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Founded to combat communism, this conservative daily became a fixture of American political life.Launched in 1982 by Unification Church leader Sun Myung Moon, The Washington Times emerged as a self-described conservative alternative to The Washington Post. For decades, it ser…
Founded to guard an arsenal, this college became America’s first state-supported military school.The Virginia Military Institute began in 1839 as a solution to a local nuisance: undisciplined soldiers guarding a Lexington arsenal. By replacing them with students under militar…
Four astronauts depart the International Space Station for a return to EarthNASA's SpaceX Crew-10 mission is concluding its orbital residency. This video covers the undocking of the four-person crew as they begin their journey home, following nearly five …
Four astronauts depart the International Space Station for a splashdown off Florida's coastFollow the return journey of the SpaceX Crew-9 mission as four space travelers undock from the International Space Station. This mission concludes their multi-month stay in low Ea…
Four astronauts prepare for a nine-month journey to the International Space StationAs the SpaceX Crew-12 mission nears its launch window, NASA and international partners are finalizing preparations. This upcoming rotation to the orbiting laboratory brings togeth…
Four astronauts prepare for a pivotal journey to the International Space StationA multinational crew is preparing to depart Earth aboard a SpaceX Dragon spacecraft. As the Crew-12 mission approaches its launch window, the focus shifts from ground preparations…
Four astronauts prepare for the historic Artemis II mission around the MoonThe second installment of the Moonbound series follows the four astronauts selected for the Artemis II mission. It examines the rigorous physical and mental training required to p…- Four astronauts prepare for their return journey from the International Space Station to EarthThis video captures the final moments of the Crew-11 mission as the team secures their spacecraft for departure. Witness the critical steps taken by international crew members bef…
Four astronauts prepare for their return to Earth after six months in orbitAfter a mission lasting more than six months aboard the International Space Station, four astronauts board the SpaceX Crew Dragon Endeavour to begin their journey home. This foota…
Four astronauts prepare for their return to Earth from the International Space StationNASA's SpaceX Crew-9 mission is entering its final phase. This video captures the moment the crew secures their spacecraft hatch, marking the start of their journey home from the …- Four astronauts prepare to depart the International Space Station after a five-month missionNASA astronauts Anne McClain and Nichole Ayers, alongside JAXA’s Takuya Onishi and Roscosmos’s Kirill Peskov, conclude their SpaceX Crew-10 mission. This video captures their fina…
Four astronauts prepare to depart the International Space Station after five months in orbitNASA's SpaceX Crew-10 mission is concluding its stay on the space station. This video captures the final preparations as the crew seals the spacecraft hatch, marking the end of a …
Four astronauts prepare to return home after their mission on the space station.NASA astronauts Jessica Meir and Jack Hathaway, ESA astronaut Sophie Adenot, and Roscosmos cosmonaut Andrey Fedyaev discuss their time aboard the International Space Station. This…
Four astronauts reflect on a six-month mission aboard the International Space StationBefore returning to Earth, four crew members from the SpaceX Crew-1 mission discuss their experiences living and working in orbit. This session offers a firsthand look at the real…
Four astronauts reflect on the first operational commercial mission to the space stationFollowing their splashdown in the Gulf of Mexico, the Crew-1 team discusses their time aboard the International Space Station. This debrief covers the realities of the first missi…
Four astronauts return to Earth after six months of research on the space station.The Crew-3 mission concludes as four astronauts return home from the International Space Station. This video highlights their contributions to hundreds of scientific experiments a…
Four Best Actress Oscars, and still the record holderKatharine Hepburn (1907–2003) spent six decades as Hollywood’s most stubborn leading lady, collecting a still-unmatched four Academy Awards for Best Actress. She bought her way ou…
Four big cats can roar, but the snow leopard lacks the vocal equipmentA lion's roar can carry 8 to 10 kilometres on a good night, thanks to the longest larynx of any cat. Its relatives the tiger, leopard and jaguar roar too. The snow leopard shares …
Four bright planets and a rare lunar occultation highlight the January 2025 night sky.NASA's January skywatching guide highlights planetary alignments, a meteor shower, and a rare celestial event. This overview helps observers track the best viewing times for Mars,…
