Workers discovered a 14th century cave and drawings while doing construction on a railroad in Great Britain earlier this week, adding to the other historic finds they previously uncovered. The workers were repairing a landslip near Guildford in Surrey, England, when they discovered the cave, according to NetworkRail, which owns and runs Britain’s railway infrastructure.…… MORE
Across Earth’s five known mass extinction events, intriguing life has occasionally reappeared and thrived in the wake of disaster. Now, researchers have discovered the fossils of a previously unknown reptile from the Early Triassic Period that did exactly that. And fans of J.R.R. Tolkien may recognize the name of this “Strider,” which lived between 247…… MORE
The night sky put on a spectacular show around the globe on Tuesday evening as the “pink” April supermoon — the biggest and brightest of the year — was visible for millions. Supermoons occur when the moon is at its closest approach to Earth, making it appear brighter and bigger in the night sky than…… MORE
On the most tragic day yet of the pandemic in America, chaos and confusion roiled the White House. As coronavirus deaths topped 1,800 nationwide yesterday, President Donald Trump delivered a wild performance that did little to put minds at ease, Stephen Collinson writes. At an unchained news conference, Trump said he would freeze funding for…… MORE
Each year, millions of Jews gather at Passover to remember their Hebrew forbears’ exodus from Egypt, where they escaped thanks to 10 divinely sent plagues. As the coronavirus pandemic sweeps across the globe, some of the parallels are hard to miss. “The plagues are a central part of the Seder experience,” says Rabbi Elana Friedman,…… MORE
After a few weeks of coronavirus quarantine, your home and backyard and even your neighborhood may feel a little smaller than it once did — especially if you have children. That’s why it’s time to look up into the sky. Scientists from NASA and the International Space Station National Lab don’t want your kids to…… MORE
We know that whale sharks are the largest fish in the seas, reaching up to nearly 60 feet in length. But that’s one of the few things we know about the endangered species. Because of the whale shark’s elusiveness, marine researchers were left to guess at its age and lifespan, which conservationists use to develop…… MORE
The Duke and Duchess of Sussex have revealed plans to launch a charitable organization called Archewell. Following their decision earlier this year to step down as senior royals, the couple can no longer use their Sussex Royal brand. Reports of the newly-named foundation emerged in the British newspaper, The Telegraph, which claimed the couple filed…… MORE
New Zealand’s health minister has been demoted after going to the beach with his family while the nation was in the first few days of lockdown. David Clark drove his family 20km (12 miles) from their home in Dunedin to Doctor’s Point Beach for a walk during the first weekend of the country’s national lockdown,…… MORE
Herons using bread or insects as bait to catch fish, carrion crows dropping nuts onto roads so passing cars crack open their shells and great cormorants timing their fishing periods in New Zealand to take advantage of the strong currents generated by commercial ferries. These are just some of the ways in which birds have…… MORE
