World News Lawyers for Noah's Ark theme park are suing its insurance company for rain damagenzherald.co.nz - Eli Rosenberg A gigantic ark gets built with the help of a higher power, a symbolic refuge from the depravity of humankind. It is a huge, grandiose structure …
20th Century Rare Photos of Celebrities in the 1970sEsquire - By The Esquire EditorsIn the '70s, photographer Ira Resnick captured images of some of the world's most iconic celebrities. Here are a dozen pictures from his book on the topic. In the 1970s—a turbulent decade in American that
Fossils 300,000-Year-Old Fossils of Discovered in China - Archaeology Magazinearchaeology.org - Jessica E. Saraceni HEFEI, CHINA—Xinhua reports that 300,000-year-old fossils of as many as 16 individual human ancestors, other mammals, and stone tools have been found …
Volcanoes Bali Flights Canceled After Volcano Eruptsskift.com - Rachel Bronstein Indonesia canceled flights to and from the nation’s main resort island of Bali after the Mt. Agung volcano erupted late on Friday. “Currently flights …
U.S. Presidency Epically Awful: The Worst U.S. President Ever Has No Equalnationalinterest.org Second, America’s entry into the war broke the stalemate, allowing the Allied powers to impose upon Germany devastating armistice terms. Third, when …
20th Century Researcher: Sea wreck must be plane of U.S. pilot missing since 1945ctvnews.ca - Chris Carola ALBANY, N.Y. -- A researcher says wreckage on the ocean floor near a Japanese island must be from a fighter-bomber that crashed in 1945 with an …
Dogs How to Train Your Dog to Become a Therapy DogMartha Stewart Living - Martha Stewart LivingDo you love dogs? And do you love volunteering? If the answer to both is yes, why not combine both interests and train your pet to become a therapy dog? A therapy dog is a dog that provides comfort and
Animals New 'dragon' species may already be extinctNational Geographic - Tim VernimmenThe lizard may be the first reptile species from mainland Australia to have gone extinct in modern times. In the last remaining pockets of natural grassland in southeastern Australia lives a lizard so
Beer Beer brewed from 5,000-year-old yeast 'isn't bad'CNET - by Amanda Kooser Scientists brew beer using yeast from the time of the Egyptian pharaohs, then take a swig.
Environment Humans causing shrinking of nature as larger animals die offThe Guardian - Damian Carrington Environment editorHumanity’s ongoing destruction of wildlife will lead to a shrinking of nature, with the average body size of animals falling by a quarter, a study predicts. The researchers estimate that more than 1,000
Animals This Adoptable Dog Is Special Needs — But You Can't Tell From Looking At Herthedodo.com - Caitlin Jill Anders Dogs with all types of stories need a little more love ❤️️ Special needs are not always obvious. Sometimes dogs seem perfectly typical at first …
Loch Ness Monster Loch Ness Monster’s North American cousin ‘spotted’ swimming on river in Canadathesun.co.uk - Patrick Knox A TEENAGER is claiming he has captured the clearest clearest proof that Nessie exists — 4000 miles from Loch Ness. Matthew D'Amico, 17, was on holiday …
Cats Vintage Photos of Cats Doing Human Thingspetapixel.com - Michael Zhang Photos of animals doing human things are popular as memes these days, but the concept is far from new in the history of photography. Photographers …
Women's Health 10 Completely Natural Ways to Get Rid of Bad BreathPrevention - Darcy Jacobs You don’t have to commit to an entire yoga class, just try one of these cleansing breaths, like Cooling Breath and Breath of Fire, which are believed …
World War II The World War II veteran said he didn't do anything. I almost believed him - CNNCNNThe World War II veteran said he didn't do anything. I almost believed him Editor's Note:CNN national security analyst John Kirby, a retired rear admiral in the US Navy, was a spokesman for both the State
