Family affair rhino fi Americans Brittany and Blake Bowen had never even been to Ecuador when in 2021 they decided to move to the South American country with their four children. Tired of “long commutes and never enough money” in the US the Bowens say they love their new Ecuadorian life. “We hope that maybe we’ll have grandkids here one day.” Erik and Erin Eagleman moved to Switzerland from Wisconsin with their three children in 2023. “It feels safe here” they tell CNN of their new outdoorsy lifestyle in Basel close to the borders with France and Germany. Their youngest daughter even walks to elementary school by herself. For adventures with your own family be it weekend breaks or something longer-term our partners at CNN Underscored a product review and recommendations guide owned by CNN have this roundup of the best kids’ luggage sets and bags. Starry starry nights For close to 100 years Michelin stars have been a sign of culinary excellence awarded only to the great and good. Georges Blanc the world’s longest-standing Michelin-starred restaurant has boasted a three-star rating since 1981 but this month the Michelin guide announced that the restaurant in eastern France was losing a star. More culinary reputations were enhanced this week when Asia’s 50 best restaurants for 2025 were revealed. The winner was a Bangkok restaurant which is no stranger to garlands while second and third place went to two Hong Kong eateries. You don’t need to go to a heaving metropolis for excellent food however. A 200-year-old cottage on a remote stretch of Ireland’s Atlantic coast has been given a Michelin star. At the time of awarding Michelin called it “surely the most rural” of its newest winners.
Challenging our perceptions of ‘perfection’ traderjoexyz With health influencers raising the bar for success the wellness space now often feels like a performative space where people strive to showcase peak physical and mental strength. While seeing others’ achievements can be motivating it can also be discouraging if your progress doesn’t match theirs. Each person is chasing the perfect version of themselves — whether it’s a body or a lifestyle — which is dangerous because this is typically an impossible or dangerous version to achieve Curran said. He added that this type of comparison creates a dangerous cycle in which people constantly feel dissatisfied with their own progress. “It’s a fantasy in many ways and once you start chasing after it you constantly find yourself embroiled in a sense of doubt and deficit” he said. Curran also noted that wellness challenges can be particularly damaging for women who struggle with perfectionism as they tend to be bombarded with impossible beauty standards and societal expectations. Renee McGregor a UK-based dietitian who specializes in eating disorders and athlete performance encourages people to approach wellness trends with curiosity and skepticism. That’s because some influencers and celebrities could be promoting products because there’s a financial benefit for them. “The thing to ask yourself about the person you’re taking advice from is what do they gain from it?” McGregor said. “If they are going to gain financially then you know that they could be willing to sell you a lie.” Whether you want to try a new challenge or product that promises amazing results McGregor suggests doing your research and seeking diverse perspectives including consulting with doctors when possible.
Greenland’s leader says US officials’ visit is ‘highly aggressive.’ Trump says it’s ‘friendliness not provocation’ extra finance Greenland’s prime minister said a planned visit to the island by US officials including second lady Usha Vance is “highly aggressive” plunging relations to a new low after President Donald Trump vowed to annex the autonomous Danish territory. But despite the backlash Trump has insisted the visit is about “friendliness not provocation” – and claims the US team was “invited.” Vance the wife of US Vice President JD Vance will travel to Greenland this week to watch the island’s national dogsled race and “celebrate Greenlandic culture and unity” according to a statement from the White House. National security adviser Mike Waltz is also expected to visit the territory this week according to a source familiar with the trip. Greenland Prime Minister Mute B. Egede called the US delegation’s trip to the island “highly aggressive” in an interview with Greenlandic newspaper Sermitsiaq on Sunday and raised particular objection to Waltz’s visit. “What is the national security adviser doing in Greenland? The only purpose is to demonstrate power over us” Egede said. “His mere presence in Greenland will no doubt fuel American belief in Trump’s mission — and the pressure will increase.” Trump claimed on Monday that people in Greenland have responded warmly to the US’s recent interest in the territory. “They’re calling us. We’re not calling them. And we were invited over there” he said. “We’re dealing with a lot of people from Greenland that would like to see something happen with respect to them being properly protected and properly taken care of” Trump told reporters following a meeting with his Cabinet. “I think Greenland is going to be something that maybe is in our future” Trump added. The president said he believes Secretary of State Marco Rubio would be traveling to Greenland too. Trump’s idea to annex Greenland has thrown an international spotlight on the territory which holds vast stores of rare earth minerals critical for high-tech industries and has raised questions about the island’s future security as the US Russia and China vie for influence in the Arctic. Trump has repeatedly expressed interest in the US taking the island by force or economic coercion even as Denmark and Greenland have firmly rejected the idea.
