Ecuador Robot Climbs Chimborazo as Science Gets Altitude and Attitude

Theme park to close doors forever after 36 years - 'extremely difficult decision'

The theme park has three high-speed roller coasters a 40-foot go-kart track, a bungee-jumping tower and several rides for families and younger kids

Horror at Disneyland as boy, 13, plunges down 50-foot drop after climbing out of ride without seatbelts

Horror at Disneyland as boy, 13, plunges down 50-foot drop after climbing out of ride without seatbelts

5 New Roller Coasters to Make You Scream This Summer

This summer, a new crop of highly anticipated roller coasters will launch riders to dizzying heights, take them on beyond-vertical plunges and let them drift like drag racers. Too much adrenaline? There are also plenty of less intense family-friendly options that will leave fewer people sitting it out to be designated bag holders (though we []

Disneyland visitor falls down 50-foot drop on Tiana's Bayou Adventure

LOS ANGELES — A young Disneyland visitor who climbed out of Tiana’s Bayou Adventure and fell down the 50-foot final drop on the log flume ride was taken to a local hospital for evaluation of minor injuries, according to social media reports. ...

Fiat’s Next Move in America: Tiny, Cute, Electric and $14,000

The two-seat Topolino is aimed at traveling in resorts and neighborhoods, and one version uses ropes instead of doors.

Hiker rescued by helicopter after 50-foot fall in Huntington Ravine

The upper section is a dangerous cliff climb and should not be listed as a 'hiking' trail. The post Hiker rescued by helicopter after 50-foot fall in Huntington Ravine appeared first on Boston.com.

Horrifying video: Boy falls off a 50-foot Disneyland waterfall ride

ALBAWABA - A terrifying video obtained by TMZ captured the moment a 13-year-old boy fell off a 50-foot waterfall ride at Disneyland in Anaheim, California, while it was moving...

NextSTEP-3 B: Moon Base Demonstrations

Notice ID: Coming Soon NASA’s Human Spaceflight Mission Directorate is seeking innovative ideas from industry partners through a new solicitation appendix under the NextSTEP-3 Omnibus Broad Agency Announcement. Appendix B: Moon Base Demonstrations calls for industry-led demonstrations, risk reduction, and special topic activities that enable an enduring human presence on the lunar surface. NASA’s Moon []

No rope, no fear: This Tamil Nadu man turned a 55-foot palm tree into a safe climb with a simple idea

The iron staircase, designed much like the spiral staircases seen in residential buildings, wraps around the trunk of the towering palmyra tree, allowing people to climb safely without relying on traditional climbing techniques

Russia develops Skat amphibious drone for underwater logistics

The Skat platform is remotely controlled and designed for underwater, surface, and land use, Executive Director of the Spektr Design Bureau Andrey Bratenkov said

Teen Falls Down Tiana’s Bayou Adventure 50-Foot Plunge After Exiting Ride Vehicle

A frightening incident at Disneyland has raised new questions about guest safety after a 13-year-old boy exited a ride vehicle on Tiana’s Bayou Adventure and went down the attraction’s iconic 50-foot drop. According to Fox News, the incident occurred Sunday evening on Disneyland’s Tiana’s Bayou Adventure, the log flume attraction that replaced Splash Mountain in [] The post Teen Falls Down Tiana’s Bayou Adventure 50-Foot Plunge After Exiting Ride Vehicle appeared first on That Park Place.

Japanese space probe, size of a fridge, flies near asteroid in planet defence test

A Japanese space probe performed a fly-by of a near-Earth asteroid on Sunday, in a test mission for technology that could help protect the planet from space rocks. The fridge-sized Hayabusa2 was due to fly within 800 metres (0.5 miles) of asteroid Torifune, Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) scientists said earlier, a trial run to see whether such a probe could deflect a potentially dangerous space rock away from Earth. The mission comes after Nasa deliberately smashed a spacecraft into...

