U.S. snowboarding champion Shaun White announces retirement
Snowboarder Shaun White, who became the face of the sport by winning three gold medals, announced his retirement Saturday after the 2022 Winter Olympics.
Javicia Leslie, the 1st Black Batwoman: ‘There’s room for more than one’ Black superhero
Javicia Leslie told herself in middle school she was going to make history one day.
Thousands remain without power in bitter cold as winter storm moves offshore
Tens of thousands of people woke up without power Saturday after a major winter storm blanketed huge swaths of the country from the Deep South to the nation’s northeastern tip.
WTF Fun Fact – Eskimo Pies Save The Day
In 1922, Americans were consuming ~1 million Eskimo Pies a day that resulted in the rise of the cost of … Read More & Source
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Could the moon ever be pushed from orbit, like in ‘Moonfall’?
What would it take to dislodge the moon from its orbit and send it on a collision course with Earth?
Watch thousands of ‘vinegar eels’ swarm through a water droplet in amazing new video
The microscopic nematodes known as vinegar eels move together in a strange synchronized swimming routine, new research videos show.
The deep seafloor is filled with entire branches of life yet to be discovered
The ocean floor is filled with undiscovered evolutionary lineages that help to regulate Earth’s climate, a new global study of DNA in deep-ocean sediments finds.
Rare Byzantine swords found in medieval stronghold
Experts have described two swords from the Byzantine Empire that have unusual designs.
Video of woman chained by neck sparks outcry in China
A video of a middle-aged woman apparently chained to the wall of a shack by her neck has sparked a national conversation in China about the treatment of people
First private mission to Venus could open new avenues for space exploration
The first private space mission to another planet could launch as early as next year, carrying a robotic space probe to Venus to scan its clouds for chemicals