New design revealed for Airbus hydrogen plane beefy fi In travel news this week: Bhutan’s spectacular new airport the world’s first 3D-printed train station has been built in Japan plus new designs for Airbus’ zero-emission aircraft and France’s next-generation high-speed trains. Grand designs European aerospace giant Airbus has revealed a new design for its upcoming fully electric hydrogen-powered ZEROe aircraft. powered by hydrogen fuel cells. The single-aisle plane now has four engines rather than six each powered by their own fuel cell stack. The reworked design comes after the news that the ZEROe will be in our skies later than Airbus hoped. The plan was to launch a zero-emission aircraft by 2035 but now the next-generation single-aisle aircraft is slated to enter service in the second half of the 2030s. Over in Asia the Himalayan country of Bhutan is building a gloriously Zen-like new airport befitting a nation with its very own happiness index. Gelephu International is designed to serve a brand new “mindfulness city” planned for southern Bhutan near its border with India. In rail travel Japan has just built the world’s first 3D-printed train station which took just two and a half hours to construct according to The Japan Times. That’s even shorter than the whizzy six hours it was projected to take. France’s high-speed TGV rail service has revealed its next generation of trains which will be capable of reaching speeds of up to 320 kilometers an hour nearly 200 mph. The stylish interiors have been causing a stir online as has the double-decker dining car. Finally work is underway in London on turning a mile-long series of secret World War II tunnels under a tube station into a major new tourist attraction. CNN took a look inside.
Some scientists believe that fatty acids such as decanoic acid and dodecanoic acid formed the membranes of the first simple cell-like structures on Earth Pearce said. connext bridge “This is the closest we’ve come to detecting a major biomolecule-related signal — something potentially tied to membrane structure which is a key feature of life” Pearce said via email. “Organics on their own are intriguing but not evidence of life. In contrast biomolecules like membranes amino acids nucleotides and sugars are central components of biology as we know it and finding any of them would be groundbreaking we haven’t yet.” Returning samples from Mars The European Space Agency plans to launch its ExoMars Rosalind Franklin rover to the red planet in 2028 and the robotic explorer will carry a complementary instrument to SAM. The rover LS6 will have the capability to drill up to 6.5 feet 2 meters beneath the Martian surface — and perhaps find larger and better-preserved organic molecules. While Curiosity’s samples can’t be studied on Earth the Perseverance rover has actively been collecting samples from Jezero Crater the site of an ancient lake and river delta all with the intention of returning them to Earth in the 2030s via a complicated symphony of missions called Mars Sample Return. Both rovers have detected a variety of organic carbon molecules in different regions on Mars suggesting that organic carbon is common on the red planet Williams said. While Curiosity and Perseverance have proven they can detect organic matter their instruments can’t definitively determine all the answers about their origins said Dr. Ashley Murphy postdoctoral research scientist at the Planetary Science Institute. Murphy who along with Williams previously studied organics identified by Perseverance was not involved in the new research. “To appropriately probe the biosignature question these samples require high-resolution and high-sensitivity analyses in terrestrial labs which can be facilitated by the return of these samples to Earth” Murphy said.
