I'm standing on a 45-year-old dam high in the Peruvian Andes, gripped by a mix of awe and terror. The glacial waters of Lake Palcacocha lap at the 25-foot-tall structure. Billions of gallons of meltwater stretch a mile back to the foot of the ice-capped peaks of Palcaraju and Pucaranra that top out at 20,584 feet. Scientists and historians believe
The University of Manitoba Archives and Special Collections has received piles of UFO-related materials , including thousands of Canadian government documents and sighting reports, gathered over the past 30 years. The Daily Express reports that the collection was donated by ufologist Chris Rutkowski and is now awaiting digitisation. When it is ready,
China plans to launch space missions that would search for habitable planets that can be colonised by humanity, said Yuan Jie, executive director and president of CASC, speaking about the country’s space exploration programme for 2030-2045. Addressing 500 students at Beihang University, Yuan said that CASC’s Mi Yin project, which means “searching sound”,
James Martin/CNET There's been some freakage over the fact that you can max out Apple's new, long-awaited tower Mac Pro at roughly $53,000 . Custom $400 wheels aside, it's laughable that that makes headlines. Here's the truth. For a workstation, that's nothing; for example, you can gear up HP's top-end Z8 G4 with dual 28-core Xeons, dual Nvidia 32GB
Baby Yoda is looking at The Mandalorian's release schedule with wonder. Disney The Mandalorian is now six episodes deep on Disney Plus . It's brought us multiple smithing montages and the gift that is Baby Yoda , but there's one problem: Disney is forcing us to exercise patience. The Mandalorian, the very first live-action Star Wars show, is drip-fed
The latest GTA Online update added a brand new heist, which is cool and all. But it also added player owned and operated arcades. These arcades are mostly for show, a front for a hidden area to set up a big heist. But you can still buy and play 12 arcade games that were added in the update. So I bought all of them and reviewed each one. Buying all
Sarah Tew/CNET This story is part of Holiday Gift Guide 2019 , your source for the season's best gifts and deals, hand-picked by the experts at CNET. The holidays are a wondrous time, and some of those wonders come in the form of great deals on typically very pricey devices. This week, Best Buy introduced a $100 discount on this year's iPad Air , bringing
BERLIN (Reuters) - Trade union Verdi called for workers at a key Amazon ( AMZN.O ) logistics centre in Germany to go on strike over the crucial final shopping days before Christmas, demanding better pay and conditions for workers there. Unions have staged repeated strikes in Germany, Amazon’s second-largest market after the United States, since 2013,
Baby Yoda stops by Saturday Night Live to give an update on his life. Video screenshot by Bonnie Burton/CNET There's no way to avoid Baby Yoda these days. The breakout star of the hit Disney Plus Star Wars series The Mandalorian has captured the hearts of fans everywhere . Even though Baby Yoda -- officially named the Child -- is sweet and cute on
Sarah Tew/CNET This story is part of Holiday Gift Guide 2019 , your source for the season's best gifts and deals, hand-picked by the experts at CNET. Retailers are battling to offer the best deals on Microsoft's Xbox One consoles in the closing days of 2019. As we head into the holidays, we're starting to see Black Friday -quality prices reemerge on
Just when you thought Baby Yoda sipping soup was The Mandalorian character's cutest scene ever, along comes Friday's episode, which shows the Disney Plus character playing an adorable game of hide-and-seek. Not the fun, no-high-stakes preschool version though -- Baby Yoda, aka The Child, is hiding for his life aboard The Mandalorian's ship. But you
Hello! It’s time for Kotaku ’s Sunday Comics, your weekly roundup of the best webcomics. The images enlarge if you click on the magnifying glass icon. Corpse Run by Alex Di Stasi. Published Dec. 12. Read more of Corpse Run . Awkward Zombie by Katie Tiedrich. Published Dec. 9. Read more of Awkward Zombie . Clueless Hero by Luis Lee and Ana Gaby Perez
An expedition to Greenland led by Claire Nichols, a palaeomagnetist at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in Cambridge, has discovered that ancient rocks from Greenland containing iron minerals are 3.7 billion years old and hold data on the Earth’s magnetic field. This might confirm that the planet’s magnetic field dates back to when life is
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Enlarge Image Warner Bros. Pictures The Avengers and Star Wars blazed out in 2019, but you're dreaming if you think the age of the big movie franchise is winding down. Almost every weekend in 2020 you'll be able to see a new sequel, prequel, reboot, remake , video game adaptation or comic book spinoff. This year, the women lead the way, as Marvel's
A game controller connected to an iPad, playing Shinsekai Into the Depths. James Martin/CNET This story is part of CNET's coverage of Apple Arcade , including exclusive first looks we got at some of the service's high-profile new games. In 2019, Apple took steps beyond premium device hardware and software and firmly established itself as a services
NO one ever wants to be on the wrong side of the law but that was especially the case in ancient times. Criminals have been subjected to a brutal range of death penalties over the years and some of the most shocking can be found below. Elephants were used to crush criminals in brutal execution ceremonies in Medieval India Death by elephant Ancient
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Telenor ( TEL.OL ) will use equipment from Huawei in building Norway’s 5G network, the telecoms operator said on Sunday, one of several companies to continue working with the Chinese company despite U.S. pressure. Huawei faces increased official scrutiny in Europe amid U.S. allegations that it poses a security threat. The company
Picking the Right TV Q: I’d like a 70-inch television, but my wife says that our couch is too close to the wall in the den. I think she’s more concerned about the price. She’s cheap. How far away should you sit from a 70-inch set? My next Super Bowl party awaits your answer! A: You definitely don't want to sit too close or too far. There's a sweet