Ring of Keys is thrilled to host writers Kit Yan and Melissa Li for a look into their collaborative writing process for musical theatre. The session will give participants a chance to watch Kit and Melissa collaborate on new material,...
There is a well-trotted story that Herman Melville, as he was writing Moby Dick from his study in the Berkshires, saw in the snow-covered humps of Mount Greylock the eponymous white whale. This story of imaginative transformation may be apocryphal,...
A Spot robot equipped with a blowtorch for tackling weedsDezhen Song et al. (2024) A robot dog equipped with a blowtorch could be used to stop weeds growing on farms, potentially offering a replacement for harmful herbicides. Even highly targeted...
Komodo dragons are fierce predatorsCharlotte Ellis/Zoological Society of London The Komodo dragon, one of the planet’s fiercest reptiles, reinforces its teeth with an iron cap – and researchers think some dinosaurs may have had this adaptation too. Komodo dragons (Varanus...
Tipping points can leave once lush forests dried outPiotr Poznan/Shutterstock AI can predict when complex systems like forests, animal populations or the power grid will suddenly start behaving very differently. Identifying such tipping points may help avert disastrous collapses in...
Check out the companies making headlines in premarket trading. Alphabet — Shares of the Google parent-company slipped nearly 4% before the opening bell. Advertising revenue in Alphabet's YouTube segment undershot expectations in the second-quarter and overshadowed results that beat analyst...
Kathy Hilton caused a bit of a stir at a Los Angeles fashion show, bumping into a model as she walked the runway – and the embarrassing moment was caught on video. Not Kathy IN THE MIDDLE of the runway...
Posted by Nick Sharma – Product Manager, Google Play At Google Play, we’re passionate about helping people discover experiences they’ll love while empowering developers like you to bring your ideas to life and build successful businesses. At this year’s Google...
A researcher plucks a bird as part of an experiment into Neanderthals’ cooking skillsMariana Nabais Archaeologists have cooked and prepared five wild birds using only fire, their hands and stone tools to learn more about the culinary abilities of Neanderthals....
Images from a camera attached to a basking shark before, during and after a collision with a boatBig Fish Lab at Oregon State University. A collision between a boat and a basking shark has been recorded for the first time,...
