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A Long-Lost Species — the “True Giant Wombat” — Has Been Discovered in Australia

Environment / 2 min. read

Unless you’ve visited Australia, you’ve probably never seen a wombat out in the wild. These stout quadrupedal marsupials — only found in the land down under — measure an average of about 40 inches in length and weigh between 55 and 88 pounds.  The extinct diprotodon, commonly referred to as the “giant wombat,” was much […]

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Close up of wombat in Narawntapu national park, Australia

“Add to Your Happiness”: 5 Positive New Year’s Resolutions for 2023 — and Every Year

Health / 3 min. read

It’s officially 2023!  As each new year arrives, many of us find ourselves swept up in the excitement of a fresh start. But the potential can sometimes turn to pressure as we set grand (and often unrealistic) New Year’s resolutions. While detailing specific goals — like vowing to get healthy, cut back on TV, and

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Shot of a woman's hand writing new year's resolutions in a notebook on a desk with a cup of coffee

Your Guide to the January 2023 Night Sky — Expected to Be the “Brightest” of the Year

Science / 3 min. read

The frenzy of the holiday season has come and gone, and one great way to recalibrate in this new year is by taking a few moments to step outside and admire the expanse of the sparkling night sky overhead. The Old Farmer’s Almanac is declaring January 2023 to be “the brightest night sky of the

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Snowy view of the January night sky over snowy Carpathian Mountains

From a Rare Solar Eclipse to the Women’s World Cup: 14 Things to Look Forward to in 2023

Culture / 8 min. read

The last few years have yielded plenty of challenges: political and financial unrest, the COVID-19 pandemic, poverty, habitat loss, and the effects of warming temperatures due to climate change, to name but a few. But there’s still plenty of good in the world, from small and simple pleasures to larger advancements offering collective hope for

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LYON, FRANCE - JULY 07: Megan Rapinoe #15 of USA and Team USA celebrate the victory of the 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup France Final match between The United States of America and The Netherlands at Stade de Lyon on July 7, 2019 in Lyon, France.

Previously Unknown Imperial Roman City Uncovered at Foot of Pyrenees Mountains

Culture / 2 min. read

Archaeologists have confirmed that ruins located on the southern slopes of the Pyrenees mountain range in Spain once formed a massive imperial Roman city with its own infrastructure, water supply system, sewers, public monuments, and possibly a temple.  Experts wrote in a report that the Roman city was “of urban character” and featured “buildings of

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Mountain ridge at the Spanish Pyrenees seen from Panticosa, Huesca, Alto Gallego, Aragon

Scientists Discover “Hidden World” of Marine Life Under Antarctic Ice Shelf

Environment / 2 min. read

Scientists working in Antarctica got quite the surprise while investigating the effects of climate change on the Ross Ice Shelf. The team, with members hailing from various universities in New Zealand, had drilled 500 meters down to access a river underneath the shelf. They immediately found their camera swarmed with marine life — indicating an

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Navigating among enormous icebergs, including the largest ever B-15, calved from the Ross Ice Shelf of Antarctica

“Auld Lang Syne”: Behind the History of the Song and Why We Sing It on New Year’s Eve

Culture / 3 min. read

The song “Auld Lang Syne” is all but inescapable on the night of December 31, indelibly intertwined with New Year’s celebrations in many English-speaking countries. But where did it come from, and what does it mean? The phrase “Auld Lang Syne” is from the 18th-century Scots language, and translates to “old long since,” or more

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The original letter featuring the lyrics of "Auld Lang Syne" by the hand writing of Scottish poet Robert Burns is on display at the Morgan Library & Museum in New York, December 9, 2011. The letter, written in 1793 by Burns to his’ publisher George Thomson, is the song that at the stroke of midnight at the New Year, millions of people around the globe belt out, making it the most widely recognized song on the planet after “Happy Birthday”.

Inside the 123-Year Christmas Bird Count, North America’s Longest-Running Citizen Science Project

Environment / 3 min. read

Each winter, ornithologists and amateur birdwatchers come together to participate in the National Audubon Society’s Christmas Bird Count (CBC), a holiday tradition with a purpose. The count, which started on Christmas Day in 1900, is the longest-running citizen science project in North America, per Birds Canada, and involves thousands of volunteers stationed at more than

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WASHINGTON, DC - DECEMBER 15: A Northern Cardinal is seen during the Christmas Bird Count at Battery Kemble Park on Saturday, December 15, 2018, in Washington, D.C. The Christmas Bird Count is one of the longest-running wildlife censuses in the world where each individual count takes place in a 15-mile-wide circle and is led by a compiler responsible for organizing volunteers and submitting observations to Audubon.

FDA Clears New, Rapid-Acting Magnet Therapy for Treatment-Resistant Depression

Health / 3 min. read

In October 2021, researchers from the Stanford University School of Medicine published a study demonstrating the effectiveness of a new, rapid-acting magnet therapy on patients with treatment-resistant depression. SAINT, or Stanford accelerated intelligent neuromodulation therapy, is a more intensive and individualized iteration of transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS), which has been in use for years. This

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