The work of renowned fashion photographer Bruce Weber will be on view in a summer-long exhibition at the Bellport-Brookhaven Historical Society in Bellport, Long Island—a small seaside village that served as one of Weber’s favorite locations for his famous photo shoots in the early ’80s. For decades, Weber’s fashion photography ...
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Read More »Could a ‘Death Star’ really destroy a planet?
Countless Sci-Fi fans vividly remember the famous scene in Star Wars in which the Death Star obliterates the planet Alderaan.
Read More »Photo Issue 2011: The Working Woman Doing Her Part
In the entrepreneurial economies of emerging markets, women are key to connecting with the main engine of growth: the small-to-medium business market. This remake of the famous U.S.
Read More »Photo Issue 2011: The Working Woman Doing Her Part
In the entrepreneurial economies of emerging markets, women are key to connecting with the main engine of growth: the small-to-medium business market. This remake of the famous U.S. propaganda poster emphasizes the working woman
Read More »North Korea by night [photograph]
North Korea appears as a sea of darkness in this famous photograph. The capital city Pyongyang registers as the sole blip of light. [More]
Read More »North Korea by night [photograph]
North Korea appears as a sea of darkness in this famous photograph.
Read More »Possible signs of the Higgs remain in latest analyses (Update)
(PhysOrg.com) -- Two experiments at the Large Hadron Collider have nearly eliminated the space in which the Higgs boson could dwell, scientists announced in a seminar held at CERN today. However, the ATLAS and CMS experiments see modest excesses in their data that could soon uncover the famous missing piece of the physics puzzle.
Read More »Nearly the End of an Era
When the famous Highland distillery of Glen Garioch (pronounced “Glen Geery”) was mothballed in 1995 after 198 years of operation, it ended a legacy of producing lightly peated, honeyed single-malt whiskies. Now, one of the last distillations made before the distillery closed, the Glen Garioch 1994 vintage ($109.99) has just ...
Read More »A Marina B Revival
Known for bold gold and colorful gemstone designs reflecting a modern Italian spirit, Marina Bulgari forged a signature collection bearing the name Marina B in the mid-1970s. A member of the famous Bulgari jewelry family, the designer created a following of loyal fans that lasted nearly three decades, and now ...
Read More »Flying Mammal Pays Price For Glides
More than 60 mammal species--like the famous flying squirrel--have adapted the ability to sail from tree to tree. Thrilling, yes
Read More »‘Quantum magic’ without any ‘spooky action at a distance’
The quantum mechanical entanglement is at the heart of the famous quantum teleportation experiment and was referred to by Albert Einstein as "spooky action at a distance". A team of researchers led by Anton Zeilinger at the University of Vienna and the Institute for Quantum Optics and Quantum Information of the Austrian Academy of Sciences used a system which does not allow for entanglement, and still found results which cannot be interpreted classically
Read More »Quantum physics first: Researchers observe single photons in two-slit interferometer experiment
Quantum mechanics is famous for saying that a tree falling in a forest when there's no one there doesn't make a sound. Quantum mechanics also says that if anyone is listening, it interferes with and changes the tree.
Read More »Preservation group buys historic cruise ship
After decades of false starts, shifting owners, dashed hopes and a nomadic existence, it appears the SS United States' distress call is finally being answered.
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