Mystery Sleepidemic

from Metro An epidemic caused people to fall asleep for months – we still don’t know why by Katherine Fidler A ‘sleepy sickness’ patient (Picture: Wellcome Library) One hundred years ago, across the world, people were falling asleep uncontrollably. Not from a hard...

Shelley Duvall At Peace

from The Mercury News Shelley Duvall, star of ‘The Shining,’ ‘Nashville,’ dies at 75 She starred in several Robert Altman films, including “Thieves Like Us,” “Nashville, “Popeye,” “Three Women” and “McCabe & Ms. Miller” By Jake Coyle | Associated Press Shelley...

Dead Alive Again

from The LA Times How Dead & Company found new life at the Las Vegas Sphere By Mikael Wood, Pop Music Critic  LAS VEGAS —   Four hours or so before they’re due beneath the massive wraparound video screen at Sphere, Bob Weir, Mickey Hart and John...

Astronaut Robots Coming

from The Wall Street Journal A New Age of Materials Is Dawning, for Everything From Smartphones to Missiles Labor-intensive manufacturing has limited the use of lighter, stronger composites but that may change with emerging techniques By Christopher Mims There have...