McDonald’s is celebrating its 50th anniversary in the United Kingdom this year. (Photo: McDonald’s/Metro) McDonald’s is getting a head start on its birthday celebrations in Britain by launching a special limited-edition menu in July. The fast food chain, which celebrates 50 years in the UK in October, has unveiled several new products and announced the … Read more
The world’s largest passenger plane, also known as the “Superjumbo,” is making a rapid comeback after production was halted in 2021. During Covid-19, many A380s were put into storage worldwide. Industry experts predicted that the planes would be scrapped in the coming years. But with Boeing’s 737 Max production halted, Heathrow recording its highest passenger … Read more
The gleaming towers of cosmic dust and gas at the heart of the Eagle Nebula have inspired awe for decades since they were first captured by the Hubble Telescope. Now NASA issued the most detailed visualization of the iconic celestial structure, revealing all its dreamlike features across multiple wavelengths of light. Webb telescope visualizes the … Read more
Cadbury is bringing back a retro favourite. (Photo: Universal Images Group/REX/Shutterstock) When it comes to chocolate, one of the struggles is deciding whether to go for white chocolate or milk chocolate when the craving hits. But Cadbury is making the choice much easier for people as it relaunches an iconic ’90s chocolate bar that, like … Read more
Cadbury is bringing back a retro favourite. (Photo: Universal Images Group/REX/Shutterstock) When it comes to chocolate, one of the struggles is deciding whether to go for white chocolate or milk chocolate when the craving strikes. But Cadbury is making the choice much easier for people as it relaunches an iconic ’90s chocolate bar that, like … Read more
Humanity has lost an interstellar pioneer. Ed Stone, who was a project scientist for NASA’s groundbreaking Voyager mission from 1972 to 2022, died on Sunday (June 9) at the age of 88. “Ed Stone was a pioneer who dared mighty things in space. He was a dear friend to all who knew him, and a … Read more
SEATTLE (AP) — William Anders, the first Apollo 8 astronaut who took the iconic “Earthrise” photo in 1968 that showed the planet as a shadowy blue marble from space was killed Friday when the plane he was piloting alone crashed into the waters off Washington state’s San Juan Islands collapsed. He was 90. His son, … Read more
Within a billion years, NASA’s Voyager 1 probe will have reached the opposite side of the Milky Way disk to the Sun. By the time it arrives, the sun will have evaporated all of Earth’s oceans, making it habitable. As a result, NASA may not be on hand to celebrate this remarkable milestone in the … Read more
Get the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters around the world Sign up for our free Morning Headlines email A family has lost the battle for a rainbow dome in support of the LGBTQ+ community and the NHS after council officers rejected a compromise, claiming it would continue to damage one of … Read more
I attended a screening of Indie game: the movie, probably still the most famous documentary about video game development, in early 2012. The film was held at the Game Developers Conference – “the definition of home audience,” as I wrote at the time – and received a standing ovation from a huge audience in the … Read more