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The Parthenon’s architectural illusions are a myth

Optical illusions thought to have influenced the design of the Parthenon in ancient Greece are not backed up by evidence or are too small to have an effect

2026-09-15 · 23:01 UTC
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Sports

Gray 'will continue until told otherwise' - but has Hibs boss lost the fans?

2026-09-15 · 22:58

Head coach David Gray says he will continue to try and find solutions to Hibernian's poor form "until someone was to say…

Tech

Recreating Voodoo Graphics and a Late-1990s Gaming PC on an FPGA

2026-09-15 · 22:50

A developer has successfully recreated the 3dfx Voodoo Graphics card on an FPGA as part of a larger DOS PC emulation…

Sports

'Let them ref the games and be humans' - Andrews

2026-09-15 · 22:50

After Brentford overcame Reading to reach the Carabao Cup fourth round, head coach Keith Andrews believes the video…

Sports

Messi in Argentina squad for farewell friendly

2026-09-15 · 22:50

Argentina name Lionel Messi in their squad for a friendly against Benin in October in a match which is set to be the…

Tech

Lucasart's Afterlife

2026-09-15 · 22:30

LucasArts' 1997 strategy game *Afterlife*, which combines city-building with heaven and hell management, remains largely…

Sports

'Superstar' Dowman shows his class - but Arsenal know caution is needed

2026-09-15 · 22:26

Max Dowman shines with two goals against Ipswich Town - but boss Mikel Arteta warns Arsenal cannot rush his development.

Science

The Roman telescope has enough gas for 22 years, double NASA's expectations

2026-09-15 · 22:26

The Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope is the first NASA observatory designed for in-space refueling.

World

The engineering behind the US Strategic Petroleum Reserve

2026-09-15 · 22:15

The US Strategic Petroleum Reserve stores hundreds of millions of barrels of crude oil in massive underground salt…

Crypto

Ethiopia’s Bitcoin Mining Boom Just Ran Into a Water Problem

2026-09-15 · 22:06

Ethiopia has cut electricity deliveries to bitcoin miners by 75%, leaving them with just 23% of contracted power after…

Tech

The AI data center boom is colliding with cities scarred by big industry 

2026-09-15 · 21:47

National outcry against data center construction has spread to Philadelphia, where officials suggested possible…

Crypto

Wall Street Bets on Fed Rate Hike: Here's What It Means for Bitcoin, Bonds and Trump

2026-09-15 · 21:46

Nearly every major bank now expects the Fed to raise rates for the first time in three years.

Sports

Brook likened to Pietersen in SL win - how do they compare?

2026-09-15 · 21:46

Harry Brook hits a brutal century and draws comparisons with Kevin Pietersen as England thrash Sri Lanka by 119 runs in…

World

AWS says it can't restore some data from mideast facilities struck by Iran

2026-09-15 · 21:41

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Crypto

BIS paper finds major gap in Bitcoin onchain transfer estimates

2026-09-15 · 21:23

A BIS study found widely used crypto metrics can obscure economic activity, with measurement challenges spanning…

Sports

Brook & Baker shine as England crush Sri Lanka

2026-09-15 · 21:15

Harry Brook hit 114 not out in the first innings set up England with a total of 254 proving to difficult for Sri Lanka…

Crypto

Remember Limewire? A Meme Coin Just Bought the Legacy P2P Brand

2026-09-15 · 21:14

In the interesting world of meme coins, surprising things happen all the time, and this week, the meme coin project Baby…

Crypto

Coinbase-Backed Crypto Group Warns of Midterms Payback After Clarity Act Fails

2026-09-15 · 21:10

The Coinbase-backed Stand With Crypto will add senators’ votes to its scorecards as it rallies crypto voters ahead of…

Crypto

Binance Adds 11 US-Listed ETFs to Its Wealth Management Service

2026-09-15 · 21:08

Binance has expanded its wealth management services by adding 11 US-listed ETFs to Binance Earn.

World

German Rheinmetall open-sources its Battlesuite connected weapon system protcol

2026-09-15 · 21:07

German defense contractor Rheinmetall has open-sourced the protocol for its Battlesuite connected weapon system, making…

World

NI squad only picked on merit - O'Neill

2026-09-15 · 21:01

Northern Ireland manager Michael O'Neill says he would never take Fifa eligibility rules into consideration when…

Science

Jean-Pierre Serre is 100 years old today

2026-09-15 · 20:57

Jean-Pierre Serre, a French mathematician born on September 15, 1926, is celebrating his 100th birthday today.

Tech

My temporary PHP fix from 2014 has nearly 20M installs. Today I'm deprecating it

2026-09-15 · 20:53

A PHP developer is deprecating a temporary utility function he wrote in 2014 that has been installed nearly 20 million…

Crypto

Crypto stocks slide after CLARITY Act fails to advance in Senate

2026-09-15 · 20:37

Circle and Coinbase shares fell about 10% as the failed Senate vote weighed on crypto-linked equities, with Bitcoin…