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So what does a 2,400-year-old wooden bird that once flew have to do with us today? The answer is more than one might expect.The vision of Archytas fundamentally shaped our world by proving that mechanics is a creative force that could drive humanity forward. He founded the field of mathematical mechanics, bridging the gap between abstract theory and real-world applications through tangible inventions. That ancient pigeon, described by the Roman writer Aulus Gellius as being propelled by a jet of steam, was the ancestor of every modern engine, drone, and robot.Although this may sound like an exaggeration, it truly is...

In 1849, Cayley built his first full-sized glider based on the same designs he created back in 1799, and successfully flew a 10 year old boy on one short flight. In 1853, he built a larger glider and sent his coachman flying 900 feet across a Brompton dale. Some say it was his grandson and not the coachman who took flight. Still others insist it was neither, but the butler instead.

A former Florida police chief said he received a call from Donald Trump in 2006 in which the now-president told him "everyone" knows about the disgraced financier's behaviour, according to an FBI document released in the latest batch of Epstein files.The document is a written record of a 2019 FBI interview with the former Palm Beach police chief, who alleges Trump called him after the department launched an investigation into Epstein and said: "Thank goodness you're stopping him, everyone has known he's been doing this."The officer's name is redacted, but the document identifies the interview subject as the Palm Beach...

While the United States isn't leading in the medal count, Team USA is looking golden at this year's Winter Olympic Games. Team USA has won seven medals so far and two of them are gold. The American team is tied for third place with Japan for total medals. Breezy Johnson won gold in women's downhill skiing on Sunday, becoming only the second American woman to accomplish the feat. It was the first Olympic medal of her career, and the first gold medal for Team USA at this year's Winter Games. She tearfully stood at the podium to accept her gold,...

Jamaica's iconic bobsleigh team — which inspired the hit film Cool Runnings — will make its tenth Winter Olympics appearance at Milano Cortina 2026. Nearly four decades on from Jamaica's debut at the 1988 Calgary Olympics that inspired the cult film Cool Runnings, the Caribbean country's bobsledders are now preparing for their tenth Winter Games in Italy. At the Milano Cortina 2026 Winter Olympics, Jamaica will compete in both the women's and men's bobsleigh events between 15 and 22 February. In the women’s monobob, the green, black, and yellow flag will be worn by Mica Moore — a former Great...

The release of millions of documents from the U.S. State Department’s Jeffrey Epstein files has resulted in scandals and fallout in multiple capitals as the great and the good of politics and high society struggle to justify their relationships with the notorious pedophile. Unfortunately, it has also triggered a massive surge in online antisemitism. At its most extreme, we’ve seen recycled classic antisemitic tropes involving child abuse conspiracies peddled by individuals like Candace Owens. But antisemitism adapts to changing times, and today, the trope of Jewish domination of global media, banking and governments is thinly disguised as attributed to Zionists...

The Seattle Seahawks dominated their way to a Lombardi Trophy on Sunday, defeating the New England Patriots 29-13 behind a strong defensive performance, a clean game from quarterback Sam Darnold and multiple big plays from Super Bowl MVP running back Kenneth Walker. You’d think that with a Super Bowl win, most players would be in line for a hefty game check — plus possible bonuses. However, that's not the case in California. Despite the victory, Darnold actually ended up losing out on roughly $249,000 due to the state’s “jock tax,” which is calculated based on duty days. For Darnold, that...

The Human Rights Campaign long has been one of the biggest LGBT agenda promoters in America. It assembled a ranking system and corporations jumped to meet its requirements in pursuit of that elusive 100% rating from HRC. But its agenda got more and more extreme, and American society realized the down side of promoting the alternative lifestyle choices involved – many millions of Americans didn't support the ideology – and now the HRC influence is plunging.

A new comparative report found Ohioans have a 1.13% chance of being abducted by aliens, with over 4,000 abduction reports since 2019. Ohio is ranked 21st in the nation for alien abduction odds, according to a report from Canada Sports Betting (CSB) that dove into abduction statistics across North America. According to the report, which considered data from 2019 to 2024, Ohioans have a one in 89 chance of reporting an alien abduction. With a total population of just under 12 million people, CSB found Ohio has a reported alien abduction for every 11,300 residents. Researchers were clear to note...

Liberal white woman BREAKS DOWN in tears because ICE agents are deporting criminal illegal immigrants. “These people are Nazl’s. We’re going to track down every ICE agent when this is over — they will NEVER own a house, car, or ANY assets..”

