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Ellie's Archives: 2000-2025
FEBRUARY 2026 |
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Winter Storms and Years That End With "6"
A Storm in Coming
Sundance Film Festival
The Power of a Hug
A Handful of Snowdrops
A Powerful Solar Storm Hits Earth
When the Dam Bursts
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Potentially historic winter storm to slam much of the US with destructive ice and heavy snow
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National Pie Day - Wikipedia - History of Pies
One of the oldest known pie recipes is written in Akkadian
cuneiform dating to c.1750 BC. It has a filling of bird meat, leek,
onion, garlic, rue, and milk, encased in garlic and leek dough.
Back in the 1960's, TV space adventures took us to "Star Trek" starring William Shatner and Leonard Nimoy among others - a universe born of cardboard consoles, painted stars, and boundless imagination.
Moving into the 1970s we find the adventures of 'Buck Rogers in the 25th Century' - where disco-era futurism met rocket ships and ray guns in a brighter, bolder vision of tomorrow. As compared to future space voyages in TV and film, these early series were humble in production but rich in ambition. Special effects were handcrafted, sets were compact, and stories unfolded in tidy, episodic chapters.
Technology upscaled in all industries through the 1970s and on ... including film and TV. Special visual and sound effects, such as green screen, would now redefine science fiction to broaden the concept of possibilities of what lies beyond.
Hans Hass was a diving pioneer known mainly for his award
winning documentaries about sharks, the energy theory,
and his commitment to the protection of the environment.
In the current of the universe, everything is slowly being understood.
Edouard Manet Painter - Videos - Art
First 19th century artist to approach modern-life subjects
David Hilbert Mathematician - Videos
David Hilbert A World Without Time
2.8 Days to Disaster: Low Earth Orbit Could Collapse Without Warning
Astronauts Reveal Critical Medical Tool Used in ISS Health Crisis
Meet Lazuli: The Private Space Telescope That Could Outshine Hubble by 2029
Something Massive and Unknown Is Hiding in Space… and It's a Giant Cloud Made of Metal
Jeff Bezos' Blue Origin Announces Plans For 5,400 Satellites In Orbit By 2027
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Entangled Atoms Are Transforming How We Measure the World
A tiny spin change just flipped a famous quantum effect
Physicists challenge a 200-year-old law of thermodynamics at the atomic scale
Researchers unlocked a new shortcut to quantum materials
'Goddess of Dawn' Supernova? James Webb Reveals a Star That Died at the Dawn of Time
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Creepy robotic hand detaches at the wrist before scurrying away to collect objects
New code connects microscopic insights to the macroscopic world
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Live updates: Winter storm brings freezing temperatures, heavy snow and crippling ice
A Deep Sea Expedition Will Soon Confirm if 'Dark Oxygen' Exists
Hundreds of Millions at Risk As Major River Deltas Sink at Alarming Rates
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Scientists Tried to Spread The Flu, Only to Discover Somethingå
Scientists Tried to Spread The Flu, Only to Discover Something
A blood test could reveal Crohn's disease years before symptoms
Why some people get bad colds and others don't
The genetic advantage that helps some people stay sharp for life
A common vitamin could influence bathroom frequency
Hidden Brain Damage Found Years Before MS Diagnosis
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Hand stencil made almost 68,000 years ago is the oldest cave art ever found
Giant Kangaroo Fossils Reveal a Surprise About How They Moved
Mysterious Giants Could Be a Whole New Kind of Life That No Longer Exists
Oldest Fossilized Land Plant Spores Have Scientists Rethinking How Plants Evolved
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Doubting U.S. resolve, Europe looks to bolster its own nuclear arsenal
Takeaways from former special counsel Jack Smith's public hearing
Sundance Film Festival - Wikipedia
Life is an Independent Film.
Francis Bacon Philosopher, Freemason - Videos
Supergiant star Betelgeuse is full of mysteries. New observations might solve the biggest one
James Webb Solves the Mystery of the Universe's Little Red Dots
2026's Meteor Showers Could Be the Best in Decades, Here's When to Watch
Massive black hole mystery unlocked by researchers
Oldest astronaut Buzz Aldrin turns 96 as new moon astronauts share Apollo inspirations
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Scientists Discover a New Quantum State of Matter Once Considered Impossible
It started with a cat: How 100 years of quantum weirdness powers today's tech
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This New Device Turns Carbon Emissions Into a Valuable Chemical
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Using AI to understand how emotions are formed
New smart chip reduces consumption and computing time, advancing high-performance computing
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Frigid Arctic air brings coldest temperatures of the season to eastern U.S.
