Super Bloom 2024

from The Washington Post Death Valley is alive this year. A super bloom is the latest sign. by Reis Thebault, Alice Li, Bridget Bennett TECOPA, Calif. — Sometimes the desert holds its secrets close, whispering them only to those who carefully listen. But this year,...

Donutverse

from Big Think The consequences of traveling in a straight line forever Is the Universe finite or infinite? Does it go on forever or loop back on itself? Here’s what would happen if you traveled forever. In a hypertorus model of the Universe, motion in a...

Spared. Amazing.

from CBS News Stunning new Roman frescoes uncovered at Pompeii, the ancient Italian city frozen in time by a volcano By Haley Ott A fresco discovered in a banquet hall in the ancient Italian city of Pompeii depicts the Greek god Apollo attempting to seduce the...

Brave New BPM

from CNN Chechen President Ramzan Kadyrov (in blue suit) dances to folk music in Grozny, Chechnya Authorities in the Russian Republic of Chechnya have announced a ban on music that they consider too fast or slow. Minister of Culture Musa Dadayev announced the decision...