Football is a high-impact sport. A player may take hundreds of hits over the course of their career, including some that cause concussions. Other impacts may seem minor at the time, but there are concerns that repeated head blows can negatively impact long-term brain health. Related stories CTE may stem from rampant inflammation and DNA…
The iron shield boss was covered with caked earth when it was found. (Image credit: Bartłomiej Bartecki, Hrubieszów Museum) A man searching for spare auto parts at a junkyard in Poland discovered an entirely different kind of treasure: part of a 1,800-year-old shield that was filled with bones. The shield’s age and location suggest that…
The ZWO Seestar S50 Pro was released on Aug. 25, 2026. It’s a Sunspots can be seen on the photosphere of the sun, and the push-on solar filter that ships with the telescope gives it a warm, orange hue. (Image credit: Jase Parnell-Brookes) It took a matter of minutes for the live-stacking feature to give…
QUICK FACTS Where is it? Barkly Tableland, Australia’s Northern Territory [, which released these images. Although this is extreme, it is not that surprising, considering that annual rainfall in the Barkly Tableland rose by around 14% between 1989 and 2018, according to a report from the Australian Bureau of Meteorology. This is likely due to…
The filming location and featured grave markers from George A. Romero’s 1968 horror masterpiece, “Night of the Living Dead.” Includes Nicholas Kramer’s grave, a civil war veteran who’s headstone is shown during the delivery of famous line “They’re coming to get you, Barbra!” Also the Blair / Cole plot where Johnny and Barbra stop to…
In Riga’s elegant Esplanāde, one bare tree stands out from the surrounding greenery. Its trunk and branches are crowded with scores of small wooden birdhouses, painted in an assortment of greens, yellows, reds, pinks and natural tones. From below, the collection is so dense that the boxes can initially resemble an unusual lighting installation. Look…
If you asked John Ford what he did with his life, he’d tell you he made westerns. If you asked anyone else, they’d tell you he transformed the art of cinema. John Ford is a name as much as an idea. Gristly cowboys, sultry temptresses, and thrilling horse, railroad, and stagecoach adventures established him as…
Humans have been slurping and savoring noodles for centuries, with the first recorded noodle dish recorded during China’s Eastern Han period (25–220 CE). In fact, noodles would go on to become inextricable from ancient Chinese culture, with a wheat-based version emerging as a staple of the Han dynasty. Centuries later, noodle-making would hit Europe, transforming…
Hidden in the forest on the southern edge of Darmstadt, the Waldkunstpfad turns an ordinary woodland walk into something considerably more surreal. Along the trails, artworks emerge between the trees, lean against trunks, occupy clearings, or use the forest itself as part of the installation. Instead of entering a gallery, visitors simply follow the path…
This story has been co-published by Reasons to be Cheerful and the Outrider Foundation. In Los Angeles, in Mumbai, in Kuala Lumpur and in several other cities around the planet, autonomous plastic-eating robots are taking over the waterways. They are, in one form or other, chomping up and extracting masses of the manmade garbage. This may sound…
