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Meet “Amaterasu”: Astronomers detect highest energy cosmic ray since 1991

Artist’s illustration of extensive air showers induced by ultra-high-energy cosmic rays. Credit: Toshihiro Fujii/L-INSIGHT/Kyoto University Artist’s illustration of extensive air...

“I cannot wait to possess you”: Reading 18th century letters for the first time

Enlarge / The letters before they were opened and read by Renaud Morieux at The National Archives, Kew.The National Archives / Renaud Morieux ...

Leonardo da Vinci used toxic pigments when he painted the Mona Lisa

Enlarge / A tiny fleck of paint, taken from the Mona Lisa, is revealing insights into previously unknown steps of Leonardo da Vinci's process.Public...

Enhance your calm: Demolition Man turns 30

Enlarge / Sylvester Stallone starred as LAPD Sergeant John Spartan in the 1993 action comedy Demolition Man.Warner Bros. Thirty years ago today,...

Behold the world’s oldest sandals, buried in a “bat cave” over 6,000 years ago

Enlarge / Wooden mallet and esparto sandals from Cueva de los Murciélagos in Spain dated to the Neolithic period, 6,200 years ago.MUTERMUR project ...

The physics of saltwater taffy

Enlarge / Saltwater taffy is made by stretching and pulling the sticky candy base to create air bubbles for a fluffy and chewy confection.Wikimedia/CC...

The truth is out there: Celebrate 30 years of The X-Files with our 30 favorite episodes

Enlarge / FBI agents Fox Mulder (David Duchovny) and Dana Scully (Gillian Anderson) were the heart and soul of The X-Files.20th Century Fox ...

The MonsterVerse comes to Apple TV+ with Monarch: Legacy of Monsters teaser

https://youtube.com/watch?v=ec27RCzb6qI&start=0&wmode=transparent Apple TV+'s new original series, Monarch: Legacy of Monsters, picks up where 2014's Godzilla left off. Stream...

Review: Oppenheimer is pure visual poetry

Enlarge / Cillian Murphy gives an Oscar-worthy performance as the "father of the atomic bomb" in OppenheimerYouTube/Universal Pictures I'll admit I had...

When it comes to keeping the fizz in your champagne, bottle size matters

Enlarge / French physicist Gerard Liger-Belair studied CO₂ levels in 13 old champagne vintages in three different bottle sizes.Andy Roberts/Getty Images A...

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