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6 days ago | awilime.com | John Woo |Uma Thurman |Aaron Eckhart

8,17Amerikai misztikus film (2003)Film adatlapjaMichael Jennings-re vadásznak, de fogalma sincs, hogy miért…A világhíres zsenit csúcstechnológiával foglalkozó nagyvállalatok szerződtetik különleges, szupertitkos munkákra, majd a feladat elvégzése után az agyából kitörlik az emlékeit, nehogy elárulhassa a cégek titkait.
Sharks May Not Be Silent After All!

1 week ago | dogonews.com | John Woo

Sharks have always been considered silent swimmers. Unlike most fish, these top ocean predators lack sound-producing organs. But recent research suggests this might not be true for all sharks. At least one species produces noise, challenging our understanding of these stealthy hunters. Carolin Nieder stumbled upon this discovery accidentally while studying rig sharks at the University of Auckland in New Zealand.
Baseball’s New Power Weapon: The Torpedo Bat

2 weeks ago | dogonews.com | John Woo

On March 29, 2025, the New York Yankees set a new franchise record against the Milwaukee Brewers by hitting an astonishing nine home runs in a single game. Only two other teams in Major League Baseball (MLB) history have ever hit nine or more home runs in a game. The incredible performance is partially being credited to the “torpedo bat.” MIT physicist Aaron Leanhardt designed the uniquely shaped bat while working with the Yankees.
'Unburying the Remains of the Third Reich'

1 month ago | nytimes.com | Nicholas Casey |Malcolm Hillgartner |Adrienne Hurst |Tanya Perez |John Woo |Aaron Esposito | +2 more

When Daniel and Victoria Van Beuningen first toured their future home, a quiet villa in the Polish city of Wroclaw, it had been abandoned for years, its windows sealed up with bricks. But something about its overgrown garden spoke to them. They could imagine raising chickens there, planting tomatoes and cucumbers. They could make something beautiful out of it, they thought - a place where their children could run and play.
The ISS May Be Too Clean For Its Own Good!

1 month ago | dogonews.com | John Woo

With advanced air filters and strict cleaning routines, the International Space Station (ISS) is one of the cleanest places beyond Earth. Yet astronauts often experience a range of health issues while aboard. A new study suggests that one reason may be that the ISS is too clean! For their research, Rodolfo Benitez and his team at UC San Diego asked astronauts to wipe different parts of the ISS to collect samples. This included the kitchen, bathroom, and eating area.
'What Happened to Val Kilmer?'

1 month ago | nytimes.com | Taffy Brodesser-Akner |Julia Whelan |Jack D’Isidoro |Kelly Prime |Frannie Carr Toth |John Woo | +1 more

"The force of his will is the thing I remember about him," says Taffy Brodesser-Akner, who wrote a profile of Val Kilmer for The New York Times Magazine in May 2020. "He was sure he was going to come back to his exact former self. "The two met for an interview just as a lockdown due to the coronavirus pandemic seemed all but certain to happen. Mr. Kilmer, who was diagnosed with throat cancer in 2014 and had undergone a tracheotomy, was still performing.
The Sunday Read: ‘The Cryptocurrency Scam That Turned a Small Town Against Itself’ - The New York Times

2 months ago | nytimes.com | David Yaffe-Bellany |Tally Abecassis |John Woo |Aaron Esposito |Catherine Anderson

How did a successful, financially sophisticated banker gamble his community’s money away?
166-Million-Year-Old Dinosaur Footprints Unearthed In England

2 months ago | dogonews.com | John Woo

An observant quarry worker at Dewars Farm Quarry in England has helped uncover hundreds of dinosaur footprints. The fossils date back to the Middle Jurassic period (around 166 million years ago). They belong to some of the United Kingdom's largest dinosaurs and offer new insights into their movement patterns. Gary Johnson first noticed the "strange bumps" in June 2024 while stripping the clay that covered them. He was trying to expose the quarry floor.
Boom Supersonic's XB-1 Breaks Sound Barrier In Two Historic Test Flights

Feb 12, 2025 | dogonews.com | John Woo

On January 28, 2025, XB-1, an experimental aircraft built by US company Boom Supersonic, became the first privately built jet to fly faster than the speed of sound. To prove this was not a fluke, test pilot Tristan Brandenburg flew around for two more supersonic runs over California’s Mojave Desert before returning to land. He repeated the feat with another test flight on February 10, 2025. Once again, the aircraft broke the sound barrier three times.
Boom Supersonic's XB-1 Breaks Sound Barrier Twice In Historic Test Flights

Feb 12, 2025 | dogonews.com | John Woo

On January 28, 2025, XB-1, an experimental aircraft built by US company Boom Supersonic, became the first privately built jet to fly faster than the speed of sound. To prove this was not a fluke, test pilot Tristan Brandenburg flew around for two more supersonic runs over California’s Mojave Desert before returning to land. On February 10, 2025, he repeated the feat with another test flight over the desert. Once again, the aircraft broke the sound barrier three times.