Four bronze figures are set to transform The Met’s iconic Fifth Avenue facadeA new large-scale installation is coming to New York City. Artist Jeffrey Gibson is using the museum's exterior to explore the profound links between humanity, the environment, an…
Four brothers from Pennsylvania made the studio that taught films to talkHarry, Albert, Sam and Jack Warner began with a small film company in New Castle, Pennsylvania, in 1910. Thirteen years later they incorporated Warner Bros. Pictures, and in 1927 …
Four brutal naval wars defined the struggle for Mediterranean dominance between Venice and Genoa.Between 1256 and 1381, the maritime republics of Venice and Genoa fought four major wars for control of Mediterranean trade routes. These conflicts, characterized by naval clashes…
Four Caroline states share a Texas-sized ocean backyardThe Federated States of Micronesia joins Yap, Chuuk, Pohnpei, and Kosrae across the Carolines—small land area but nearly three million square kilometres of EEZ, fourteenth-largest…
Four Catholic Outremer states clung to the Levant until 1291From 1098 to 1291, four feudal Catholic polities—Edessa, Antioch, Tripoli, and Jerusalem—held strips of the Levant and southeastern Anatolia. Born from the First Crusade preached …
Four centuries of border war after Yarmuk’s shockFrom the seventh to the eleventh centuries, successive Islamic caliphates and Byzantium fought for the eastern Mediterranean. After Yarmuk, Arab armies stripped the empire of Leva…
Four Clásicos in 18 days: The most intense rivalry stretch in historyIn the spring of 2011, Real Madrid and Barcelona engaged in a sporting marathon unlike any other. Within just 18 days, the two giants faced off four times across three different c…
Four classic cancer treatments have advanced but still face real limitsA review of research on surgery, chemotherapy, radiation therapy, and hormonal therapy describes how each has become more precise over time, thanks to tools like robotic surgery, …
Four core principles govern how cells navigate and move through their environmentsResearchers have identified four fundamental pillars that explain how various types of cells sense and respond to environmental signals to move in specific directions. While migra…
Four data points are enough to unmask 95% of a populationIn an era of massive datasets, anonymity is becoming a mathematical impossibility. Research conducted at MIT demonstrates that 95% of 1.5 million individuals within a movement dat…
Four decades of leadership condensed into just one hundred and fifty secondsTrace the chronological progression of every American president in a rapid-fire timeline. This video offers a high-speed overview of the 44 leaders who have shaped the United as a…
Four decades of rock: The enduring musical legacy of London band The PretendersFormed in 1978, The Pretenders have built a massive catalog spanning twelve studio albums and dozens of singles. From their critically acclaimed debut to their chart-topping hits,…
Four desert citadels in Mauritania reveal the lost pulse of ancient Saharan trade routesDeep in the Mauritanian desert lie four historic settlements that once served as vital hubs for trans-Saharan caravans. Established nearly a millennium ago, these fortified towns …
Four desperate men drive nitroglycerin across treacherous terrain for a chance at a fortune.In Henri-Georges Clouzot's 1953 masterpiece, four stranded men in a desolate South American town accept a lethal mission: transport volatile nitroglycerin 500 kilometers over moun…
Four ebolaviruses drive a fever first reported in 1976Ebola virus disease is a zoonotic hemorrhagic fever of humans and other primates caused by four of six known ebolaviruses. Symptoms usually begin two to twenty-one days after expo…
Four elements make up 96 percent of your body's massOxygen, carbon, hydrogen and nitrogen account for almost all of a human body by weight. From those few ingredients, living things assemble proteins, sugars, fats and genetic mater…
Four essential strategies to elevate your piano practice sessions and sound like a proThis video provides practical guidance for piano students looking to refine their technique. Whether you are a beginner or an adult learner, these tips focus on improving your pla…
Four friends gather at a villa with one goal: to eat themselves to death.In Marco Ferreri’s 1973 cult classic La Grande Bouffe, a group of bourgeois men retreats to a secluded estate to indulge in a terminal binge of food and excess. It is a grotesque,…
Four friends, one pair of jeans, and a summer that changed everything foreverIn 2005, a coming-of-age film captured the hearts of audiences by following four teenage best friends who share a single, mysterious pair of pants. As they navigate their first su…
Four fundamental equations bridge the gap between microscopic changes and macroscopic thermodynamic states.Thermodynamics is often perceived as a collection of abstract laws, but its core relies on four precise equations. These relations link measurable quantities like temperature, pre…
