The 770-pound Bayeux Tapestry depicts the Norman conquest of England in 1066. Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent every weekday. Whether it's the morning paper, the games on the back of a cereal box, or just scrolling through social media, there is something nice about reading with a meal. For the monks living in St. Augustine's Abbey in Canterbury, England, one of the most famous (and phallic) tapestries in the world may have been their equivalent to the back of the cereal box. New research recently published in the journal claims that the 1,000-year-old Bayeux Tapestry may have served as mealtime reading.

Overnight Russian drone attacks on east, south and central Ukraine damaged civilian infrastructure and businesses in the Poltava region and injured civilians in the Odesa region, Ukrainian officials said early on Wednesday. Odesa came under a "massive attack" by Russian drones overnight on Tuesday, wounding at least three people, the head of the regional administration, Oleh Kiper, wrote on his Telegram page. A residential building in a densely populated urban area of Odesa, civilian infrastructure and an educational facility were hit, he said. Air defence units repelled Russian air attacks on the Kyiv region and Ukraine's second largest city of Kharkiv, regional governors said in posts on Telegram channels. Russian forces said they have retaken St Nicholas Belogorsky monastery in the village of Gornal in Russia's Kursk region, where Ukrainian troops had been based, Russia's TASS news agency quoted a security source as saying.

According to the authors, such integration is like riding a bicycle made for two, also known as a tandem. This kind of vehicle requires a strong collaboration between the two riders to pedal synchronically and the one in front must be able and willing to drive the tandem towards a common destination, on which both riders agree. The structure of the bicycle should suit a diversity of users: tall and short; married couples and perfect strangers; sportspeople and lazy ones. The way it can be used must adapt to any kind of road, dirt trails and urban well-paved streets alike. Cycling metaphors aside, the convergence and integration of two different disciplines puts requirements to the method and the attitude of both and of all participants.

PAOLO BENANTI wakes early in the monastery in Rome where he lives to begin each day in prayer. But outside of the monastery, Benanti's life is less typical. He trained as an engineer and ethicist, and he now spends his time at the nearby Pontifical Gregorian University, where he teaches the ethics of artificial intelligence. He also frequently walks over to visit Pope Francis himself, to whom he has become a trusted adviser on AI. This has become an important topic for the pontiff because he fears it could adversely affect the most vulnerable members of society, and increase the world's already stark inequality.

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It was not long before James and Skyler became close friends. The paternal-like connection between the two previous strangers surprised Acharya. James would often brag about Skyler in the mannerism of a proud father. Anchor was fond of James as well. She would run to him and leap in his arms while Data would bark frantically for her attention, hoping for those magic words: "Don't get me." After some coaxing, James agreed to fly with Skyler. Even with his limited flying time, James could tell Skyler was gifted. Moreover, Skyler enjoyed flying again since the death of his best friend. It was pouring all day on the North Shore as James and Acharya sat in James' office at the forest research center, watching the rain through the large window. The downpour was relaxing, and James loved the sound.

We present an OWL 2 ontology representing the Saint Gall plan, one of the most ancient documents arrived intact to us, which describes the ideal model of a Benedictine monastic complex that inspired the design of many European monasteries.

In recent years, off-the-grid retreats and tech detoxes have been on the rise in China, as in many other areas of the world. Often, the idea behind such initiatives is that for us to really switch off and find a sense of inner peace (or whatever term you want to attach to it), we need to more than install Calm and look at pictures of rain once a day -- humans must do away with the gadgets and technology that dominate our lives. But at Longquan (龙泉 or Dragon Spring) monastery on the outskirts of Beijing, they approach things from a radically different angle: what if cutting-edge technology can actually help rather than hinder the search for enlightenment? The monks at Longquan (including one robotic monk) are testing this idea in practical ways every day -- and last month I joined them. The monastery, built in 957, rises from the rolling hills of the Phoenix Range out beyond the Summer Palace in Beijing's suburban northwest.

Aberdeen Bestiary's secrets revealed: 800-year-old book owned by Henry VIII was a learning tool seized during the dissolution of the monasteries New digitally enhanced photography of the book, known as the'Aberdeen Bestiary', has revealed previously unknown secrets behind the scripture A blank page in the Aberdeen Bestiary's twin manuscript, Ashmole 1511, this page is occupied by scenes concerning the lion shown left. This page shown left was probably intended for scenes about the lion, the researchers said. Experts have long debated whether the Bestiary, which is lavishly illustrated in gold leaf, was commissioned for a high-status client or seized during Henry's reign from a dissolved monastic library Professor Jane Geddes, an art historian at Aberdeen University, says marks and annotations that were not previously visible point to the book having been handpicked by Henry's scouts when they scoured monasteries for valuables Professor Geddes added: 'On many of the words there are tiny marks which would have provided a guide to the correct pronunciation when the book was being read aloud. The views expressed in the contents above are those of our users and do not necessarily reflect the views of MailOnline. By posting your comment you agree to our house rules.