Lost for centuries, Silk Road cities are revealed by drone technology

Archeologists have uncovered stunning details of two long-lost medieval cities that once thrived along the ancient Silk Road in Central Asia.

Lost Silk Road cities discovered in Uzbek mountains

The discoveries of these high-altitude medieval cities challenge long-held assumptions of the trade network.

Silk Road Creator Ross Ulbricht Is Waiting for Trump to Keep His Word—and Set Him Free

On the campaign trail, incoming US president Donald Trump vowed to release Silk Road creator Ross Ulbricht from prison if reelected. Will he keep his word?

Tech - Wired - 6 days ago

Russia Keeps Hitting Ukrainian Cities With Waves of Drones

Moscow has been using decoy drones with no warheads to overwhelm defenses, and surveillance drones and strike drones to gather intelligence, Ukrainian officials said.

World - The New York Times - November 7

Scientists detect traces of an ancient Mayan city in southern Mexico using laser-sensor technology

Archaeologists using laser-sensing technology have detected what may be an ancient Mayan city cloaked by jungle in southern Mexico

Tech - ABC News - October 30

PhD student finds lost city in Mexico jungle by accident

The city is the size of Edinburgh and among the largest Mayan sites in ancient Latin America.

Laser archeology finds lost Maya cities hidden under forests

Laser imaging of the rainforests of Mexico’s Yucatan peninsula have turned up thousands of ancient Maya structures — and an entire previously unknown city, a new study has found. By flying aircraft ...

Politics - The Hill - October 29

Lost Maya city with temple pyramids and plazas discovered in Mexico

Archaeologists draw on laser mapping to find city they have named Valeriana, thought to have been founded pre-AD150. After swapping machetes and binoculars for computer screens and laser mapping, a ...

World - The Guardian - October 29

What a discovered lost Maya city might have looked like

The BBC's Georgina Rannard shows a virtual rendition of Valeriana - which has been discovered centuries after it disappeared under the jungle canopy in Mexico.

A Lost Mayan City Has Been Found With Laser Mapping

Archaeologists have revealed an ancient lost Mayan city using advanced laser mapping technology, unearthing monumental structures such as pyramids and plazas. Named Valeriana, the city is believed ...

Tech - Wired - October 30

‘They blew it’: Democrats lost 22,000 votes in Michigan’s heavily Arab American cities

Trump’s courting of Arab American voters and the Biden-Harris Gaza policy turned votes away from the Democrat. Kamala Harris received at least 22,000 fewer votes than Joe Biden did four years ...

World - The Guardian - November 9

Saturday Sessions: Amythyst Kiah performs "Silk And Petals"

Singer-songwriter Amythyst Kiah taught herself how to play guitar at 13 and studied bluegrass and roots music at East Tennessee State University. Soon after, she took all she had learned to record ...

How a PhD Student Discovered a Lost Mayan City From Hundreds of Miles Away

WIRED spoke with the researchers responsible for the discovery of Valeriana, a lost Maya city in the middle of the jungle of Campeche.

Tech - Wired - November 2

A Monroe Doctrine for the 21st century

The time to secure the Western Hemisphere is now, reinforcing it as a bastion of cooperation and shared Western values.

Politics - The Hill - 3 days ago

Frustration grows at fossil fuel influence and structure of UN climate talks. Some call for reform

Environmental advocates released reports Friday decrying fossil fuel industry influence at these climate talks in Baku, Azerbaijan, called COP29

Health - ABC News - 6 days ago

How Technology and Loneliness are Interlinked

Technology and loneliness are interlinked, researchers have found, stoked by the ways we interact with social media, text messaging and binge-watching.

Tech - The New York Times - November 10

The New Hatred of Technology

Tech critics are more sophisticated than ever. They’re still wrong.

Tech - Wired - 6 days ago

18th-Century Perfume Bottles Come Up for Auction

The 100-piece collection has been praised for its size, variety and representation of all major European porcelain makers of the era.

Lifestyle - The New York Times - October 25

Shakeel puts Pakistan in charge of deciding Test

A masterful century from Pakistan’s Saud Shakeel and late wickets from the spinners put England in huge danger after two days of the deciding Test in Rawalpindi.

Diving to Drink a 19th-Century Shipwreck’s Treasure

A team recently dived deep beneath Lake Huron hoping to harvest grain that may one day be distilled into whiskey with a flavor forgotten to history.

