[ad_1] After more than 400 tests, Richard Branson’s Virgin Hyperloop, a levitating train of small passenger capsules, has just made transportation history by completing its first run with people on board. Virgin Hyperloop Chief Technology Officer Josh Giegel and Sara Luchian, director of passenger experience, reached speeds of 172 kph (107 mph) at the DevLoop…

[ad_1] Registration at 4 pm; 46 minutes; Nine seconds (just 14 minutes before the 17-hour cutoff time), triathlete Chris Nikic did not finish with the fastest time when he recently completed his first Iron Man race, but set a new world record. This past Saturday, after swimming 2.4 miles, the 21-year-old Floridian covered 112 miles…

[ad_1] It was the best of times; It was the worst of times, but when it was the worst of times for Jersey City’s Würstbar restaurant, his best neighbors at the Virile Barber Shop stepped in to help. Like many restaurants struggling to stay afloat in the aftermath of the COVID-19 pandemic, Würstbar had adapted…

[ad_1] More than 40% of Americans think their culinary skills have improved so much during the pandemic that they could now compete on the television show “MasterChef,” according to a new survey. More than six in 10 Americans said their cooking skills have improved since the start of the pandemic, and a new survey of…

[ad_1] Archaeologists working at the site of the ancient Mayan city of Tikal in northern Guatemala have found a sophisticated water filtration system that would have been millennia ahead of its time. Anna Stampfil Built at the end of a canal in the Corriental reservoir, a critical source of drinking water for the northern Maya,…

[ad_1] Climate risk assessments will be mandatory for UK companies The UK will become the first country in the world to require corporations to complete climate change risk assessments, Chancellor Rishi Sunak announced this week. Sunak also revealed plans for the UK’s first green bonds, which will allow the government to borrow money at a…