‘Alter-Ego’ si robot penjaga di hospital Itali

SEBUAH robot yang dilengkapi kening ekspresif dan direka untuk melaksanakan tugas asas bagi mengurangkan beban petugas kesihatan sedang menjalani percubaan di sebuah hospital di Milan. Dinamakan ‘Alter-Ego’, robot setinggi 1.2 meter itu boleh mewakili doktor yang bertugas dari lokasi jauh, menghantar sebotol air kepada pesakit atau membimbing mereka ke lokasi rawatan. Seorang pesakit di Hospital ... Read more The post ‘Alter-Ego’ si robot penjaga di hospital Itali appeared first on Utusan Malaysia.

Alpine Linux 3.24 scales new desktop heights with COSMIC

Plus interesting news from the Xfce-on-Wayland project

This floating AI robot looks like it escaped a Studio Ghibli film, and that’s exactly the point

Researchers have unveiled a floating AI robot inspired by Studio Ghibli that glides silently through the air, offering a safer and more approachable vision for future AI companions.

NASA astronauts spacewalk to fix robotic arm

Two NASA astronauts stepping outside the International Space Station to fix robotic arm.

See officer’s POV as he climbs up Empire State Building to capture climbers

In a video posted to X by the NYPD, officers work to rescue and remove two climbers from the top of the Empire State Building on Wednesday.

Stranded paraglider rescued from 60-meter tower crane

A paraglider in Sichuan found himself trapped on a 60-meter-high construction tower crane after unpredictable wind currents threw him off course. Watch the intense moment firefighters used a 72-meter ladder truck to reach him, securing him in pitch-black darkness. #EverydayHero

General : 9,000 Participants Set To Take On 2,845 Steps At Merdeka 118

KUALA LUMPUR, July 10 (Bernama) -- Approximately 9,000 participants are expected to take on the challenge to climb 2,845 steps or 118 floors of Merdeka 118, Malaysia’s tallest building and the second tallest in the world, in The IHH Sky Race | Merdeka 118, set to take place on Aug 22 and 23.

AJ Hackett Bungy unveils world’s highest lift-and-descent ride at Sky Tower

AJ Hackett Bungy unveils world’s highest lift-and-descent ride at Sky Tower

Japan space agency's experimental reusable rocket hovers and lands safely in first test flight

The RV-X rocket lifted off, hovered and moved horizontally before landing during its less than one-minute flight at the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency’s (JAXA) Noshiro Testing Center in northeastern Japan. Subscribe: http://smarturl.it/AssociatedPress Read more: https://apnews.com​ This video may be available for archive licensing via https://newsroom.ap.org/home

Hyundai robot Atlas performs at World Cup

Hyundai robot Atlas performs at World Cup

Disney scare unfolds after teen exits log ride moments before 50-foot plunge

Disneyland's Tiana's Bayou Adventure closed Sunday after a 13-year-old boy reportedly slid down the 50-foot final drop after exiting the ride vehicle.

Giant asteroid bigger than Eiffel Tower nears Earth

Giant asteroid bigger than Eiffel Tower nears Earth

NASA astronauts repair Canadarm2 during spacewalk

American astronauts Christopher Williams and Jessica Meir, both members of the International Space Station (ISS) crew, are scheduled to perform a spacewalk on June 30 to carry out repairs on the Canadarm2 robotic arm, AzerNEWS reports.

S. Korea to establish low-Earth orbit communications network by 2035

SEOUL, July 3 (Yonhap) -- South Korea aims to establish a low-Earth orbit satel...

Want to Fly? Google Earth Opens Its Secret Flight Simulator to All Users

If you can navigate yourself to Google Earth, you can take off and fly.

Eerie abandoned theme park forced to close after four years due to sinister location

The sprawling park in rural Japan features an enormous 45-metre statue lying on the ground, with children able to clamber onto his hands to enjoy the view — all just moments from the notorious Aokigahara suicide forest.

