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Furthermore - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C3%86thelstan https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_monarchs_of_Wessex https://www.athelstanmuseum.org.uk/malmesbury-history/people/king-athelstan/ The First King of England: Æthelstan and the Birth of a Kingdom – a deep and nuanced analysis of...

Historian seeks recognition for first English king https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c9d07w50e15o Somewhere I have a list of Anglo-Saxon, Wessex and English kings. Well there is nothing new there. Parts of Britain experienced tribal rivalries/conflicts as well as invasions by the Romans...

as opposed to ions, for which number of electrons exceeds number of protons for a negative ion, or number of electrons is less than the number of protons for positive ions. For example, Cl-, the outer shell is filled like that of Ar, but Cl has 1 electron more than the number protons (17) for...

Helium (Z=2) is obviously an exception to the octet rule. Neon (Z=8) has a full p-shell and it is the first element with an octet. For noble gases, in addition to a full outer shell, the number of electrons equals the number of protons. The group 1 (IA) elements prefer to give up an electron...

The World War Two bomber that cost more than the atomic bomb https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20250829-the-bomber-that-became-ww2s-most-expensive-weapon Several B-29s were forced to land (intact) in Russia; some crashed. WWI ace Eddie Rickenbacker visited the Soviet Union during WWII, since...

Chagas disease, long considered only a threat abroad, is established in California and the Southern U.S. According to articles in the Los Angeles Times, "Chagas disease, long considered only a threat abroad, is established in California and the Southern U.S.", and "Kissing bugs bring deadly...

COVID cases are high in Texas, California, Oregon, Nevada, New Mexico and other states in the West and South Central part of the country. https://thehill.com/homenews/nexstar_media_wire/5473466-covid-is-spiking-again-especially-in-these-states/ Edit/update...

The electric scooter sharing scam that fleeced millions of dollars from Americans https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/electric-scooter-scam-lightning-shared-scooter-co-investors-rcna226832 Promise of investing small amounts with high rates of return. The scam preyed on inexperienced and...

https://www.cnet.com/tech/services-and-software/get-started-with-chatgpt-a-beginners-guide-to-using-the-super-popular-ai-chatbot/

I had seen a short video on Youtube produced by the BBC in the SAS Rogue Heroes program. I did not know about his story, but I did find a video biography. It covers the story of Paddy Mayne, who helped created was became the SAS. Mayne had a law degree.

The family of teenager who died by suicide alleges OpenAI's ChatGPT is to blame https://www.nbcnews.com/tech/tech-news/family-teenager-died-suicide-alleges-openais-chatgpt-blame-rcna226147 Edit/update: AI Chatbots Are Inconsistent in Answering Questions About Suicide, New Study Finds...

AI-generated scientific hypotheses lag human ones when put to the test Machines still face hurdles in identifying fresh research paths, study suggests https://www.science.org/content/article/ai-generated-scientific-hypotheses-lag-human-ones-when-put-test This is relevant to my work since I was...

The video in the OP offers a fair assessment. There was a level of negligence involved. Reprocessing nuclear fuel is complicated because it requires remote handling due to the high level of radioactivity of the Pu and recycled U. Then there is the waste (fission products). One correction on...

On August 10, 2025, there was a massive landslide on the eastern side of Tracy Arm fjord. Although some sources mention 1000 ft tsunami, that height represents the run-up on the sides of the fjord. Technically it was a seiche. Early View of Tracy Arm Landslide Features Tsunami-causing...

Bitcoin Price ‘Flash Crash’ Panic Suddenly Wipes $100 Billion From Crypto Market https://www.forbes.com/sites/digital-assets/2025/08/25/bitcoin-price-flash-crash-panic-suddenly-wipes-100-billion-from-crypto-market/