenge in expanding renewable energy sources. This groundbreaking development emerged, capturing the attention of industry experts and environmentalists alike. The global energy crisis has prompted a surge in interest in
World’s largest laptop vendor quietly releases robot with six legs — Lenovo Daystar Bot GS is IP-rated and reminds us of Boston Dynamics’ andro-dogs
(Image credit: Lenovo) There can’t be many people who haven’t seen at least one video of Boston Dynamics' robot dog Spot performing tricks like going up and down stairs, spinning, dancing, jumping, and carrying objects. The robot isn’t just for fun however. It can be used for a variety of work tasks, such as inspecting