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The United States Navy announced that a future Arleigh Burke-class Destroyer will be named USS Telesforo Trinidad (DDG 139) to honor a Filipino sailor who risked his life to save two shipmates during a 1915 boiler explosion aboard USS San Diego. Filipino sailor Telesforo Trinidad (WikiMedia Commo
"Creativity often consists of merely turning up what is already there. Did you know that right and left shoes were thought up only a little more than a century ago?" -Bernice Fitz-Gibbon
The 2022 Paralympic Winter Games kicked off on March 4, 2022, with a memorable opening ceremony at Beijing's National Stadium. The nine-day sporting event, which ends on March 13, 2022, features roughly 564 athletes competing in 78 medal events across six different sports — Alpine Skiing, Biathlon, Cross-Country Skiing, Sled Hockey, Snowboarding, and Wheelchair Curling. Here are three athletes hoping to make Paralympic history.
A period of 410,000 years seems like a long time for most people, but it's relatively brief for scientists who study Earth's history. Moreover, from a naturalistic perspective, this period of time would be considered implausibly brief for the...
Nearly three decades ago, a team of archaeologists were carrying out an expedition inside a large cave system on Mount Owen in New Zealand when they stumbled across a frightening and unusual object…