When you buy through links in our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. Hot air balloon and full moon in Cappadocia region of Anatolia, Turkey. . | Credit: Sercan Kucuksahin/Anadolu via Getty Images July’s full moon captivated stargazers around the world, shining brightly all weekend. A full moon occurs when the … Read more
When you buy through links in our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. Take a moment to sit back, relax, and enjoy the wonder of the night sky with your naked eye. | Credit: Oscar Gutierrez Zozulia via Getty Images From a close encounter between Saturn and the moon to the … Read more
When you buy through links in our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. The full moon in July shines above the Eiffel Tower, adorned with Olympic rings. | Credit: Photo by WANG ZHAO/AFP via Getty Images July’s full moon captivated stargazers around the world, shining brightly all weekend. A full moon … Read more
The three staple crops that dominate the modern diet—corn, rice, and wheat—are familiar to Americans. The fourth place, however, is occupied by an outsider: cassava. Although cassava is virtually unknown in temperate climates, it is an important food source in the tropics. It was domesticated 10,000 years ago on the southern edge of the Amazon … Read more
The three staple crops that dominate the modern diet—corn, rice, and wheat—are familiar to Americans. The fourth place, however, is occupied by an outsider: cassava. Although cassava is virtually unknown in temperate climates, it is an important food source in the tropics. It was domesticated 10,000 years ago on the southern edge of the Amazon … Read more
The world’s two biggest smartphone makers, Samsung and Apple (AAPL), are going all in on generative AI. Check out Samsung’s latest Galaxy Unpacked event in Paris, where the company introduced its latest foldable smartphones and touted the benefits of its Galaxy AI platform. Apple, meanwhile, spent most of its WWDC event in June talking about … Read more
Iceland’s Ring Road, officially called Route 1, is a 1,320-kilometer scenic paradise for road trippers looking to explore the country beyond Reykjavik. The route runs along the borders of the Scandinavian country and offers an uninterrupted series of breathtaking natural attractions: waterfalls, glaciers, lagoons, black sand beaches, basalt cliffs and volcanoes. The route also passes … Read more
Twentieth-century Europe unleashed upon itself an unprecedented destructive violence. Hundreds of cities were shelled, mortared, incendiary, and fought over. Spires were toppled, cathedrals razed to the ground, cloth halls and town halls pulverized, and streets so devastated that their course was indistinguishable beneath the steep slopes and gullies of heaped rubble. From the French port … Read more
Following the attempted assassination of Donald Trump, conspiracy theories about the attack quickly emerged on social media, some of which spread widely. In the wake of the COVID pandemic, it seems that conspiracy theories have become increasingly prevalent. However, there is “little” evidence to support concerns that there has been an increase, according to research … Read more
Are You Ready for the Next Total Solar Eclipse? Once the April 2024 eclipse passed in North America, eclipse chasers turned their attention to planning for the next one, which will take place on August 12, 2026. It will be the first total solar eclipse visible from Europe since 2015 and the first in mainland … Read more