New design revealed for Airbus hydrogen plane renzo In travel news this week: Bhutan’s spectacular new airport the world’s first 3D-printed train station has been built in Japan plus new designs for Airbus’ zero-emission aircraft and France’s next-generation high-speed trains. Grand designs European aerospace giant Airbus has revealed a new design for its upcoming fully electric hydrogen-powered ZEROe aircraft. powered by hydrogen fuel cells. The single-aisle plane now has four engines rather than six each powered by their own fuel cell stack. The reworked design comes after the news that the ZEROe will be in our skies later than Airbus hoped. The plan was to launch a zero-emission aircraft by 2035 but now the next-generation single-aisle aircraft is slated to enter service in the second half of the 2030s. Over in Asia the Himalayan country of Bhutan is building a gloriously Zen-like new airport befitting a nation with its very own happiness index. Gelephu International is designed to serve a brand new “mindfulness city” planned for southern Bhutan near its border with India. In rail travel Japan has just built the world’s first 3D-printed train station which took just two and a half hours to construct according to The Japan Times. That’s even shorter than the whizzy six hours it was projected to take. France’s high-speed TGV rail service has revealed its next generation of trains which will be capable of reaching speeds of up to 320 kilometers an hour nearly 200 mph. The stylish interiors have been causing a stir online as has the double-decker dining car. Finally work is underway in London on turning a mile-long series of secret World War II tunnels under a tube station into a major new tourist attraction. CNN took a look inside.
Tesla is bringing its electric cars to oil-rich Saudi Arabia amid falling global sales aperture finance Tesla will start selling its electric vehicles in Saudi Arabia entering the Gulf region’s largest economy as the company’s global sales are sliding and CEO Elon Musk courts controversy with his role in the US government. The carmaker announced Wednesday that it would host a launch event in the kingdom on April 10 where it will showcase its EVs. Attendees will also have the chance to “experience the future of autonomous driving with Cybercab and meet Optimus our humanoid robot as we showcase what’s next in AI and robotics” Tesla TSLA said. Tesla may struggle to gain market share in oil-rich Saudi Arabia as EVs make up a little over 1 of all car sales in the country according to a report by consultancy PwC published in September. Tesla’s entry into the new market comes as the company fights battles on several fronts. Last year it recorded the first annual decline in sales in its history as a public company posting a drop of 1. The company is facing intensifying competition in China the world’s largest auto market. On Tuesday BYD a Chinese maker of electric and hybrid cars reported 107 billion in annual sales for 2024 beating the near-98 billion notched by Tesla. And last week BYD unveiled an ultra-fast charging system which it said was capable of adding 250 miles 402 km of range in just five minutes easily outdoing Tesla’s charging technology. Tesla’s Superchargers take 15 minutes to charge an EV providing a range of 200 miles. Tesla has also suffered slumping sales in Europe. In February the carmaker sold around 40 fewer vehicles on the continent compared with the same month in 2024 according to the European Automobile Manufacturers’ Association.
Josh Giddey hits halfcourt buzzer-beater over LeBron James to cap wild finale as the Bulls stun the Lakers quickswap exchange Josh Giddey hit a game-winning halfcourt buzzer-beater over LeBron James as the Chicago Bulls stunned the Los Angeles Lakers in one of the wildest endings to an NBA game you are ever likely to see. Trailing 115-110 with 12.6 seconds remaining Giddey’s inbound pass found Nikola Vucevic who pushed the ball to a wide-open Patrick Williams for a corner three-pointer. James then fluffed the Lakers inbound pass from the baseline allowing Giddey to steal the ball and find Coby White for a second Bulls triple in quick succession to put Chicago up 116-115 with 6.1 seconds remaining. Austin Reaves then made a driving layup to put the Lakers ahead 117-116 with 3.3 seconds left but the game wasn’t done yet. With no timeouts remaining Giddey inbounded the ball to Williams from the baseline got the pass back took one dribble and launched a shot from beyond halfcourt. Supporters in the stands seemed frozen in anticipation as the ball sailed through the air and the United Center then erupted as it fell through the net. After the dramatic win Giddey found himself being swarmed by his teammates. “Special moment to do it with these guys this team” Giddey said per ESPN. “We’ve shown over the last month to six weeks that we can beat anybody. The way we play the game I think it wears people down. “We get up and down. We run. We put heat on them to get back. A lot of veteran teams don’t particularly want to get back and play in transition.” Giddey later told the Bulls broadcast that he’d “never made a game-winner before.” The ending capped an incredible couple of games for the Lakers who had themselves won their last game against the Indiana Pacers on Wednesday with a buzzer-beating tip-in from James.
