Spanish archeologists have recovered a largely
intact shipwreck dating back nearly 2,600 years.
The 27-foot (8 m) long trading vessel was carrying
lead ingots to an unknown destination when it sank
off the coast of Mazarrón, Spain. It remained hidden
in the sand just six feet (1.8 m) below the ocean
surface until divers finally found it in 1994.
Running a single marathon is hard enough for most
people. Now, imagine doing it seven times on seven
continents in less than 168 hours — or seven days.
That is exactly what the annual World Marathon
Challenge dares participants to accomplish. As if
that were not enough, they also compete for the
fastest total time across all seven races.
When NASA astronauts Sunita Williams and Butch
Wilmore launched for the International Space Station
(ISS) aboard Boeing’s Starliner on June 5, 2024, they
expected to be back within eight days. However,
concerns about the spacecraft's safety extended
their stay at the ISS for nine months. The astronauts
finally returned to Earth aboard the SpaceX Drago...
