red See Newly Discovered Nazca Drawings That Depict Llamas, Human Sacrifices and More By www.smithsonianmag.com Published On :: Tue, 24 Sep 2024 19:09:05 +0000 An A.I.-assisted study identified 303 previously unknown geoglyphs in the Peruvian desert. The art features surprising figures, like orcas holding knives Full Article
red Rare Jaw Fossils Discovered in Texas Shed Light on a 20-Foot-Long Mosasaur By www.smithsonianmag.com Published On :: Tue, 24 Sep 2024 20:09:39 +0000 Unearthed last year, the remains could reveal new information on the extinct sea reptile, which crushed mollusks and shelled creatures with its large, round teeth Full Article
red Rare and Elusive Australian Bird, Once Thought Extinct for 100 Years, Discovered by Indigenous Rangers and Scientists By www.smithsonianmag.com Published On :: Thu, 26 Sep 2024 16:30:09 +0000 Using sound recordings, the team identified the largest known population of the night parrot, a secretive species known as the "Holy Grail of birdwatching" Full Article
red See a Newly Uncovered Throne Room in Peru That May Have Belonged to an Ancient Queen By www.smithsonianmag.com Published On :: Tue, 01 Oct 2024 16:58:12 +0000 Built by the Moche people in the seventh century, the stunningly painted space shows signs of heavy use, including an eroded throne and traces of human hair Full Article
red This Green-Flashing Firefly Could Become the First Ever Listed as Endangered in the U.S. By www.smithsonianmag.com Published On :: Tue, 01 Oct 2024 18:51:35 +0000 The Fish and Wildlife Service will consider granting federal protections to the Bethany Beach firefly, which is rapidly losing its coastal habitat to development and climate change Full Article
red A Treasure Hunter Just Uncovered the $100,000 Prize Hidden in the Massachusetts Woods By www.smithsonianmag.com Published On :: Wed, 02 Oct 2024 20:34:24 +0000 Two weeks ago, organizers of Project Skydrop stashed a golden statuette in a secret location somewhere in the northeastern United States Full Article
red A Junk Dealer Discovered a 'Horrible' Painting in a Cellar 60 Years Ago. It Might Be a $6.6 Million Picasso By www.smithsonianmag.com Published On :: Thu, 03 Oct 2024 12:00:00 +0000 For years, the owner's son had wondered about the artwork, which features the Spanish painter's signature. Now, some experts think it's the real deal Full Article
red This Newly Discovered Sunken Warship Served on Both Sides of World War II By www.smithsonianmag.com Published On :: Thu, 03 Oct 2024 17:54:38 +0000 The USS Stewart was purposefully sunk off the coast of California after the war Full Article
red Scientists Unveil the First-Ever Complete Map of an Adult Fruit Fly's Brain, Captured in Stunning Detail By www.smithsonianmag.com Published On :: Fri, 04 Oct 2024 15:40:00 +0000 The brain diagram, called a connectome, could revolutionize researchers' understanding of the human brain, which has many parallels with a fruit fly's Full Article
red Archaeologists in Petra Discover Secret Tomb Hiding Beneath a Mysterious Structure Featured in 'Indiana Jones' By www.smithsonianmag.com Published On :: Tue, 15 Oct 2024 20:11:35 +0000 The recent excavation beneath the Treasury has revealed 12 complete human skeletons and a trove of grave goods dating back 2,000 years Full Article
red Famous Explorer's Remains Discovered on Mount Everest Offer Clues in a Century-Long Mystery By www.smithsonianmag.com Published On :: Tue, 15 Oct 2024 20:17:06 +0000 In 1924, Andrew "Sandy" Irvine joined George Mallory’s expedition to the world’s highest peak. Now, Irvine’s recently found foot and boot hint at what might have happened on that ill-fated undertaking Full Article
red Mysterious Craters Discovered on the Bottom of Lake Michigan Could Hold Lessons About Early Life on Earth By www.smithsonianmag.com Published On :: Wed, 16 Oct 2024 19:15:00 +0000 Scientists aren't sure how the circular indentations some 450 feet below the surface formed, but they hope to investigate further Full Article
red See the Vatican's Magnificent Marble Statue of the Greek God Apollo Restored to Its Former Glory By www.smithsonianmag.com Published On :: Wed, 16 Oct 2024 20:25:08 +0000 Experts added a carbon fiber pole to help anchor the "Apollo Belvedere," which had developed cracks along the legs and knees. Now, the looming Roman sculpture is finally back on display Full Article