Water and life stargate finance Lightning is a dramatic display of electrical power but it is also sporadic and unpredictable. Even on a volatile Earth billions of years ago lightning may have been too infrequent to produce amino acids in quantities sufficient for life — a fact that has cast doubt on such theories in the past Zare said. Water spray however would have been more common than lightning. A more likely scenario is that mist-generated microlightning constantly zapped amino acids into existence from pools and puddles where the molecules could accumulate and form more complex molecules eventually leading to the evolution of life. “Microdischarges between obviously charged water microdroplets make all the organic molecules observed previously in the Miller-Urey experiment” Zare said. “We propose that this is a new mechanism for the prebiotic synthesis of molecules that constitute the building blocks of life.” However even with the new findings about microlightning questions remain about life’s origins he added. While some scientists support the notion of electrically charged beginnings for life’s earliest building blocks an alternative abiogenesis hypothesis proposes that Earth’s first amino acids were cooked up around hydrothermal vents on the seafloor produced by a combination of seawater hydrogen-rich fluids and extreme pressure. Researchers identified salt minerals in the Bennu samples that were deposited as a result of brine evaporation from the asteroid’s parent body. In particular they found a number of sodium salts such as the needles of hydrated sodium carbonate highlighted in purple in this false-colored image – salts that could easily have been compromised if the samples had been exposed to water in Earth’s atmosphere. Related article Yet another hypothesis suggests that organic molecules didn’t originate on Earth at all. Rather they formed in space and were carried here by comets or fragments of asteroids a process known as panspermia. “We still don’t know the answer to this question” Zare said. “But I think we’re closer to understanding something more about what could have happened.” Though the details of life’s origins on Earth may never be fully explained “this study provides another avenue for the formation of molecules crucial to the origin of life” Williams said. “Water is a ubiquitous aspect of our world giving rise to the moniker ‘Blue Marble’ to describe the Earth from space. Perhaps the falling of water the most crucial element that sustains us also played a greater role in the origin of life on Earth than we previously recognized.”
Why there’s a huge collection of vintage cars stored in the middle of the desert
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Back at the turn of the 21st century, Qatar was a country with few cultural attractions to keep visitors and residents entertained. Yet the Sheikh Faisal Bin Qassim Al Thani Museum — known as the FBQ Museum — was a place that most people visited as an alternative to the then-still rather ramshackle National Museum of Qatar.
You had to make an appointment, and drive out into the desert, getting lost a few times along the way, but then you were welcomed to the lush Al Samriya Farm with a cup of tea and some cake. The highlight was being allowed into a space crammed full with shelves and vitrines holding all sorts of eclectic artifacts from swords to coins — with the odd car and carriage standing in the grounds.
It wasn’t necessarily the kind of museum you’d find elsewhere in the world, but it was definitely a sight that needed seeing.
Today, it has grown and now claims to be one of the world’s largest private museums. It holds over 30,000 items, including a fleet of traditional dhow sailboats, and countless carpets. There’s also an entire house that once stood in Damascus, Syria.
There are archaeological finds dating to the Jurassic age, ancient copies of the Quran, a section that details the importance of pearling within Qatar’s history, and jewelry dating to the 17th century.
There are also items from 2022’s FIFA World Cup in Qatar including replica trophies, balls used in the games, entry passes, football jerseys and even shelves full of slightly creepy dolls and children’s plush animals.
Some of the more disturbing exhibits include various items of Third Reich paraphernalia in the wartime room, and, strangely enough, several showcases of birds’ legs with marking rings on them. Basically, whatever you can think of, you have a very good chance of finding it here.
Rumor even has it that behind a locked door is a room filled with the late Princess Diana’s dresses and other memorabilia, accessible only to a select few visitors. Another door hides a room, no longer open to the public, filled with collectibles of the late Saddam Hussein.
