March 5, 2024, was Super Tuesday. It was the day
when 16 American states held primary elections and
caucuses. This all-important day is crucial for US
presidential hopefuls because front-runners
frequently receive their respective political party's
nomination.
An 8-year-old has become the youngest player ever
to defeat a grandmaster (GM) in classical chess. For
those unfamiliar with the term, GM is the highest
title a chess player can attain. Ashwath Kaushik
achieved the incredible feat on February 18, 2024,
after beating 37-year-old Jacek Stopa in round four of
an international chess competition in Switzerland. ...
On February 27, 2024, biologists at San Francisco's
California Academy of Sciences revealed that
"Mirage," its resident titan arum, or corpse flower,
had bloomed. The massive plants bloom once every
seven to ten years. The flowers last just one to three
days and emit a pungent odor reminiscent of rotting
flesh. It is no wonder that titan arums are deemed ...
Researchers have always suspected that the
Amazonian rainforests were once home to ancient
cities. However, looking for remains of urban
structures in the thick, remote forests was a difficult
endeavor. But the use of Light Detection and
Ranging, or Lidar, has been a game changer. The
remote sensing technology uses laser light to help...
A week after launching aboard a SpaceX rocket, the
uncrewed Odysseus spacecraft gently landed near
the Moon's south pole at 6:32 pm ET on February
22, 2024. The 14-foot-tall (4.3 meters) lander was
developed and flown by Texas-based Intuitive
Machines. It is the first privately-built spacecraft to
make a moon landing. More significantly, Odysseu...
Methuselah, a female Australian lungfish at San
Francisco's Steinhart Aquarium, has always been a
favorite with locals. But she has achieved global
fame since September 2023, after scientists
announced that she was at least 93 years old,
making Methuselah the world's oldest living
aquarium fish. The title was previously held by Gra...
An international team of archeologists examining
boulders in Larache, Morocco, in June 2022
stumbled upon an exciting find — 85 ancient human
footprints pressed on the beach. The two trails of
intact prints are estimated to be around 90,000
years old. They are the first such tracks found in
North Africa. They are also among the oldest ones ...
As far as anatomy goes, there have been few
animals as puzzling to researchers as the starfish.
Most animals have easily identifiable heads, bodies,
and legs. However, starfish bodies are made up of
five identical arms with a layer of "tube feet," to help
them propel forward. The lack of a discernable head
led some to even suggest they did not have one. ...
Six single Nike Air Jordans, worn by basketball
legend Michael Jordan, fetched $8 million at a
Sotheby's auction on February 2, 2024. The
jaw-dropping price set a new global auction record
for game-worn sneakers.