red This Newly Discovered, Octagonal Building in Armenia Is One of the World's Oldest Christian Churches By www.smithsonianmag.com Published On :: Fri, 18 Oct 2024 18:39:42 +0000 The structure—also the earliest of its kind in the Asian country—dates to around 350 C.E. Full Article
red A Massive, Mysterious 'Ghost' Fish, Feared Extinct for Nearly 20 Years, Has Been Rediscovered in Cambodia By www.smithsonianmag.com Published On :: Thu, 24 Oct 2024 17:42:12 +0000 The giant salmon carp was formally identified in 1991, and since then, fewer than 30 individuals had been documented Full Article
red Two High Schoolers Found an 'Impossible' Proof for a 2,000-Year-Old Math Rule—Then, They Discovered Nine More By www.smithsonianmag.com Published On :: Wed, 30 Oct 2024 15:13:33 +0000 Ne’Kiya Jackson and Calcea Johnson of Louisiana published a new study proving the Pythagorean theorem using trigonometry, a feat mathematicians long thought could not be done Full Article
red A Portrait of Alan Turing Made by an A.I.-Powered Robot Could Sell for Up to $180,000 By www.smithsonianmag.com Published On :: Wed, 30 Oct 2024 17:17:32 +0000 Ai-Da creates art using A.I. algorithms, cameras and robotic arms. Her abstract painting will be the first-ever artwork made by a humanoid robot to be sold at Sotheby's Full Article
red Coal Recovered From the Titanic and Thousands of Other Historic Shipwreck Artifacts Are Going to Auction By www.smithsonianmag.com Published On :: Mon, 04 Nov 2024 21:31:07 +0000 The Shipwreck Treasure Museum in Cornwall, England, is selling its collection, which includes items connected to nearly 150 shipwrecks Full Article
red Archaeologists Discover Engraved Gold Offering to Jupiter Dolichenu, a War God Revered by Roman Soldiers By www.smithsonianmag.com Published On :: Tue, 05 Nov 2024 15:51:18 +0000 The votive plaque was found amid the ruins of an ancient Roman fortress. Researchers think a temple dedicated to the mysterious deity may have stood nearby Full Article
red A Nazi-Looted Painting Recovered by the Monuments Men During World War II Is Going on Sale By www.smithsonianmag.com Published On :: Wed, 06 Nov 2024 20:58:54 +0000 When the war ended, Allied soldiers tracked down Nicolas de Largillierre's "Portrait de femme à mi-corps" with the help of a savvy French curator who had been working for the resistance Full Article
red A Cloned Ferret Has Given Birth for the First Time in History, Marking a Win for Her Endangered Species By www.smithsonianmag.com Published On :: Wed, 06 Nov 2024 21:08:00 +0000 Antonia, a cloned black-footed ferret at the Smithsonian's National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute, has produced two healthy offspring that will help build genetic diversity in their recovering population Full Article
red Rare 'Terror Bird' Fossil Found in Colombia Reveals the Enormous Size of a Prehistoric Predator By www.smithsonianmag.com Published On :: Fri, 08 Nov 2024 17:22:45 +0000 The bone, described two decades after its discovery, suggests the species might have grown up to 20 percent bigger than other terror birds Full Article
red Archaeologists Are Bewildered by a Skeleton Made From the Bones of at Least Eight People Who Died Thousands of Years Apart By www.smithsonianmag.com Published On :: Fri, 08 Nov 2024 18:44:51 +0000 Found in a cremation cemetery in Belgium, the skeleton includes bones dating to the Neolithic period and a Roman-era skull, according to a new study Full Article
red Forty-Three Monkeys Are on the Loose in South Carolina After Escaping a Research Facility When a Door Was Left Unsecured By www.smithsonianmag.com Published On :: Fri, 08 Nov 2024 20:20:29 +0000 Once the first primate made a break, the 42 others followed suit in a simple case of monkey-see, monkey-do Full Article
red When a Search Party Discovered the Frozen Body of a British Explorer Who Raced to the South Pole—and Lost By www.smithsonianmag.com Published On :: Tue, 12 Nov 2024 10:00:00 +0000 On this day in 1912, a team found the remains of Robert Falcon Scott and the crew of the "Terra Nova" expedition. A would-be rescuer said he was forever haunted by the "horrible nightmare" Full Article
