‘Vesuvius Challenge’ Will Pay Up to $1M to Whoever Can Decipher Charred Scrolls From Pompeii The ruins of Pompeii in front of Vesuvius. (Photo: Qfl247 via Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 3.0) On a normal day long ago in 79 CE, the volcano known as Mount Vesuvius erupted, covering the town below it in volcanic ash. […]
Month: March 2023
Genius Teens Discover New Proofs for the Pythagorean Theorem
Genius Teens Discover New Proofs for the Pythagorean Theorem Calcea Johnson and Ne’kiya Jackson, teen students at St. Mary’s Academy in New Orleans, announce their remarkable discovery. (Photo: screenshot via WWLTV) In school, all students are taught the Pythagorean Theorem at some point. It is an ancient formula—named after sixth-century BCE Greek mathematician Pythagoras—which historians […]
Italian Archeologists Created 100 Plaster Casts of Pompeii Victims Petrified in Ash
Italian Archeologists Created 100 Plaster Casts of Pompeii Victims Petrified in Ash Photo: anamejia18/123RF The volcanic eruption that hit Pompeii in 79 CE destroyed the bustling Roman city and covered it in ash. This ash ultimately preserved the city, which remained untouched until the 19th century, thus giving us the unique opportunity to see what […]
Teen Sweethearts Finally Marry 60 Years After Their Parents Stopped Their Wedding
Teen Sweethearts Finally Marry 60 Years After Their Parents Stopped Their Wedding Photo: HayDmitriy/Depositphotos (Not a photo of the actual couple.) A pair of septuagenarians have recently tied the knot, and their love story has been 60 years in the making, after their their teenage romance was abruptly ended. In 1963, Len Allbrighton was 19 […]
76-Year-Old Fashion Influencer Defies Expectations by Wearing Whatever She Wants
76-Year-Old Fashion Influencer Defies Expectations by Wearing Whatever She Wants @lifeinmy70s Fashion is for everyone! Reinventing yourself as you age isn’t changing who you are, it just means finding things that work with who you are now. #aginggracefully #aging #aginggracefullyover50 ♬ original sound – 🙁 Aging is a natural part of life, yet it has […]
Google Drive does a surprise rollout of file limits, locking out some users
Enlarge / The Google Workspace icons. (credit: Google) “Please delete 2 million files to continue using your Google Drive account.” That was the message that Reddit user ra13 woke up to one day. Google apparently decided to put a hard limit on the number of files you’re allowed to have on one Google Drive account. […]
Boy Gifts His Dad a Shirt He Sewed Himself and the Heartwarming Reaction Has Gone Viral
Boy Gifts His Dad a Shirt He Sewed Himself and the Heartwarming Reaction Has Gone Viral Photo: Screenshot from TikTok Handmade gifts are the best kinds of presents—especially when they’re created by a kid. If you need any proof, a heartwarming video on TikTok will erase any doubt. Aaron Gouveia, a dad of three, shared […]
GM confirms it’s dropping Apple CarPlay and Android Auto from 2024 EVs
Enlarge / When Chevrolet launches the new Blazer EV later this year it will be GM’s first new car to lack CarPlay or Android Auto. (credit: General Motors) In surprising car news today, we’ve learned that General Motors is planning to drop support for both Apple CarPlay and Android Auto from new electric vehicles it […]
FTC chair refused Musk’s meeting request, told him to stop delaying investigation
Enlarge / FTC Chair Lina Khan speaks during the Spring Enforcers Summit at the Department of Justice in Washington, DC, on Monday, March 27, 2023. (credit: Getty Images | Bloomberg) Twitter owner Elon Musk requested a meeting with Federal Trade Commission Chair Lina Khan late last year, but he was rebuffed and told to stop […]
Here’s how the IRS‘s clean vehicle tax credit will change on April 18
Enlarge / Until the beginning of this year, an EV’s tax credit was determined by the storage capacity of its battery pack. Now, the tax credit is linked to local manufacturing of components and locally sourced critical minerals. (credit: Julian Stratenschulte/picture alliance via Getty Images) It’s been a confusing few months for potential electric vehicle […]