1865 Image: Hulton Archive/Getty Images Following the Industrial Revolution, wooden shipbuilding techniques which had lasted for millennia were radically altered with the introduction of steam propulsion and iron materials. Initially used to reinforce certain parts of a wooden hull and … Read More
The world has been blue with mourning since learning of Prince’s passing Thursday, but now cities around the U.S. are lighting up purple to honor the late musician. Bridges in the pop star’s home state of Minnesota, where he died … Read More
An ordinary weekend paddle-boarding session became unforgettable at Oceanside Pier in California when a curious whale decided to check out the action. The whale is caught on video breaching very close to the paddleboarder, who miraculously manages to maintain his … Read More
Presidential hopefuls Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump took home resounding victories in the New York primary election. Trump bounces back from a difficult stretch in his campaign and Clinton pushes closer to locking up the Democratic nomination. Here are the … Read More
Flash flooding in the Houston area stranded up to 70 or 80 horses at the Cypress Trails Horse Stables. Local authorities and other rescuers came together to get the horses to dry land, and the Office of Emergency Management reported … Read More
1929 Joe Le Maistre of Tufts. Image: Leslie Jones Collection/Boston Public Library Though today the roles of kicker and punter are reserved for specialized members of a football team, in the early years of the game, when small rosters required … Read More
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Dec. 28, 1979 Image: Waring Abbott/Getty Images Originally founded in 1905 as an independent resort town lined with picturesque canals (complete with gondolas!), Venice, California, was annexed by the city of Los Angeles in 1926 but gradually fell into disrepair … Read More
The Democratic debate in Brooklyn on Thursday night got pretty intense as the presidential hopefuls duked it out. Hillary Clinton and Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders didn’t hold anything back as they criticized each others policy differences among other things. If … Read More
Soft robots that can grasp delicate objects, computer algorithms designed to spot an “insider threat,” and artificial intelligence that will sift through large data sets — these are just a few of the technologies being pursued by companies with investment from In-Q-Tel, the CIA’s … Read More