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The biggest medieval march in English history never actually happened
A famous detail in the Battle of Hastings is based on a major misunderstanding. The Battle of Hastings is famously recounted across the Bayeux Tapestry. Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent six days a week. One of history's most famous military marches has been misunderstood for centuries. According to the prevailing English accounts, King Harold made a momentous, 200-mile march over land to the Battle of Hastings in 1066 CE after dismissing his naval fleet.
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Walmart and H&M are trying to turn carbon dioxide into clothes
A startup is transforming polluted air into apparel. At least 15 major brands, including H&M and Walmart, are testing new technology for carbon neutral clothing. Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent six days a week. It might not seem like it when you nonchalantly click a Buy Now button while online shopping, but that new t-shirt is part of a complex global web of commerce taking a toll on the environment . Consulting giant McKinsey estimates that the fashion industry alone accounts for as much as 4 percent of total global climate emissions.
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'Dune' tried to warn us against AI
Technology Internet Social Media'Dune' tried to warn us against AI'Thou shalt not make a machine in the likeness of a human mind.' AI is illegal in the'Dune' universe, but not for the reasons you may think. Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent six days a week. Even the biggest fans of know that Frank Herbert's classic sci-fi epic quickly veers into the fantastical. Giant subterranean sandworms measuring 1,500 feet long; a narcotic that fuels interstellar travel and bends a user's perception of space-time; a mystical cabal of eugenicist witches--the list goes on.
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The 45 planets most likely to host alien life, according to astronomers
'Project Hail Mary' may be fiction, but this list could still come in handy. An artist's impression of a theoretical planet orbiting a redder star, which could cause microbes and plants on the planet's surface to reflect very different colors from Earth's green forests. Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent six days a week. Life on Earth is a precious thing, especially given what astronomers know about the visible universe. Although researchers have so far identified over 6,000 exoplanets beyond our solar system, only a handful of them be suitable for human visitors.
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Medieval chess was more inclusive than the world around it
Black, white, Muslim, or Christian: Players found common ground across the board. A black chess player about to win against a light-skinned cleric. Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent six days a week. Chess is widely seen as a great equalizer. Players from every social, racial, and economic class have squared off across the board for nearly 1,500 years, with victories determined solely by skill and strategy.
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Inventor Beulah Louise Henry's unstoppable rise to becoming 'Lady Edison'
With 49 patents and over 100 inventions, Henry built an empire catering to women and children. Beulah Louise Henry invented everything from ice cream makers to radio dolls--despite a world that didn't take her seriously. Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent six days a week. Beulah Louise Henry was just nine years old when she came up with her first invention in 1896, a device that allowed a man to tip his hat without ever putting down his newspaper. By her death in 1973, at the age of 85, she'd come up with so many more--a doll with eyes that changed color with the press of a button, a sewing machine without a bobbin (a threaded spool that slowed down work because it had to be frequently refilled), a clock designed to help kids learn to tell time, and others--that the press even dubbed Henry "Lady Edison."
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Cockapoos, doodles, and other crossbreeds have behavioral problems, too
Trendy designer dogs often have the same issues as pure breeds. The'doodle' industry earns over $1 billion a year. Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent six days a week. Designer crossbreed dogs are increasingly popular pets . Much of the rising interest is tied to claims that these mixed pooches possess more desirable aspects than many purebreeds or mutts.
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Volunteers spend 30 years restoring a Victorian sewer pump station
Reviving the Claymills Pumping Station in Staffordshire, England has been a labor of love. Restoration work has progressed steadily for over 30 years. Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent six days a week. It's always good to have a passion project, but what's going on in Staffordshire, England, is likely a one-of-a-kind endeavor. In the town of Burton upon Trent, a rotating team of volunteers has spent over 30 years restoring a Victorian pump house.
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Clothes really do come back in style every 20 years
The math checks out, so hang on to those jeans. The trend's reliability may be waning as styles continue to diversify, however. Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent six days a week. Clothing trends come and go, but in some cases, they don't stay away for too long. For decades, both the fashion industry and its devotees have referenced the so-called "20-year-rule," which suggests society is liable to see certain styles return at semiregular intervals.
NASA wants your hail photos
After grapefruit-sized hail hit Missouri, more images may help improve severe storm forecasting. A CoCoRaHS volunteer submitted this photo that displays a hand holding three large and uniquely shaped hailstones from June 14, 2023. Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent six days a week. Tuesday March 10th was a particularly punishing day of bad weather for the residents of Kansas City, Missouri. That evening, hailstones as large as grapefruits bombarded homes, businesses, and vehicles in the area, causing widespread damage to the community.
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