Science - The New York Times - November 1

Fifth Avenue: The ‘Street of Dreams’ for Over a Century

The reputation of the iconic New York City thoroughfare began with a competition to build lavish mansions that came crashing down with the advent of luxury apartment buildings.

Top stories - The New York Times - November 5

Salt century fires England to victory in first T20

Phil Salt powers a superb century to take England to a commanding eight-wicket victory over West Indies in the first T20 in Barbados.

Putting on the glitz: a 17th-century mansion in the Forest of Dean

This elegant home has been faithfully restored, after serving as a men’s residential home, but with twists and quirks everywhere. We wanted to give the old girl a good tart up,” laughs New ...

World - The Guardian - 5 days ago

Scientists develop DNA technology in data storage breakthrough

Genetic code technique for preserving huge amounts of digital information could be ‘cheaper than hard drives’

Business - Financial Times - October 23

Tucker Carlson credits demons for the invention of nuclear technology

Ex-Fox News host makes bizarre claim on Steve Bannon’s podcast, days after saying a demon attacked him in his sleep. Demons that Tucker Carlson claimed attacked him as he slept were also ...

World - The Guardian - November 4

EU to demand technology transfers from Chinese companies

New requirements will apply to batteries but could be expanded to other green sectors

World - Financial Times - 2 days ago

Ukraine attacks Moscow with 34 drones

Ukraine attacked Moscow with 34 drones, the Russian Ministry of Defense said early Sunday morning. “Between 7:00 and 10:00 Moscow time, an attempt by the Kyiv regime to carry out a terrorist attack ...

Politics - The Hill - November 10

Why North Korea Is Building Drones

Analysts say the low-cost weapons are attractive to Mr. Kim, who is intent on modernizing North Korea’s military.

Top stories - The New York Times - 6 days ago

Why Kamala Harris lost

Her faux pas on trade and tariffs made her look as if she came from the usual neoliberal camp that sold out the working class

World - Financial Times - November 11

Your pictures on the theme of 'road trip'

A selection of pictures on the theme of 'road trip'.

Tokyo Metro Shares Soar in First Day of Trading for Century-Old Subway

Tokyo Metro had raised over $2 billion in one of Japan’s largest initial public offerings in years.

Business - The New York Times - October 23

AM radio is seeking a lifeline after a century of storied history

For more than a century, AM radio has amassed a rich and storied history. That history includes Beatlemania, fireside chats with President Franklin D. Roosevelt and the Super Bowl. Now, in a world ...

Watch Saka's best Premier League goals as he reaches half-century

Watch a selection of Bukayo Saka's best Premier League goals after the Arsenal forward's strike against Liverpool brought up his half-century in the top flight.

Skeletal remains in a castle well lend credence to a centuries-old Norse saga

Scientists have connected 800-year-old skeletal remains found in a well at Norway’s Sverresborg castle to a mysterious figure mentioned in a medieval Norse saga, using advanced DNA analysis.

Vatican tribunal explains conviction of cardinal and others in 'trial of the century'

The Vatican tribunal says it convicted a cardinal of aggravated fraud and other charges because of his “objectively inexplicable behavior” in paying a self-styled intelligence analyst more than a ...

World - ABC News - October 31

Spain searches for bodies after unprecedented flooding claims at least 140 lives

Crews are searching for bodies in stranded cars and sodden buildings as people try to salvage what they can from ruined homes following monstrous flash floods in Spain that claimed at least 140 lives

World - ABC News - October 31

AP PHOTOS: Death by water, burial by mud. Images of Spain's floods of the century

World - Yahoo News - November 10

AP PHOTOS: Death by water, burial by mud. Images of Spain's floods of the century

Twelve days have passed since catastrophic flash floods carved a muddy scar through eastern Spain, killing over 200 people and soiling the homes of thousands more. Apocalyptic scenes documented by ...

World - ABC News - November 10

Iran cites 19th century British maps in row over ownership of islands

Tehran cites 1888 charts in effort to prove ownership of islands near strait of Hormuz that are also claimed by UAE. Maps drawn up more than 130 years ago on the instruction of the Marquess of ...

World - The Guardian - November 12

The Commanders haven't been relevant this century. That can change tonight.

There’s an argument to be made that Thursday’s game between the Washington Commanders and the Philadelphia Eagles is the most important Commanders regular season game in nearly 20 years.

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