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• A newly discovered dinosaur belongs to the group a titanosaurs, huge, long-necked dinos that were among the largest land animals ever.• The creature, called Mnyamawamtuka, lived about 100 million years ago and probably weighed a ton, meaning it was small by big dino standards. • It could tell scientists something important about how the biggest dinos grew and changed over time.World, meet Mnyamawamtuka moyowamkia. The newly reported species, a member of the towering titanosaurs, isn’t the biggest of her species found....

The Vegas model is Victory’s stylin’ cruiser. And it’s that skinny 21-in. front wheel that gives the whole bike its cool chopperlike look. But how does it handle? The only difference I’ve noticed is that it doesn’t turn in as quickly because of the large diameter. Otherwise, it rides just fine–and it doesn’t even catch in asphalt grooves if you accidentally steer into one, as I fully expected it to. The Vegas also feels lighter and more nimble than the Hammer, more flickable....

Russia has just banned Wikipedia over an article about marijuana. Roscomnadzor, the arm of the Russian government tasked with policing media and the internet, has ordered Russian internet service providers to block the site. The ban is due to a specific article about charas, a form of hashish that is handmade in India. According to Roscomnadzor’s strict judgement, the page constitutes instructions on how to make the drug, which makes it illegal under Russian laws that prohibit sharing instructional drug-related information over the internet....

GazpromThe record-low temperatures blanketing much of the U.S. have come as a rude surprise for most of us. But such extreme conditions will soon become a way of life for a lot of people as new possibilities open at the far ends of the Earth.The Arctic’s receding ice is a reality, and while that’s a troubling sign for the world’s climate, these newly navigable waters mean more jobs offered by oil companies, militaries, oligarchs, mining corporations, and even the Kremlin....

The golden ratio is an almost mythical number that you may have heard of in various areas of architecture or design. For example, many claim the ancient Greek Parthenon has numerous examples of the golden ratio in its design. Others have said that the most beautiful people are those with features aligned according to the golden ratio.These claims are rough approximations of the golden ratio at best and pseudoscience at worst....

Media Platforms Design TeamThe Simpsons: The Complete Twelfth Season Four-Disc Set (2000)Media Platforms Design TeamThis year The Simpsons celebrates its 20th anniversary, officially becoming the longest-running American prime-time scripted television series ever. Of course, 20 years and close to 450 episodes can take its toll, and claims of Simpsons fatigue have recently plagued the show. Fear not, for this 12th-season collection finds The Simpsons on a roll and includes the landmark 250th episode, which finds Springfield divided over a new area code (“A Tale of Two Springfields”), The Simpsons homage to The Prisoner, when Homer’s conspiracy blog has him sent to The Village (“The Computer Wore Menace Shoes”), the return of Side show Bob (“Day of the Jackanapes”), and the Comic-Book-Guy-centric episode, aptly titled “Worst Episode Ever....

The U.S. has ended participation in the search for a Japanese F-35 Joint Strike Fighter. The fighter went missing approximately one month ago during a routine training flight over the Pacific Ocean. A joint U.S./Japanese recovery effort located the plane’s flight data recorder but the pilot remains missing.The missing plane was part of a four plane training flight that took off from Misawa air base on the evening of April 9th....

Media Platforms Design Team(Photo Credit: Penny Cross / SWNS.com)This isn’t what people typically mean when they talk about going out in a blaze of glory. It’s much cooler than that.The ashes of Annette Maunder, 55, lit up the night sky over Plymouth, U.K. this weekend after her husband followed her wishes by putting her remains inside fireworks. Metro reports that local pyrotechnics company Heavenly Stars Fireworks helped Gary Maunder orchestrate this tribute to his wife of 13 years, who died of cancer earlier this year....

The widespread democratization of travel has made it remarkably easier for the Average Joe to pick up at a moment’s notice and travel the globe. But far too few travel bags and accessories have caught up to this new reality and finding streamlined, sleek, and affordable travel packs is no easy feat. Enter the new line of Genius Pack gear, which provides unbeatably convenient solutions to common travel problems at prices that the average traveler can actually afford....

The U.S. Navy and an unknown defense contractor are working on a new missile the service says will give its submarines a new, “disruptive offensive capability” to take on enemy ships. The previously unknown weapon, known as Sea Dragon, supposedly combines existing an U.S. Navy platform with an existing capability, is likely a new version of a versatile air defense missile capable of pinch hitting as an anti-ship missile.The Washington Post broke the story over the weekend that Chinese hackers had compromised the computers of a Navy contractor and stolen 614 gigabytes of data....

