Inside ‘death stairs’ home trend taking the internet by storm — and how to conquer it safely
Thrill-seekers need look no further than their own home for their next dose of action — that is, if they are (un)lucky enough ...
BBC18d
Family tackle Whitby 199 steps challenge for niece
Bryony Jackson, Nicky Hurrell and Sally Alexander have raised more than £15,000 for charity Young Lives vs Cancer A single trip up the the 199 steps near Whitby Abbey is enough to get anyone's ...
Yahoo18d
Family tackle Whitby 199 steps challenge for niece
A single trip up the the 199 steps near Whitby Abbey is enough to get anyone's thighs burning - so spare a thought for the trio who scaled the landmark 14 times. But Bryony Jackson, who took on ...
The Independent18d
After two years of walking 10,000 steps per day, I’ll never go back
Following a 2023 study, the University of Granada claimed the figure has “no scientific basis” and it instead identified 8,000 steps per day ... interesting spot near me, then go and have ...
Gizmodo18d
Facial Recognition That Tracks Suspicious Friendliness Is Coming to a Store Near You
A brand new way of being surveilled could be coming to a store near you—a facial recognition system designed to detect when retail workers have anomalous interactions with customers. About a ...
Los Angeles Times19d
About 8,000 North Korean troops are near the Ukrainian border, U.S. diplomat says at U.N.
WASHINGTON — The Biden administration said Thursday that it has information that some 8,000 North Korean soldiers are now in Russia’s Kursk region near Ukraine’s border and preparing to help ...
The Washington Post19d
Reinventing the world’s favorite building material
Concrete, the second-most-used material on Earth, generates about four times more CO2 emissions than planes. MIDDLESBROUGH, England — Behold one of the world’s greatest slag heaps: A towering ...
Echo news20d
Lady McAdden Breast Cancer Trust chair stepping down
THE driving force behind Southend’s leading breast cancer charity dedicated to ensuring early detection saves lives has announced he is stepping down after almost a decade at the helm. Alan ...
ScienceAlert21d
We Finally Know Why Ancient Roman Concrete Was Able to Last Thousands of Years
And those still functional marvels rely on a unique construction material: pozzolanic concrete, a spectacularly durable concrete ... simply attributed to low quality control always bothered me," Masic ...
Science Daily25d
Advancement in 3D-printed concrete promises strength, durability and lower carbon emissions
Researchers have created a graphene-enhanced, 3D-printable concrete that improves strength and reduces carbon emissions by 31%, advancing sustainable construction. Researchers from the University ...
Daily Mail26d
Grand Designs viewers slam 'worst idea ever' as couple turn old water tower into a 'concrete hell' (and it's nowhere near finished after five years)
But by the end of the episode - and after five years' work - the project was nowhere near ... of concrete get laid. I am fuming'; 'This episode of #GrandDesigns is actually giving me ...