The day was June 3rd, 1944. In County Mayo on the west coast of Ireland, a remote North Atlantic weather station operator noticed that her barometer was dropping fast, indicating a storm was going to pass over the English Channel before long. Her name …
Firefly Lights May Seem Random But There’s a Different Pattern For Each Species in U.S.
If every snake has a different pattern on its scales, and every cat has a different pattern on their fur, why wouldn’t fireflies all flash different patterns of light? As it turns out, they do. And with 2,000 species described, the potential dive…
LEGO Lovers Will Swoon Over This New Typewriter Set, With Keys That Actually Move Like the Real Thing
The LEGO Group has revealed the new LEGO Ideas Typewriter set, which is set to delight the most seasoned wordsmiths and fans of all things vintage. The #21327 LEGO Ideas Typewriter is based on a contemporary typewriter model of a bygone era, including …
If You’re Anxiously Awaiting News, Do This One Thing to Feel at Ease – Researchers Say
An induced feeling of awe, or state of wonder, may be the best strategy yet for alleviating the discomfort that comes from uncertain waiting. Kate Sweeny’s research explores the most excruciating form of waiting: the period during which one await…
Drinking Coffee Linked to Reduced Risk of Many Ailments, Including Liver Disease, Parkinson’s, Melanoma, Even Suicide
What beats a cup of joe in the morning? Nothing after you realize the myriad beneficial health outcomes that are now associated with drinking coffee. For example, a new study from the Universities of Southampton and Edinburgh, published today in BMC Pu…
Good News in History, June 22
Happy 73nd Birthday to the musical pioneer Todd Rundgren. After his chart-climbing hits as a singer-songwriter (Hello It’s Me, I Saw the Light, Bang on the Drum, and We Gotta’ Get You a Woman), the soulful Philadelphia crooner became a succ…
This Granny Turned 90 And Has a Blast at Her Princess-Themed Birthday Party – LOOK
This fun-loving gran had a blast at her 90th birthday, with a princess-themed party. The cheerful grandmother, known as ‘G-Ma’ to family, looked like a queen as she donned a huge pink tutu, plastic crown, and a beaming smile for the picture…
World’s Most Premature Baby Has Celebrated His First Birthday After Beating 0% Odds of Surviving
The world loves it when the little guy, pitted against enormous obstacles, beats the odds and comes back to win. So, you might say Richard Scott William Hutchinson, who celebrated his first birthday on June 5th, is the ultimate small but mighty contend…
MacKenzie Scott Has Given Away Another $2.7 Billion to 286 Charities
The world’s 22nd wealthiest individual, MacKenzie Scott, has pledged another $2.7 billion to various charities. In a blog post announcing her latest act of generosity, the billionaire ex-wife of Amazon founder Jeff Bezos explained that she wanted…