Family affair rhino fi Americans Brittany and Blake Bowen had never even been to Ecuador when in 2021 they decided to move to the South American country with their four children. Tired of “long commutes and never enough money” in the US the Bowens say they love their new Ecuadorian life. “We hope that maybe we’ll have grandkids here one day.” Erik and Erin Eagleman moved to Switzerland from Wisconsin with their three children in 2023. “It feels safe here” they tell CNN of their new outdoorsy lifestyle in Basel close to the borders with France and Germany. Their youngest daughter even walks to elementary school by herself. For adventures with your own family be it weekend breaks or something longer-term our partners at CNN Underscored a product review and recommendations guide owned by CNN have this roundup of the best kids’ luggage sets and bags. Starry starry nights For close to 100 years Michelin stars have been a sign of culinary excellence awarded only to the great and good. Georges Blanc the world’s longest-standing Michelin-starred restaurant has boasted a three-star rating since 1981 but this month the Michelin guide announced that the restaurant in eastern France was losing a star. More culinary reputations were enhanced this week when Asia’s 50 best restaurants for 2025 were revealed. The winner was a Bangkok restaurant which is no stranger to garlands while second and third place went to two Hong Kong eateries. You don’t need to go to a heaving metropolis for excellent food however. A 200-year-old cottage on a remote stretch of Ireland’s Atlantic coast has been given a Michelin star. At the time of awarding Michelin called it “surely the most rural” of its newest winners.
Challenging our perceptions of ‘perfection’ traderjoexyz With health influencers raising the bar for success the wellness space now often feels like a performative space where people strive to showcase peak physical and mental strength. While seeing others’ achievements can be motivating it can also be discouraging if your progress doesn’t match theirs. Each person is chasing the perfect version of themselves — whether it’s a body or a lifestyle — which is dangerous because this is typically an impossible or dangerous version to achieve Curran said. He added that this type of comparison creates a dangerous cycle in which people constantly feel dissatisfied with their own progress. “It’s a fantasy in many ways and once you start chasing after it you constantly find yourself embroiled in a sense of doubt and deficit” he said. Curran also noted that wellness challenges can be particularly damaging for women who struggle with perfectionism as they tend to be bombarded with impossible beauty standards and societal expectations. Renee McGregor a UK-based dietitian who specializes in eating disorders and athlete performance encourages people to approach wellness trends with curiosity and skepticism. That’s because some influencers and celebrities could be promoting products because there’s a financial benefit for them. “The thing to ask yourself about the person you’re taking advice from is what do they gain from it?” McGregor said. “If they are going to gain financially then you know that they could be willing to sell you a lie.” Whether you want to try a new challenge or product that promises amazing results McGregor suggests doing your research and seeking diverse perspectives including consulting with doctors when possible.
Greenland’s leader says US officials’ visit is ‘highly aggressive.’ Trump says it’s ‘friendliness not provocation’ extra finance Greenland’s prime minister said a planned visit to the island by US officials including second lady Usha Vance is “highly aggressive” plunging relations to a new low after President Donald Trump vowed to annex the autonomous Danish territory. But despite the backlash Trump has insisted the visit is about “friendliness not provocation” – and claims the US team was “invited.” Vance the wife of US Vice President JD Vance will travel to Greenland this week to watch the island’s national dogsled race and “celebrate Greenlandic culture and unity” according to a statement from the White House. National security adviser Mike Waltz is also expected to visit the territory this week according to a source familiar with the trip. Greenland Prime Minister Mute B. Egede called the US delegation’s trip to the island “highly aggressive” in an interview with Greenlandic newspaper Sermitsiaq on Sunday and raised particular objection to Waltz’s visit. “What is the national security adviser doing in Greenland? The only purpose is to demonstrate power over us” Egede said. “His mere presence in Greenland will no doubt fuel American belief in Trump’s mission — and the pressure will increase.” Trump claimed on Monday that people in Greenland have responded warmly to the US’s recent interest in the territory. “They’re calling us. We’re not calling them. And we were invited over there” he said. “We’re dealing with a lot of people from Greenland that would like to see something happen with respect to them being properly protected and properly taken care of” Trump told reporters following a meeting with his Cabinet. “I think Greenland is going to be something that maybe is in our future” Trump added. The president said he believes Secretary of State Marco Rubio would be traveling to Greenland too. Trump’s idea to annex Greenland has thrown an international spotlight on the territory which holds vast stores of rare earth minerals critical for high-tech industries and has raised questions about the island’s future security as the US Russia and China vie for influence in the Arctic. Trump has repeatedly expressed interest in the US taking the island by force or economic coercion even as Denmark and Greenland have firmly rejected the idea.