Jon Gjerde is a world champion in aerobatic hang gliding. The 51-year-old Norwegian is no stranger to the skies. But last week during the Norwegian “Ekstremsportveko” festival—that is “Extreme Sports Week”—he had a brush with death. Fortunately, thanks to a parachute and a cool head, he came out relatively unscathed. But the footage is haunting. View full post on VimeoAs you can see right around the 30 second mark, his hang glider gave way just as he came out of a loop....

Flying is already one of the most nerve-wracking modes of transportation available—and if you’ve ever been in a plane that’s had to land in crosswind, then you’ve felt true horror.Crosswind is any type of wind that blows perpendicular to the runway, which makes landing even harder than it already is. In order to safely touch down on the runway, a pilot must turn the airplane sideways to compensate. Scary, right? Here are a few examples of planes landing (or attempting to land) in severe crosswind....

Media Platforms Design TeamFriday the 13th of April 2029 could be a very unlucky day for planet Earth. At 4:36 am Greenwich Mean Time, a 25-million-ton, 820-ft.-wide asteroid called 99942 Apophis will slice across the orbit of the moon and barrel toward Earth at more than 28,000 mph. The huge pockmarked rock, two-thirds the size of Devils Tower in Wyoming, will pack the energy of 65,000 Hiroshima bombs–enough to wipe out a small country or kick up an 800-ft....

Media Platforms Design Team1) The gap is worse than we feared.A central question facing NASA is the impending retirement of the space shuttle. Without the shuttle fleet, which is facing serious age issues, the U.S. must depend on foreign or unproven domestic private companies to deliver astronauts or cargo to the International Space Station. “Under current conditions, the gap in U.S. ability to launch astronauts into space is most likely to stretch to at least seven years....

This fall, white mold and leaf spot ravaged Georgia peanut farms, causing significant crop destruction and income loss for Georgia farmers. Pests and pathogens have caused devastation and famine throughout the ages and it’s unfortunately still a reality. According to a 2015 study conducted by the Food Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, between 20 to 40 percent of crop yields are destroyed each year due to pests and diseases. The Fourth National Climate Assessment, released last month, predicts that global warming will cause a higher frequency of drought, lower crop yields, and a depletion of surface and groundwater resources decreasing arable land—making the effects of crop destruction all the worse....

Media Platforms Design TeamBell’s so-called Dome facility in Scotts Valley, California is loaded with intriguing visual fodder: hand-sculpted prototypes of futuristic helmet designs, 3D laser-printed prototypes, and a room dedicated to scanning noggins for their custom-made helmet program. But the most important work done by the 60 year-old helmet manufacturer is performed in their impact testing area, where several thousand crashes are recreated every year.“We spend more time researching and testing helmets than any other company in the world,” a Bell rep says....

With it’s name settled, Boaty McBoatface is now getting down to the business of climate change in the Antarctic.View full post on TwitterThe yellow submarine captured the heart of the internet by having its name become the runaway favorite in an innocent poll by the British Natural Environment Research Council (NERC) which asked the public to suggest names for its new polar research ship. A radio host suggested the moniker, and it caught fire across the Internet....

It can be a bit frustrating when your navigation system or software suddenly decides to change your path, presumably because it identified some accident, slowdown, or obstacle ahead that’s going to slow down your progress. But just in time for your Memorial Day road trip, Google Maps has rolled out an update to help you understand what’s going on and choose the fastest route.Now, as soon as you enter your destination, the app will explain any traffic problems that it IDs ahead of you....

A new report reveals details on the F-15X, Boeing’s latest version of the world famous F-15 Eagle fighter jet. The F-15X will be packed with weaponry, more than any dedicated stealth fighter. The new jet will also have an astoundingly long lifespan, and be considerably cheaper to fly during than other fighters.The War Zone has details on the F-15X, whose existence was revealed a week ago. For one thing, the F-15X does not carry more than two dozen air-to-air missiles as originally reported....

Earlier this week, Google announced that a vulnerability in Google+ exposed the private data of some 52 million users. This huge fail was round two: The tech giant had already announced was shuttering Google+ in 2019 thanks in part to a different privacy breach reported in October. After this latest breach, Google is speeding up the process, closing down its failed social network in April 2019 rather than August.You can and should get as far ahead of this Google fail as possible by deleting your own Google+ account right now....