Xiaomi opens reservations for SkyNomad SUV series

Xiaomi EV has opened reservation consultations for SkyNomad, known in Chinese as Xiaomi Pengcheng, its new smart SUV series focused on flexible in-car space. The product line is positioned separately from Xiaomi’s SU7 and YU7 series. The first SkyNomad model is expected to use a flat floor and long-rail seat layout, allowing the cabin to []

Ominous New Scaffolding Goes Up at Trump White House

Evan Vucci / Evan Vucci/ReutersNew scaffolding was going up around the North Portico of the White House as President Donald Trump obsesses over renovations, raising questions about what exactly the latest project will entail. The president, 80, has been ripping apart rooms and features throughout the White House and on its grounds since returning to office, including leveling the entire East Wing to build a massive ballroom. On Tuesday, photographers captured construction workers putting up scaffolding and tents around the columns of the North Portico. Read more at The Daily Beast.

Disney Fan Recreates His Favorite EPCOT Attraction on ‘Tiny’ Balcony — Catching the Attention of the Ride’s Original Narrator (Exclusive)

Brandon Shahniani’s custom “Expoterrace” balcony, inspired by Disney World’s Living with the Land attraction, went viral in a June 27 TikTok

U.S. Army tests balloon-carried solar stratospheric aircraft

U.S. Army soldiers attached a solar-powered fixed-wing aircraft to a high-altitude balloon at Orote Airfield on Naval Station Guam on June 24, 2026, and prepared to launch the combination into the stratosphere as part of Valiant Shield 2026, the largest U.S.-led joint exercise in the Indo-Pacific. The aircraft is the Apollo R, built by Icarus, []

Fred Astaire Dance Studios Leases First Park Slope Location

The international dance franchise Fred Astaire Dance Studios is waltzing into Brooklyn’s Park Slope neighborhood. The school’s new lease at 508 Fifth Avenue spans 2,500 square feet of ground-floor retail space previously occupied by shoe store Bobby Sportswear. The 10-year deal’s asking rent was 72 per square foot. The lease is the New York dance []

Kilometers apart but a world away: the Starbucks with a view of North Korea

Perched on a hilltop beneath the Aegibong Peace Ecopark observatory, the shop has drawn tens of thousands from South Korea and beyond since opening in November 2024.

Simular sees Korea’s hardware edge in AI agent era

Korea’s next artificial intelligence opportunity might not stop at chips, smartphones or devices. It may hinge on whether those devices can become the “bodies” for AI agents that operate computers and carry out work on behalf of humans. For Ang Li, CEO and co-founder of California-based AI agent startup Simular and a former Google DeepMind researcher, the shift now underway in AI is not simply from one chatbot to another. It is from AI that responds to users to AI that can use computers for them

NASA astronauts perform critical spacewalk on ISS

NASA flight engineers Chris Williams and Jessica Meir embarked on a nearly seven-hour spacewalk outside the International Space Station. Their mission: to replace a critical malfunctioning wrist joint on the station's robotic arm, originally installed in 2001. This follows yesterday's work replacing a computer hard drive in radiation-measuring hardware, all while orbiting Earth. Subscribe: https://www.youtube.com/ktla?sub_confirmation=1

After event-premieres, "Mountain Wanderers" sets off on a national caravan and reaches cinemas from September 11

After event-premieres, "Mountain Wanderers" sets off on a national caravan and reaches cinemas from September 11

New Images Reveal That This Asteroid Is Actually Two Conjoined Space Rocks That Form a Peanut-Shaped Object Called a 'Contact Binary'

A flyby conducted by the Japanese spacecraft Hayabusa2 uncovered the asteroid's strange shape. Data gathered by the probe will also help defend the planet against potentially threatening space rocks

Japan ‘snow monkey’ park to cap visitors after overcrowding

Japan ‘snow monkey’ park to cap visitors after overcrowding