red Real Planet Discovered Where Vulcan Home World in "Star Trek" Is Set By www.smithsonianmag.com Published On :: Wed, 19 Sep 2018 19:54:00 +0000 "Fascinating, Captain" Full Article
red Twin Birth Rates Have Soared Globally in the Last Three Decades By www.smithsonianmag.com Published On :: Tue, 16 Mar 2021 18:24:15 +0000 The trend is a result of women deciding to have children later in life and the use of medically assisted reproduction methods Full Article
red Meet the Italian 'Fruit Detective' Who Investigates Centuries-Old Paintings for Clues About Produce That Has Disappeared From the Kitchen Table By www.smithsonianmag.com Published On :: Mon, 21 Oct 2024 13:00:00 +0000 Renaissance paintings, medieval archives, cloistered orchards—how one Italian scientist is uncovering secrets that could help combat a growing agricultural crisis Full Article
red Hundreds mark Remembrance Day in Corner Brook to honour western Newfoundland's veterans By www.cbc.ca Published On :: Mon, 11 Nov 2024 11:17:18 EST Large crowds came together at city hall in Corner Brook to lay wreaths and honour veterans on Monday. The ceremony portion was completed with a playing of the Last Post. Full Article
red Veterans honoured at Remembrance Day ceremonies across Quebec By www.cbc.ca Published On :: Mon, 11 Nov 2024 08:38:59 EST Full Article News/Canada/Montreal
red The Real Story Behind the 'Lee' Movie and Lee Miller, the Legendary Surrealist Photographer and World War II Journalist Who Inspired It By www.smithsonianmag.com Published On :: Fri, 27 Sep 2024 10:00:00 +0000 In a new biopic starring Kate Winslet, Miller's many lives—as an artist, model, muse, cook and war correspondent—need little embellishment Full Article
red Inside Disney's Controversial Plan to Open a Theme Park Inspired by American History By www.smithsonianmag.com Published On :: Mon, 30 Sep 2024 10:00:00 +0000 In the early 1990s, historians and the public alike questioned how Disney's America would accurately and sensitively document the nation's thorny past Full Article
red The Surprising Artwork That Inspired Netflix's 'The Piano Lesson,' a New Movie Based on August Wilson's Award-Winning Play By www.smithsonianmag.com Published On :: Tue, 12 Nov 2024 15:57:44 +0000 A Romare Bearden print served as a starting point for the American playwright's 1987 drama, which follows a Black family's struggle to decide the fate of an ancestral heirloom Full Article
red N.B. military history stitched in red on 110-year-old quilt By www.cbc.ca Published On :: Sun, 10 Nov 2024 05:00:00 EST The New Brunswick Military History Museum is in possession of a unique piece of history that was once used to raise money for frontline soldiers. Full Article News/Canada/New Brunswick
red Harm reduction not enough to support those struggling with addictions, say front-line workers By www.cbc.ca Published On :: Tue, 12 Nov 2024 05:00:00 EST An opioid replacement program in downtown Fredericton will continue to operate at the River Stone Recovery Centre until March 2025 after it got a one-year extension from Health Canada, despite increased opposition to the clinic. Full Article News/Canada/New Brunswick
red Hundreds gather in Charlottetown to honour and respect P.E.I.'s veterans By www.cbc.ca Published On :: Mon, 11 Nov 2024 13:36:18 EST In the pouring rain in downtown Charlottetown, hundreds gathered to pay their respects to veterans and remember the fallen. Full Article
red Death of woman, 23, in Norway House, Man., considered suspicious: RCMP By www.cbc.ca Published On :: Tue, 12 Nov 2024 16:45:46 EST RCMP say a 23-year-old woman was found dead in a residence in central Manitoba on Tuesday. Full Article News/Canada/Manitoba
red Hamilton mail carrier honoured by Japan government with prestigious Order of the Rising Sun award By www.cbc.ca Published On :: Thu, 07 Nov 2024 11:53:44 EST The president of the Canadian Japanese Cultural Centre of Hamilton is Mitchell Akira Kawasaki — an Olympian, judo master, on-call mail carrier and recent recipient of an award from the Japanese government. Full Article News/Canada/Hamilton