Explanation: Raise your arms if you see an aurora. With those instructions, two nights went by with, well, clouds -- mostly. On the third night of returning to same peaks, though, the sky not only cleared up but lit up with a spectacular auroral display. Arms went high in the air, patience and experience paid off, and the creative featured image was captured as a composite from three separate exposures. The setting is a summit of the Austnesfjorden (a fjord) close to the town of Svolvear on the Lofoten islands in northern Norway. The year was 2014. This year, our...

A mother in Ohio is accused of injecting feces into her child’s IV at the hospital, according to authorities. According to the criminal complaint, hospital staff saw Tiffany Le Sueur, 35, injecting a “foreign substance” into her child’s IV on Feb. 6. ...

New images in the search for Nancy Guthrie:Over the last eight days, the FBI and Pima County Sheriff’s Department have been working closely with our private sector partners to continue to recover any images or video footage from Nancy Guthrie’s home that may have been lost, corrupted, or inaccessible due to a variety of factors - including the removal of recording devices. The video was recovered from residual data located in backend systems.Working with our partners - as of this morning, law enforcement has uncovered these previously inaccessible new images showing an armed individual appearing to have tampered with the...

The FBI released a surveillance photo in a post on X showing a potential subject in the investigation into the disappearance of Nancy Guthrie.

00:50 — The World Today: Rising Hatred & Global Tensions 01:53 — Brigitte Gabriel’s Childhood in the Middle East 04:19 — Growing Up During the Lebanese Civil War 06:03 — Learning How to Survive in a War Zone 08:42 — How War Shapes Identity at a Young Age 11:41 — Why Israel Became a Lifeline, Not an Enemy 14:11 — What Hatred Really Looks Like Up Close 17:09 — Witnessing the Compassion of Israel Firsthand 19:44 — Lessons the World Refuses to Learn 27:05 — A Wounded Mother & the Journey to an Israeli Hospital 29:42 — Humanity in War:...

A surveillance photo showing a potential subject in the mysterious disappearance of Nancy Guthrie could be released as early as Tuesday afternoon, according to senior law enforcement officials. NBC News first reported the development in the case that’s seen little apparent progress for 10 days. Guthrie, 84, was apparently abducted from her Tucson, Arizona, home in the early morning hours of Feb. 1. No suspects have been identified in her disappearance, the Pima County Sheriff said as recently as Monday night.

Commemorative coins made from aluminum salvaged from the SS United States are being produced at Northwest Florida State College through a collaboration with Okaloosa County's Natural Resources team ahead of the ship's artificial reef deployment.Natural Resources Coordinator Ryan Ashley with a finished SSUS Commemorative Coin (Photo courtesy of Kevin Dukes/Destin-Fort Walton Beach)The coins, machined on campus in Niceville, feature the Destin-Fort Walton Beach logo on one side with the words “Home of the SSUS” and “Made from SSUS Aluminum.” The reverse side depicts the vessel alongside the phrases “World’s Largest Artificial Reef” and “990 feet long.” Each coin is individually...

Key Takeaways: The release of Jeffrey Epstein–related files has fueled a surge in online antisemitism, with old conspiracies repackaged as claims that Epstein was a Mossad asset. That fringe smear was irresponsibly mainstreamed by The Times of London, relying on an anonymous, discredited source exposed by other journalists as unreliable. When challenged, the paper’s Israel correspondent doubled down by sharing an obvious AI-manipulated image falsely linking Israel’s president to Epstein – before issuing a hollow apology after being caught.

The Florida Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles (FLHSMV) announced in January that beginning this Friday, February 6th, all driver’s license knowledge and skills examinations will be administered exclusively in English. FLHSMV shared in a press release, “Today, the Florida Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles (FLHSMV) announced that, beginning Friday, February 6th, all driver license knowledge and skills examinations will be administered exclusively in English. This change applies to all driver license classifications, including exams administered orally.” “Previously, knowledge exams for most non-commercial driver license classifications were offered in multiple languages, while Commercial Learner’s Permit (CLP) and...

Executive summary The SAVE Act would force applicants to present “documentary proof of United States citizenship” at registration and the bill explicitly lists acceptable documents including REAL ID-compliant state IDs that indicate U.S. citizenship, U.S. passports, birth certificates, and certificates of naturalization or citizenship (Congress text) [1] [2]. Advocates say these documents close a perceived verification gap, while critics warn the list excludes common IDs like standard driver’s licenses and would block millions who lack those specific papers (Campaign Legal Center; Brennan Center) [3] [4].