At SXSW, Pete Docter and others remember the early days of computer animation

Those who knew Mike Ilitch, the Little Caesars founder and Detroit Tigers owner who died last Friday, have spent the past few days fondly remembering his impact on friends, on Detroit residents, and on the sports community.

On October 24 1974, Icelandic women observed what was called Kvennafrídagurinn, (The Women's Day Off), known outside Iceland as the Icelandic Women's Strike. It was estimated that at least 90% of Icelandic women participated by not going to work and by doing…

The Onagawa Nuclear Power Plant (女川原子力発電所, Onagawa (pronunciation) genshiryoku hatsudensho, Onagawa NPP) is a nuclear power plant located on a 1,730,000 m2 (432 acres) site in Onagawa in the Oshika District and Ishinomaki city, Miyagi Prefecture, Japan. It…

The Reedy Creek Improvement District (RCID) is the immediate governing jurisdiction for the land of the Walt Disney World Resort. As of the late 1990s, it comprised an area of 38.6 sq mi (100 km2) within the outer limits of Orange and Osceola counties in…

Sweden has gotten the credit for pushing the former Soviet Union to admit that something had gone wrong at the Chernobyl nuclear power plant 25 years ago. ...

Pope Celestine V (Latin: Caelestinus V; 1215 – 19 May 1296), born Pietro Angelerio (according to some sources Angelario, Angelieri, Angelliero, or Angeleri), also known as Pietro da Morrone, Peter of Morrone, and Peter Celestine, was pope for five months…

People questioning their gender identity could be offered brain scans to determine whether they are transgender, according to a new study.

Active sound design (ASD) is an automotive audio application in which the car engine's sound is generated based on various engine parameters like speed and throttle input. This technology is implemented in BMW M5 and Renault Clio.

Toto has unveiled their Weezer tribute. They performed the younger band's Green Album single "Hash Pipe" at a show last night in Vancouver.

LONGYEARBYEN, the capital of the remote Norwegian island of Svalbard, can look like an Arctic wonderland of snow and midnight light shows.

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Robert Budd Dwyer (November 21, 1939 – January 22, 1987) was the 30th State Treasurer of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. He served from 1971 to 1981 as a Republican member of the Pennsylvania State Senate representing the state's 50th district. He then…

Fifty years ago 180,000 whales disappeared from the oceans without a trace, and researchers are still trying to make sense of why. Inside the most irrational environmental crime of the century.

Standard burial and cremation take tons of energy and resources. So what's the most environmentally sound way to deal with a dead person?

Armand Hammer (May 21, 1898 – December 10, 1990) was an American business manager and owner, most closely associated with Occidental Petroleum, a company he ran from 1957 until his death, though he was known as well for his art collection, his philanthropy…

Long-time nuclear waste warning messages are intended to deter human intrusion at nuclear waste repositories in the far future, within or above the order of magnitude of 10,000 years. Nuclear semiotics is an interdisciplinary field of research, first done…

The Beatles refused to play to segregated audiences in the US, a contract for one of the group's concerts shows.

Chad Stahelski (born September 20, 1968) is an American stuntman and film director. He is known for directing the 2014 film John Wick along with David Leitch, and solo directing its two sequels. Stahelski also doubled for Brandon Lee after the fatal accident…

Shirley Henderson (born 24 November 1965) is a Scottish actress. Her film roles include Gail in Trainspotting (1996), Jude in the three Bridget Jones films (2001/04/16), and Moaning Myrtle in Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (2002) and Harry Potter…