red Hundreds fill Hamilton's downtown Gore Park to remember Canada's war dead By www.cbc.ca Published On :: Mon, 11 Nov 2024 18:04:26 EST Hundreds of observers marked Remembrance Day and the 80th anniversary of D-Day during a downtown ceremony at the Gore Park cenotaph on Monday, recalling efforts by local soldiers who gave their lives on the battlefield. Full Article News/Canada/Hamilton
red With 2026 World Cup on horizon, Canadian Premier League seeks further credibility in soccer landscape By www.cbc.ca Published On :: Sun, 03 Nov 2024 20:32:19 EST After nearly six complete seasons, the Canadian Premier League finds itself at an inflection point. Ahead of Saturday’s championship match, it appears there’s some stability — and, consequently, an opportunity to further establish the league’s place within the rapidly growing soccer landscape. Full Article Sports/Soccer/CPL
red In The Key Of C: Hear Danny Michel, Chastity, Fred Penner, Laila and more By www.cbc.ca Published On :: Sat, 09 Nov 2024 13:01:00 EST Host Craig Norris plays a whole bunch of music in this week's show. Hear tunes from Danny Michel, Chastity, Fred Penner, Tragically Hip, Angela Saini, Laila and a lot more. Full Article News/Canada/Kitchener-Waterloo
red For decades, a British town has honoured this Canadian soldier. His family only just found out By www.cbc.ca Published On :: Mon, 11 Nov 2024 12:11:45 EST It took Kitchener resident Laura McBride and her family 80 years to discover what happened to her great uncle Thomas Ferguson Wilson after he died in April 1944 during a training mission. Full Article News/Canada/Kitchener-Waterloo
red Sask. marks Remembrance Day as hundreds pay tribute to veterans, fallen soldiers By www.cbc.ca Published On :: Mon, 11 Nov 2024 17:06:14 EST Hundreds of people filled the SaskTel Centre in Saskatoon as young cadet bands and bagpipers streamed through the building to remember the men and women who have defended Canada in times of war and peace and the 118,000 Canadians who have been killed in service to this country. Full Article News/Canada/Saskatchewan
red 5 injured in 5-car crash on Hwy 1 in Burnaby: RCMP By www.cbc.ca Published On :: Tue, 12 Nov 2024 11:41:53 EST Five people are in hospital after a five-vehicle crash on on Highway 1 just east of Kensington Avenue on Tuesday morning, police say. Full Article News/Canada/British Columbia
red Arson suspected in Kamloops, B.C., fire that destroyed Red Bridge By www.cbc.ca Published On :: Fri, 20 Sep 2024 16:20:09 EDT Kamloops RCMP say they are investigating the fire that destroyed the Red Bridge Thursday as an arson. Full Article News/Canada/British Columbia
red Indigenous leaders praise report on Canada's 'disappeared' residential school children By www.cbc.ca Published On :: Wed, 30 Oct 2024 17:29:54 EDT Kimberly Murray has opened an uncomfortable and difficult but long overdue conversation about justice for Canada’s "disappeared" residential school children, Indigenous leaders say in response to the special interlocutor's two-volume final report. Full Article News/Indigenous
red Crime network selling Banksy, Warhol and Picasso forgeries uncovered in Italy By www.cbc.ca Published On :: Mon, 11 Nov 2024 12:00:16 EST Italian police have uncovered a large-scale pan-European forgery network making and selling fake artworks attributed to some of the biggest names in modern and contemporary art including Banksy, Pablo Picasso and Andy Warhol. Full Article News/World
red Man dead, 2 women injured in crash in Markham By www.cbc.ca Published On :: Mon, 11 Nov 2024 21:23:18 EST A man is dead and two women are injured, one critically, after two vehicles collided in Markham on Monday night, York Regional Police say. Full Article News/Canada/Toronto
red CME Group Announces First Trades of CBL Australian Carbon Credit Unit (ACCU) Futures By www.cmegroup.com Published On :: Thu, 17 Oct 2024 20:00:00 -0500 CME Group, the world's leading derivatives marketplace, today announced its new CBL Australian Carbon Credit Unit (ACCU) futures have launched and are available for trading. A total of five... Full Article Press Release CME Group
red Shared lives By www.om.org Published On :: Thu, 14 Jul 2011 09:52:06 +0000 Local people notice the unity in Christ of OM Montenegro as the team work and relax together. Full Article