Ray Tomlinson, Inventor of Email, Has Died

Ray Tomlinson, the inventor of email, has died at the age of 74. NY-born Tomlinson was the first to develop a way to send messages between two different computers back in 1971, forever changing the way we communicate. He is also responsible for using the @ symbol to distinguish a user from its host—a practice adopted by DARPA’s ARPANET, the earliest form of the internet. …

Air India’s All-Women Flight Crew

Air India is celebrating International Women’s Day by making history: they landed the longest flight operated by an all-woman crew. Taking off from New Delhi and landing in San Francisco, the plane ride lasted 17 hours, besting Ethiopian Airlines, which previously launched the first all-women-operated flight back in 2015. Air India plans to launch 22 more flights of the same kind today, 8 March.

Fascinating Images of Dried Teardrops

For his ongoing project “The Imaginarium of Tears,” Dutch artist Maurice Mikkers photographs microscopic prints created by dried teardrops collected from friends, family members and even complete strangers. Like fingerprints, each tear forms a completely unique crystalline pattern—subtle differences that Mikkers hopes to research further. His works will be on display in Kuwait City beginning 29 March. Head to Quartz to learn more about his …