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For centuries, lighthouses have served as beacons of hope, guiding mariners to safety with their steady and reassuring lights. Today, these structures are cherished as historical icons, with some ...

IN this communication I give a somewhat more general discussion of the Fresnel drag coefficient than is usual, with the view of clarifying the relation between two expressions for it, which occur ...

Netflix Jean Smart wasn't at the Screen Actors Guild Awards 2025 in person, but she still made an appearance in the show's opening. The actress, 73, did not attend the 31st annual award show on ...

Half a block from Penn Station in New York City, St. Francis of Assisi Catholic Church is filled with people, but dark and silent. Until a woman's a cappella voice, warm and resonant, suddenly ...