Ancient Rome It Took Almost Four Decades to Make This Scale Model of Ancient Romecoolmaterial.com - Ben Dahl For most of us, time travel is limited to works of fiction and the Wayback Machine. Italian architect Italo Gismondi is making it more of a reality …
San Francisco Bay Area 13th dead whale of the year washes ashore near San FranciscoAssociated PressSAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Authorities say a dead gray whale has washed ashore in the San Francisco Bay Area, bringing the total to 13 dead whales found in the area since March. The San Francisco Chronicle that
Geek Extraterrestrial Organic Matter Found in 3.3-Billion-Year-Old Volcanic RockGizmodo - Ryan F. Mandelbaum Geologists in France and Italy have spotted what appear to be organic molecules from outer space in 3.3-billion-year-old rocks in South Africa, …
Stanley Cup History Through Our Eyes: May 24, 1986, Stanley Cup, then a riotmontrealgazette.com - Montreal Gazette Updated: May 24, 2019 On May 24, 1986, the Montreal Canadiens won the Stanley Cup, defeating the Calgary Flames in Calgary, by a score of 4-3 in Game 5 of the final series. …
Cats Experience: I’m a full-time cat sitterThe Guardian - Matt WeatherallI was living in a 15-person hostel dorm in early 2017 when I decided to start cat sitting. Since moving to London after graduating five years earlier, I had tried various unconventional ways of living.
History 5 strange causes of death in the medieval periodhistoryextra.com Tasked today with confirming and certifying deaths resulting from unnatural or unknown causes, coroners were officially introduced in England in …
Art Netherlands to restitute two paintings sold by Jewish businessman in Nazi eratheartnewspaper.com - Catherine Hickley The Dutch Restitutions Committee has recommended the return of two Golden Age paintings to the heirs of Jacob Lierens, a Jewish businessman and art …
History Butchery's Long History: From Carving Giant Sloths to Ancient Roman Hatchetshistory.com - By Sarah Pruitt For thousands of years, starting with the earliest hunter-gatherer tribes, butchers have served as highly valued members of human societies. With the …
Tortoise Chimpanzees spotted cracking open tortoises and eating their meat in world firstthesun.co.uk - Jon Lockett STUNNED Scientists have captured wild chimpanzees tucking into tortoises after brutally smashing their shells against tree trunks. Incredible footage …
Leonardo Da Vinci Leonardo Da Vinci may have suffered from ADHD, expert claimsThe Telegraph - By Sarah KnaptonLeonardo da Vinci may have struggled to complete masterpieces like the Mona Lisa and Adoration of the Magi because he suffered from Attention Deficit and Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD), a brain expert claims.
Mount Everest Yes, This Photo from Everest Is RealOutside Magazine - Svati Kirsten NarulaEarlier this week, American climber Don Cash died on Everest hours after he had reached the summit. As Alan Arnette reported for Outside, Cash was one of about 200 people who went to the top of the world
History Lizzie Borden's Isolated Life After Her Murder Trialbiography.com - Barbara Maranzani The accused killer began living lavishly, only to have the residents of Fall River, including her sister, ice her out. The 1893 murder trial of Lizzie …
Health These medicinal plants put brakes on cancer growthfuturity.org - National University of Singapore The leaves of a variety of medicinal plants can stop the growth of breast, cervical, colon, leukemia, liver, ovarian, and uterine cancer, a new study …
Photos A Portrait of Power and Resistance Among One of Africa’s Last Hunter-Gatherer Populationsfeatureshoot.com - Miss Rosen Living in Kenya’s Mau and Mont Elgon Forests are the Ogiek — one of East Africa’s last hunter-gatherer populations. The name “Ogiek” means “caretaker …
Geek An Astounding Amount of Water Has Been Discovered Beneath the Martian North PoleGizmodo - George Dvorsky Using ground-penetrating radar, scientists detected a massive reservoir of frozen water sandwiched by layers of sand beneath the northern polar ice …