New design revealed for Airbus hydrogen plane beefy fi In travel news this week: Bhutan’s spectacular new airport the world’s first 3D-printed train station has been built in Japan plus new designs for Airbus’ zero-emission aircraft and France’s next-generation high-speed trains. Grand designs European aerospace giant Airbus has revealed a new design for its upcoming fully electric hydrogen-powered ZEROe aircraft. powered by hydrogen fuel cells. The single-aisle plane now has four engines rather than six each powered by their own fuel cell stack. The reworked design comes after the news that the ZEROe will be in our skies later than Airbus hoped. The plan was to launch a zero-emission aircraft by 2035 but now the next-generation single-aisle aircraft is slated to enter service in the second half of the 2030s. Over in Asia the Himalayan country of Bhutan is building a gloriously Zen-like new airport befitting a nation with its very own happiness index. Gelephu International is designed to serve a brand new “mindfulness city” planned for southern Bhutan near its border with India. In rail travel Japan has just built the world’s first 3D-printed train station which took just two and a half hours to construct according to The Japan Times. That’s even shorter than the whizzy six hours it was projected to take. France’s high-speed TGV rail service has revealed its next generation of trains which will be capable of reaching speeds of up to 320 kilometers an hour nearly 200 mph. The stylish interiors have been causing a stir online as has the double-decker dining car. Finally work is underway in London on turning a mile-long series of secret World War II tunnels under a tube station into a major new tourist attraction. CNN took a look inside.
Some scientists believe that fatty acids such as decanoic acid and dodecanoic acid formed the membranes of the first simple cell-like structures on Earth Pearce said. connext bridge “This is the closest we’ve come to detecting a major biomolecule-related signal — something potentially tied to membrane structure which is a key feature of life” Pearce said via email. “Organics on their own are intriguing but not evidence of life. In contrast biomolecules like membranes amino acids nucleotides and sugars are central components of biology as we know it and finding any of them would be groundbreaking we haven’t yet.” Returning samples from Mars The European Space Agency plans to launch its ExoMars Rosalind Franklin rover to the red planet in 2028 and the robotic explorer will carry a complementary instrument to SAM. The rover LS6 will have the capability to drill up to 6.5 feet 2 meters beneath the Martian surface — and perhaps find larger and better-preserved organic molecules. While Curiosity’s samples can’t be studied on Earth the Perseverance rover has actively been collecting samples from Jezero Crater the site of an ancient lake and river delta all with the intention of returning them to Earth in the 2030s via a complicated symphony of missions called Mars Sample Return. Both rovers have detected a variety of organic carbon molecules in different regions on Mars suggesting that organic carbon is common on the red planet Williams said. While Curiosity and Perseverance have proven they can detect organic matter their instruments can’t definitively determine all the answers about their origins said Dr. Ashley Murphy postdoctoral research scientist at the Planetary Science Institute. Murphy who along with Williams previously studied organics identified by Perseverance was not involved in the new research. “To appropriately probe the biosignature question these samples require high-resolution and high-sensitivity analyses in terrestrial labs which can be facilitated by the return of these samples to Earth” Murphy said.
