Though Sauron is the Big Bad in The Lord of the Rings novel, Peter Jackson 's trilogy of films, and The Rings of Power, we're not treated to much of his backstory in any iteration of Tolkien's high ...

The Istari are sent to Middle-earth with a purpose in The Lord of the Rings, but some of J.R.R. Tolkien’s stuck to their ...

Valinor, also known as the Undying Lands in The Lord of the Rings, was a special place barred from many, and a select few ...

In order to understand The Lord of the Rings, and Tolkien's greater legendarium, one needs to understand the faith background ...

So it’s significant that SMR startup Valar Atomics has raised $19 million in a seed funding round to develop its first test reactor. The financing was led by Riot Ventures, with AlleyCorp ...

So it’s significant that SMR startup Valar Atomics has raised $19 million in a seed funding round to develop its first test reactor. The financing was led by Riot Ventures, with AlleyCorp, Initialized ...

A rendering of a small modular nuclear reactor deployed next to an oil field. Image: Courtesy of Valar Atomics ...

The Treaty of Waitangi was signed between many, but not all, Māori tribes and the British Crown at Waitangi on 6 February 1840 Thousands of people have attended events in Waitangi in northern New ...