Four genes can wind an adult skin cell back to an embryonic stateIn 2006, two researchers in Kyoto took ordinary mouse skin cells, added four genes, and turned them into cells able to become almost any tissue in the body. Shinya Yamanaka shared…
Four global pageants still define the big-brand circuitBeauty pageants rank contestants on physical and mental attributes, traditionally weighting appearance. Miss Universe, Miss World, Miss International, and Miss Earth form the so-c…
Four great Asian rivers rise near an unclimbed holy peakMount Kailash rises 6,638 metres in Ngari Prefecture on Tibet’s western plateau, in the Gangdise Shan of the Transhimalaya near the China–India–Nepal tripoint. Within about sixty …
Four heroes emerged from the chaos of the Pearl Harbor attackAmidst the devastation at Pearl Harbor, the USS California's crew demonstrated extraordinary bravery. This video examines the actions of the four sailors from the Pacific Fleet's …
Four in five cases of vision loss can still be treatedWHO estimates that about four-fifths of vision loss can still be prevented or cured—covering cloudy lenses, trachoma, river blindness, glaucoma, diabetic eye damage, and focusing …- Four institutions to house the legacy of the Space Shuttle eraAs NASA marks 30 years since the first shuttle flight, it has unveiled the permanent homes for the iconic orbiters. This video captures the tribute to a transformative era of spac…
Four international astronauts prepare for their return to Earth from the International Space StationThe Axiom Mission 4 crew is wrapping up their time in orbit. This video captures the final steps as the four-person team boards their SpaceX Dragon capsule to begin the journey ho…
Four irreplaceable Roman treasures lost to the devastation of World War IIThis video examines four significant Roman artifacts and structures destroyed during the Second World War. Understanding these losses highlights the fragility of ancient history w…
Four Japanese islands host a unique, biodiversity-rich UNESCO World Heritage siteSpanning four distinct islands in the Ryukyu Arc, this serial World Heritage site is a global hotspot for rare, endemic species. From the elusive Amami rabbit to the Iriomote cat,…
Four Latin letters have signed off Rome's official business for two thousand yearsSPQR, short for the Senate and People of Rome, was the Roman state's signature on coins, monuments and public inscriptions. The four letters outlived the Republic, the Empire and …
Four Legs, Six Thousand Species: The Mystery of Brush-Footed ButterfliesThese butterflies, the largest family globally, are known for their reduced forelegs, leading to names like 'brush-footed.' While their wings can mimic dead foliage, the true func…
Four lentil-sized glands in your neck keep your blood calcium on a knife edgeTucked behind the thyroid sit usually four tiny glands, each about 6 millimetres long and weighing roughly 30 milligrams. Despite the similar name, they have nothing to do with th…
Four limbs redefined the vertebrate body planTetrapoda means four-footed: vertebrates whose limbs meet shoulder and hip girdles, plus legless descendants of limbed ancestors. Amphibians and amniotes—the sauropsid reptiles an…
Four Liverpool players became history’s top-selling actThe Beatles—Lennon, McCartney, Harrison, Starr—formed in Liverpool in 1960 and are widely called the most influential rock band ever. Estimated sales exceed 600 million units, unm…
Four Londoners turned New Yardbirds into hard-rock templateLed Zeppelin formed in London in 1968 around Robert Plant, Jimmy Page, John Paul Jones, and John Bonham. Evolving from the Yardbirds, they won an Atlantic deal with rare artistic …- Four lynx species—one climbed back from the brinkLynx means four living medium wildcats: Canada lynx, Iberian lynx, Eurasian lynx, and bobcat. Tufted ears, short tails, and snowshoe paws define the look. The Iberian lynx was onc…
Four masters of disguise that turn nature into a work of artNature is full of creatures that hide in plain sight. This video explores four animals that have evolved extraordinary camouflage and mimicry techniques, ranging from seaweed-like…
Four millennia of mathematical discovery distilled into eighteen essential equationsProfessor Robin Wilson explores the history of mathematics through eighteen significant equations. This lecture series, based on his book Sum Stories, bridges the gap between anci…
Four million is order six or order seven, depending how you roundAsk how big four million is in orders of magnitude and you can get two honest answers. Chop its base-10 logarithm, about 6.6, and you get 6. Round it and you get 7. Both conventio…
Four million square kilometres of Europe barely rise above 170 metresAlso called the Russian or Sarmatic Plain, the East European Plain spreads across some four million square kilometres from about 25 degrees east toward the Urals, averaging only 1…
Four minutes behind his twin, Mark Waugh became cricket's great slip catcherMark Waugh arrived four minutes after his brother Steve, and in their very first cricket match both twins were out without scoring. Mark went on to become one of the most graceful…