The South African airline Airlink is defending its dramatic flyover of two full sized passenger jets that passed just yards above a packed stadium in Cape Town. Footage of the ambitious stunt consumed social media, with multiple angles showing how closely the aircraft — two Embraer SA passenger jets — passed within the rooftop of…
by Edd Gent: Even with a healthy diet, plenty of exercise, a lucky draw in the genetic lottery, and the best medicine known to man, your natural lifespan has a hard limit of 150 years, say researchers… But understanding why could help us break through that ceiling. In the last decade, breakthroughs in our understanding…
by Lisa Marchiano: Some years ago, a clip of a mother orangutan trying to coral her unruly toddler was making the rounds. I couldn’t stop watching it… The beleaguered mother had to chase her child repeatedly before she finally managed to drag him after her by his foot. Part of the appeal was undoubtedly the…
by Willa Baker: If you want to connect with the open, spacious quality of mind, says Willa Blythe Baker, at some point you have to stop trying to meditate… One hot summer evening several years ago, I found myself listening to a teaching in a meditation hall in upstate New York, an activity that had…
by Bernie Siegel, MD: Most people I know only find enlightenment through their emotional or physical difficulties… That is a sad statement. Wouldn’t it be far better to be educated about life and prepared for its difficulties by the wisdom of others, rather than to need your own break down in order to become strong…
For generations, farmers tracked their fields on paper ledgers and spreadsheets; now, John Deere is letting them talk directly to their operational data with JD, a new conversational AI tool it said is designed to turn years of private field metrics into instant, profit-boosting answers. JD operates exclusively on the historical data for each farm….
Scientists at the University of Colorado at Boulder’s Cooperative Institute for Research in Environmental Sciences (CIRES) have discovered that some microbes in Antarctica’s soil don’t exist anywhere else on Earth, upending the long-held belief that microbes move freely around the planet and inhabit many regions. The researchers behind the discovery said understanding that some microbes…
Date of discovery: Sept 1, 2026 Location of discovery: Mars, Sol 693 Spirit rover Source: https://areo.info/mer/spirit/693/tn/2P187885128EFFAK00P2580L5M1_L2L5L5L7L7.jpg.html The Spirit rover has taken a photo of an long slithery animal as it crossed over the top of a flat rock on the surface of Mars. The creature has no arms or legs but only a long body…that…
Talk about the end of an era: Tim Cook is no longer the CEO of Apple. In his place, as announced in April 2026, comes John Ternus, a long-time Apple executive and engineer. The change went into effect today, on Sept. 1, and is now reflected on Apple’s official leadership page. SEE ALSO: Tim Cook…
TL;DR: Windows 11 Pro is just $7.97 (reg. $199) through Sept. 1 for one compatible PC. Opens in a new window Credit: Microsoft Microsoft Windows 11 Pro $7.97 $199 Save $191.03 Get Deal Some upgrades just feel right. This is one of them. If your PC has been running a little sluggish or you’ve…