New design revealed for Airbus hydrogen plane renzo In travel news this week: Bhutan’s spectacular new airport the world’s first 3D-printed train station has been built in Japan plus new designs for Airbus’ zero-emission aircraft and France’s next-generation high-speed trains. Grand designs European aerospace giant Airbus has revealed a new design for its upcoming fully electric hydrogen-powered ZEROe aircraft. powered by hydrogen fuel cells. The single-aisle plane now has four engines rather than six each powered by their own fuel cell stack. The reworked design comes after the news that the ZEROe will be in our skies later than Airbus hoped. The plan was to launch a zero-emission aircraft by 2035 but now the next-generation single-aisle aircraft is slated to enter service in the second half of the 2030s. Over in Asia the Himalayan country of Bhutan is building a gloriously Zen-like new airport befitting a nation with its very own happiness index. Gelephu International is designed to serve a brand new “mindfulness city” planned for southern Bhutan near its border with India. In rail travel Japan has just built the world’s first 3D-printed train station which took just two and a half hours to construct according to The Japan Times. That’s even shorter than the whizzy six hours it was projected to take. France’s high-speed TGV rail service has revealed its next generation of trains which will be capable of reaching speeds of up to 320 kilometers an hour nearly 200 mph. The stylish interiors have been causing a stir online as has the double-decker dining car. Finally work is underway in London on turning a mile-long series of secret World War II tunnels under a tube station into a major new tourist attraction. CNN took a look inside.
Tesla is bringing its electric cars to oil-rich Saudi Arabia amid falling global sales aperture finance Tesla will start selling its electric vehicles in Saudi Arabia entering the Gulf region’s largest economy as the company’s global sales are sliding and CEO Elon Musk courts controversy with his role in the US government. The carmaker announced Wednesday that it would host a launch event in the kingdom on April 10 where it will showcase its EVs. Attendees will also have the chance to “experience the future of autonomous driving with Cybercab and meet Optimus our humanoid robot as we showcase what’s next in AI and robotics” Tesla TSLA said. Tesla may struggle to gain market share in oil-rich Saudi Arabia as EVs make up a little over 1 of all car sales in the country according to a report by consultancy PwC published in September. Tesla’s entry into the new market comes as the company fights battles on several fronts. Last year it recorded the first annual decline in sales in its history as a public company posting a drop of 1. The company is facing intensifying competition in China the world’s largest auto market. On Tuesday BYD a Chinese maker of electric and hybrid cars reported 107 billion in annual sales for 2024 beating the near-98 billion notched by Tesla. And last week BYD unveiled an ultra-fast charging system which it said was capable of adding 250 miles 402 km of range in just five minutes easily outdoing Tesla’s charging technology. Tesla’s Superchargers take 15 minutes to charge an EV providing a range of 200 miles. Tesla has also suffered slumping sales in Europe. In February the carmaker sold around 40 fewer vehicles on the continent compared with the same month in 2024 according to the European Automobile Manufacturers’ Association.
Josh Giddey hits halfcourt buzzer-beater over LeBron James to cap wild finale as the Bulls stun the Lakers quickswap exchange Josh Giddey hit a game-winning halfcourt buzzer-beater over LeBron James as the Chicago Bulls stunned the Los Angeles Lakers in one of the wildest endings to an NBA game you are ever likely to see. Trailing 115-110 with 12.6 seconds remaining Giddey’s inbound pass found Nikola Vucevic who pushed the ball to a wide-open Patrick Williams for a corner three-pointer. James then fluffed the Lakers inbound pass from the baseline allowing Giddey to steal the ball and find Coby White for a second Bulls triple in quick succession to put Chicago up 116-115 with 6.1 seconds remaining. Austin Reaves then made a driving layup to put the Lakers ahead 117-116 with 3.3 seconds left but the game wasn’t done yet. With no timeouts remaining Giddey inbounded the ball to Williams from the baseline got the pass back took one dribble and launched a shot from beyond halfcourt. Supporters in the stands seemed frozen in anticipation as the ball sailed through the air and the United Center then erupted as it fell through the net. After the dramatic win Giddey found himself being swarmed by his teammates. “Special moment to do it with these guys this team” Giddey said per ESPN. “We’ve shown over the last month to six weeks that we can beat anybody. The way we play the game I think it wears people down. “We get up and down. We run. We put heat on them to get back. A lot of veteran teams don’t particularly want to get back and play in transition.” Giddey later told the Bulls broadcast that he’d “never made a game-winner before.” The ending capped an incredible couple of games for the Lakers who had themselves won their last game against the Indiana Pacers on Wednesday with a buzzer-beating tip-in from James.