A Cycle Deep Within Earth's Crust May Affect Climate More Than We Thought
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New Drug Slashes Dangerous Blood Fats by Nearly 40% in First Human Trial
Human Heart Tissue Actually Can Regenerate After a Heart Attack, New Study Shows
Cold Weather Doesn't Make You Sick. Here's What's Really to Blame.
The human brain may work more like AI than anyone expected
Stanford scientists found a way to regrow cartilage and stop arthritis
Patients tried everything for depression then this implant changed their lives
ADHD Isn't Just About Attention. It May Affect Lifelong Health
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Walking sharks break the rules of reproduction
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Neanderthals took reusable toolkits with them on high-altitude treks through the Alps
A wild potato that changed the story of agriculture in the American Southwest
World's oldest rock art holds clues to early human migration to Australia
Ancient Jordan mass grave reveals human impact of first known pandemic
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Filming ICE is legal but exposes you to digital tracking. Here's how to minimize the risk
Grains of sand prove people - not glaciers - transported Stonehenge rocks
National Hugging Day
The Power of a Hug
I normally write about the benefits of hugging someone on this day. But on the practical side of things this year - with flu season at record levels - you might want to save that hug for another day and send an emoji that expresses what that hug means to you. You can make it humorous, friendly, heartfelt, sexy or whatever. Have fun with it.
Sasha Pivovarova Supermodel, actress - Videos
Emma Bunton, Spice Girls - Videos - Discography - Filmography
Jack William Nicklaus is widely regarded as
the greatest professional golfer of all time.
John Fitch was a clockmaker, brassworker, and silversmith who built
the first recorded steam powered ship in the United States, in 1786.
Fitch's idea would be turned profitable by Robert Fulton, decades later.
Polar Storms on Jupiter And Saturn Reveal Deep Atmospheric Differences
Ancient Galaxy With a Stellar Bar Challenges Timelines of Cosmic Evolution
Mystery Solved? Fast Radio Bursts Linked to Orbiting Stellar Companions
NASA's Artemis II Is on the Launch Pad and the Moon Is Next
Hubble observes ghostly cloud alive with star formation
The first commercial space station, Haven-1, is now undergoing assembly for launch
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Superconductivity Breakthrough: Hidden Order Found Inside Quantum Chaos
This Quantum Material Breaks the Rules and Reveals New Physics
Scientists Found a Hidden Switch Inside Quantum Matter
Physicists bridge worlds of quantum matter
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New Brain Drugs Mimic Psychedelics Without the Hallucinations
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Artificially alive: How AI is bringing the dead back and what that means for the living
An electrically powered source of entangled light on a chip
AI Brings Tomorrow's X-Rays to Life, Helping Doctors Fight Arthritis Sooner
Scientists Say a Major Quantum Computing Breakthrough Was Not What It Seemed
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How a Global Freeze 445 Million Years Ago Changed Life Forever
Aurora Watch in Effect as Severe Solar Storm Slams Into Earth
More floods are coming. Here's what actually works to help people prepare
Surprisingly in sync: Sunlight and sediments reveal climate history of Antarctica
How shifting tectonic plates drove Earth's climate swings
What deep sea mud is revealing about giant earthquakes along the Pacific Coast
Spectacular ice blocks clog up Germany's Elbe river
Chile wildfires rage for third day, entire towns wiped out
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A Single Molecule May Explain How Blood Flow in The Brain Triggers Dementia
Your brain does something surprising when you don't sleep
Scientists Discover the Body's Natural Off Switch for Inflammation
New variant of the flu virus is driving surge of cases across the US and Canada
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A 250-million-year-old fossil reveals the origins of mammal hearing
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Germany Abandons European Defense: Why Berlin Is Betting Big on U.S. Military Drones
JD Vance and wife Usha Vance announce they're expecting their fourth child
Sun in Aquarius
Aquarius is a fixed air sign ruled by Uranus.
Happy Birthday to my fellow Aquarians as we navigate the sea of life in search of answers.
Linda Moulton Howe Investigative journalist, documentaries - Videos
I don't know what to make of this, but it intrigues me.
National Cheese Lovers Day
There are so many things you can do with cheese. I'm not a cheese person, rarely eat it, but I love melted mozzarella cheese on just about anything. In my Brooklyn neighborhood, you can buy it freshly made.
Bill Maher - Career - Videos
Buzz Aldrin Astronaut - Videos
Second person to set foot on the Moon after Neil Armstrong.
