This step forward in technology might also be a step toward understanding why we need to sleep in the first place—a question that scientists have been trying to answer for millennia.
Why do brains need sleep? These ‘twinkling’ star-shaped cells may help us find out|Rachael Zisk|September 29, 2020|Popular Science
Valuable “carbon sinks” are lost when ecosystems burn, sometimes irrecoverably — as in the case of Arctic peatlands, which have built up over millennia.
What wildfires in Brazil, Siberia, and the US West have in common|Lili Pike|September 17, 2020|Vox
Be sure to explore the savannas and wetlands of the south-central Rupununi region, home to the Macushi people, who have been here for millennia.
The same one that, if you are of a certain age, you might have used to download music illegally at the turn of the millennium.
Napster, yes that Napster, was just bought for $70 million|Dan Kopf|August 28, 2020|Quartz
Earth’s oceans can act somewhat faster to absorb and remove excess carbon, but even that takes millennia and can be overwhelmed, leading to ocean acidification.
How Earth’s Climate Changes Naturally (and Why Things Are Different Now)|Howard Lee|July 21, 2020|Quanta Magazine
And that original score that kicks in as a new-age Millennium Falcon swoops into view is sure to get you going.
Chernobyl Drones, Star Wars and More Viral Videos|The Daily Beast Video|November 30, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Sherlock Holmes is a new millennium sex symbol with books, movies, and TV episodes introducing him to a new generation of fans.
Can Tarzan of the Apes Survive in a Post-Colonial World?|Ted Gioia|November 23, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The escalatory ladder is far more terrifying than it was on the eve of the millennium.
ICYMI: India-Pakistan Head for Nuke War|Bruce Riedel|October 20, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Once the polonium had been recognized, police were able to trace the source of the poison to the Millennium hotel in Mayfair.
Brits Investigate Assassination of the Spy Who Warned Us About Putin|Nico Hines|July 22, 2014|DAILY BEAST
First played by Native Americans around a millennium ago, it is the only American sport with distinctly spiritual roots.
A Millennium After Inventing the Game, the Iroquois Are Lacrosse’s New Superpower|Evin Demirel|July 21, 2014|DAILY BEAST
If lust is deeply rooted in men and its only expression is evil, I for one should recommend a faith in the millennium.
A Preface to Politics|Walter Lippmann
I do believe you are right, you know, even though I'm not sure the millennium is coming.'
A Bed of Roses|W. L. George
People imagined that with that year the millennium would arrive and the Second Advent take place.
English Villages|P. H. Ditchfield
An editor of a Boston paper thinks that the millennium is at hand, and gives his reasons.
The American Joe Miller|Various
Are we never to obtain even this, until the golden doors of the Millennium swing open?
The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 17, No. 102, April, 1866|Various
British Dictionary definitions for millennium
millennium
/ (mɪˈlɛnɪəm) /
nounplural-nia (-nɪə) or-niums
the millenniumChristianitythe period of a thousand years of Christ's awaited reign upon earth
a period or cycle of one thousand years
a time of peace and happiness, esp in the distant future
prosperity, utopia, serenity, happiness, paradise, golden age
Cultural definitions for millennium
millennium
A period of a thousand years foretold in the Book of Revelation. During the millennium, those who have been faithful to Jesus and who have not worshiped the Antichrist will reign with Jesus over the Earth. According to the Book of Revelation, the millennium will precede the final battle for control of the universe; Judgment Day will come afterward.
notes for millennium
The meaning of the Bible's (see also Bible) words about the millennium has been much debated by Christians (see also Christian). Prophecies about the millennium are part of the basic doctrine of several denominations, including Jehovah's Witnesses.
notes for millennium
Figuratively, a “millennium” is a period of great justice and happiness on Earth.