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Examining what killed the dinosaurs in depth

Large step-like formations of dark volcanic rock like those at Grande Ronde provide evidence of volcanic eruptions from millions of years ago. Credit: Brenhin Keller. Determining what killed the dinosaurs 66 million years ago at the end of the Cretaceous Period has long been the topic of debate, as scientists set out to determine what caused the five mass extinction events that reshaped life on planet Earth in a geological…

I’m glad Apple killed the iPhone Mini and switched to Plus

With the launch of the iPhone 14 series at its big Far Out event on September 7, Apple is enacting a major shift for its baseline iPhone lineup. After trialing tiny iPhones with the iPhone 12 Mini and iPhone 13 Mini, there’s no such Mini option for the iPhone 14 series. In its place. we have the iPhone 14 Plus instead. The iPhone 14 Plus is exactly what you’d expect: the standard iPhone 14 with a larger screen, bigger battery, and slightly higher price. While it may be sad news for small phone fans, I couldn’t be…

Bodies in UK well killed in mediaeval anti-Semitic massacre: study

Based on the skeletal remains, scientists reconstructed the face of a male adult (left) and a child (right). Credit: Professor Caroline Wilkinson, Liverpool John Moores University Seventeen bodies found at the bottom of a mediaeval English well were likely Jews who were murdered in an anti-Semitic massacre more than 800 years ago, scientists have revealed.…

The First Movie In 1998 But Here’s What Killed The Plan

Pokémon The First Movie Released In 1998(Photo Credit –Facebook/Still From Pokémon The First Movie) Leonardo DiCaprio achieved the Superstar status over two decades ago and has managed to keep with him all this while and continues to do so. Not just one of the sought-after actors, he is also amongst the highest paid ones and his net worth is the proof. But while all his fiction dramas and character have garnered love, did you know the Hollywood fame almost voiced Ash in Pokémon: The First Movie back in…

Alec Baldwin shares what he ‘finds difficult to endure’ after Rust set shooting killed Halyna Hutchins

Alec Baldwin has blamed the media for making the aftermath of the set shooting that killed Halyna Hutchins more “difficult”.The 64-year-old actor fatally shot Hutchins and wounded director Joel Souza on the Rust set on 21 October, after assistant director David Halls allegedly handed him a prop gun that turned out to be loaded with live ammunition.Baldwin denies responsibility for the shooting, and recently said that claims he knew the gun was loaded have ‘taken years off my life”.The actor’s wife, Hilaria, shared an…

Newly discovered crater suggests multiple asteroids killed dinosaurs

The Earth still bears the scar of the gigantic asteroid impact that wiped out the dinosaurs, along with three quarters of all life – but a new study suggests that killer rock wasn’t alone. Scientists have discovered a new crater in the seabed of the North Atlantic Ocean that seems to correspond to around the same time, suggesting the extinction event could have been triggered by multiple impacts.Nadir crater, as it’s been named, measures around 8.5 km (5.3 miles) wide and lies about 400 km (250 miles) off the coast of…

One Killed, Nine Injured as BMW Test Car With Autonomous Steering Veers Into Traffic in Germany

A BMW test car with autonomous steering capability veered into oncoming traffic in Germany, killing one person and seriously injuring nine others, police said Tuesday. A spokesman for police in the southwestern town of Reutlingen said an electric BMW iX with five people on board, including a young child, swerved out of its lane at a bend in the road, triggering a series of collisions involving four vehicles Monday afternoon.After brushing an oncoming Citroen, the BMW hit a Mercedes-Benz van head-on, resulting in the death…

Apple has killed off its worst iPhone charger

Apple's 5W USB Power Adapter appears to have been killed off, with the product now unavailable via a number of Apple online stores around the world.The 5W USB Power Adapter remains available for order in the United States (opens in new tab) and a handful of other countries, but Macotakara notes that the item is unavailable elsewhere. Countries including Australia, China, Japan, and a number of European countries all report that the product is now "sold out" entirely.Good riddanceThe 5W charger was bundled in every iPhone…

Twilight of the A-list: has the 21st century killed off the movie star? | Film industry

These are dark days for movie stars. The new Brad Pitt action-comedy Bullet Train took $30.1m (£24.6m) on its opening weekend in the US – a solid enough figure to top the domestic box office chart, but unspectacular given the film’s $90m budget and Pitt’s star power. One of the few actors who can still “open” a film, Pitt represents an increasingly endangered breed: the movie star who refuses to do TV.Another TV holdout, Tom Cruise, continued his hot streak with Top Gun: Maverick, which recently surpassed Titanic at the…