They Built Villages Into Canyon Walls. Then Ancient Puebloans Left The Four Corners
For more than 700 years, Ancestral Pueblo people built communities across the American Southwest, farming corn, beans and squash, shaping stone into multi-story homes and creating some…
Marina Nabokina Turned Her Siberian Roots Into A Distinctive Digital Modeling Career
For Marina Nabokina, the move from traditional modeling to digital influence has involved more than building a large social-media following. Known earlier under the professional name Mary…
Alexandra Daddario’s Blue Eyes Made Her Instantly Recognizable. Her Career Went Much Further
Alexandra Daddario became famous with a face audiences could recognize almost instantly. Her striking blue eyes, dark hair and distinctive features made her memorable on screen long…
Debora Caprioglio Became An Italian Screen Beauty In The 1990s. Then She Reinvented Herself On Stage
In the early 1990s, Debora Caprioglio became one of the most recognizable young actresses in Italian cinema. With her dark hair, expressive features and unmistakable screen presence,…
AI Can Speed Up Drug Discovery. Why Does It Still Take Years To Get A Medicine To Patients?
A promising new medicine can spend years moving through laboratories, clinical trials and regulatory review before it ever reaches a patient. Artificial intelligence is now being used…
They Drilled Deeper Than Mount Everest Is High. Then Earth Fought Back
Humans have drilled deeper into Earth than ever before—but the hole is only about 23 centimeters wide at its deepest point. On the Kola Peninsula, Soviet scientists…
Ford Sent 3 GT40s To Le Mans In 1964. All Failed. Two Years Later, They Finished 1-2-3
In 1964, Ford arrived at Le Mans with a new racing car built for one purpose: beating Ferrari. The GT40 was fast enough to set the pace…
In 1959, Volvo Invented A Life-Saving Seat Belt. Then It Gave The Patent Away
Every time a driver clicks a seat belt into place, they are using a design that is more than 65 years old. In 1959, Volvo engineer Nils…
A Social Security Tax Increase Could Cost Some Workers Up To $3,000 More A Year
A higher Social Security payroll tax is one of the ideas being discussed to address the program’s long-term funding shortfall, but the change could also reduce workers’…
In 1942, Los Angeles Blacked Out And Fired 1,400 Shells Into The Sky. No Enemy Was Found
At 2:25 a.m. on February 25, 1942, Los Angeles went dark. Searchlights swept across the sky while anti-aircraft batteries opened fire, sending roughly 1,400 shells toward an…