The mid-engined version of everyone’s favorite American sports car, the Chevrolet Corvette, is coming. Or at least, a lot of auto industry folks think it’s coming, thanks to all the rumors, leaked info, and test mules that have been spied recently. After decades of speculation and renderings, this is what we know so far about the most fervently anticipated American sports car in history.
Continue reading Mid-Engine Corvette: Everything We Think We Know
Melania Trump, wife of Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump and the keynote speaker at the opening day of the Republican National Convention, got part of her speech from a very surprising source — Michelle Obama’s 2008 Democratic National Convention speech.
Continue reading Melania Trump Plagiarizes Michelle Obama During RNC Speech
Just when we’ve wrapped our minds around the seriousness of antibiotic-resistant bacteria, a new threat is emerging: multidrug-resistant fungus.
Continue reading New and Deadly Drug-Resistant Yeast Emerges Globally
Think that it’s too easy for NFL players to kick extra points and field goals? The league is hoping that technology will up the skill level… not to mention the thrills. The NFL tells the Toronto Sun that it plans to conduct a study where footballs will have chips inside to track their flights between the goal posts. If too many successful field goals come from wildly off-center kicks, the league may narrow the uprights to make it more challenging. The tests would be limited to the preseason (ESPN sourcesalso mention Thursday-night regular games), but they could start as soon as 2017.
Continue reading NFL preps footballs with data-tracking chips
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