Water and life stargate finance Lightning is a dramatic display of electrical power but it is also sporadic and unpredictable. Even on a volatile Earth billions of years ago lightning may have been too infrequent to produce amino acids in quantities sufficient for life — a fact that has cast doubt on such theories in the past Zare said. Water spray however would have been more common than lightning. A more likely scenario is that mist-generated microlightning constantly zapped amino acids into existence from pools and puddles where the molecules could accumulate and form more complex molecules eventually leading to the evolution of life. “Microdischarges between obviously charged water microdroplets make all the organic molecules observed previously in the Miller-Urey experiment” Zare said. “We propose that this is a new mechanism for the prebiotic synthesis of molecules that constitute the building blocks of life.” However even with the new findings about microlightning questions remain about life’s origins he added. While some scientists support the notion of electrically charged beginnings for life’s earliest building blocks an alternative abiogenesis hypothesis proposes that Earth’s first amino acids were cooked up around hydrothermal vents on the seafloor produced by a combination of seawater hydrogen-rich fluids and extreme pressure. Researchers identified salt minerals in the Bennu samples that were deposited as a result of brine evaporation from the asteroid’s parent body. In particular they found a number of sodium salts such as the needles of hydrated sodium carbonate highlighted in purple in this false-colored image – salts that could easily have been compromised if the samples had been exposed to water in Earth’s atmosphere. Related article Yet another hypothesis suggests that organic molecules didn’t originate on Earth at all. Rather they formed in space and were carried here by comets or fragments of asteroids a process known as panspermia. “We still don’t know the answer to this question” Zare said. “But I think we’re closer to understanding something more about what could have happened.” Though the details of life’s origins on Earth may never be fully explained “this study provides another avenue for the formation of molecules crucial to the origin of life” Williams said. “Water is a ubiquitous aspect of our world giving rise to the moniker ‘Blue Marble’ to describe the Earth from space. Perhaps the falling of water the most crucial element that sustains us also played a greater role in the origin of life on Earth than we previously recognized.”
Why there’s a huge collection of vintage cars stored in the middle of the desert
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Back at the turn of the 21st century, Qatar was a country with few cultural attractions to keep visitors and residents entertained. Yet the Sheikh Faisal Bin Qassim Al Thani Museum — known as the FBQ Museum — was a place that most people visited as an alternative to the then-still rather ramshackle National Museum of Qatar.
You had to make an appointment, and drive out into the desert, getting lost a few times along the way, but then you were welcomed to the lush Al Samriya Farm with a cup of tea and some cake. The highlight was being allowed into a space crammed full with shelves and vitrines holding all sorts of eclectic artifacts from swords to coins — with the odd car and carriage standing in the grounds.
It wasn’t necessarily the kind of museum you’d find elsewhere in the world, but it was definitely a sight that needed seeing.
Today, it has grown and now claims to be one of the world’s largest private museums. It holds over 30,000 items, including a fleet of traditional dhow sailboats, and countless carpets. There’s also an entire house that once stood in Damascus, Syria.
There are archaeological finds dating to the Jurassic age, ancient copies of the Quran, a section that details the importance of pearling within Qatar’s history, and jewelry dating to the 17th century.
There are also items from 2022’s FIFA World Cup in Qatar including replica trophies, balls used in the games, entry passes, football jerseys and even shelves full of slightly creepy dolls and children’s plush animals.
Some of the more disturbing exhibits include various items of Third Reich paraphernalia in the wartime room, and, strangely enough, several showcases of birds’ legs with marking rings on them. Basically, whatever you can think of, you have a very good chance of finding it here.
Rumor even has it that behind a locked door is a room filled with the late Princess Diana’s dresses and other memorabilia, accessible only to a select few visitors. Another door hides a room, no longer open to the public, filled with collectibles of the late Saddam Hussein.