Glitter, grit and the 50-km grind: What to know about cross-country skiing at the Winter Olympics

Norway has long dominated cross-country skiing, and its powerhouse team is once again led by Johannes Hoesflot Klaebo — ...

Venezuela releases some journalists and activists from prison as a gesture to ‘seek peace’

On Wednesday, the Trump administration sought to assert its control over Venezuelan oil, seizing a pair of sanctioned tankers ...
SciTech Daily

A 500-Kilometer Earthquake Is Changing How Scientists Think About Risk

View of the Ava Bridge near Sagaing, Myanmar, which collapsed during the March 2025 magnitude 7.7 earthquake. The bridge was built in 1934 and was the only bridge across the Irrawaddy River for more ...
TechRadar

The first online chess game happened in December 1844 — Yes, 181 years ago, two teams played Chess 60km away using the electrical telegraph

The first online chess game occurred over telegraph lines in 1844 Telegraph hardware was simple yet required constant monitoring for accuracy Grandmasters later used teletype and online platforms to ...
IFLScience

Bermuda Sits On A Strange, 20-Kilometer-Thick Structure That's Like No Other In The World

Stephen has degrees in science (Physics major) and arts (English Literature and the History and Philosophy of Science), as well as a Graduate Diploma in Science Communication. Stephen has degrees in ...
ZME Science

A 20-Kilometer-Thick Rock Layer May Finally Solve One of Bermuda’s Biggest Mysteries

The magnificent island of Bermuda. Credit: Wallpapercat. Far out in the Atlantic, Bermuda rises from the ocean as if it’s breaking the rules of geology. It sits on a broad hump in the seafloor, about ...