The stone base of a Roman fortlet dating back to A.D. 142 has been discovered in Scotland. Once used to defend the Antonine Wall, a barrier around 37 miles long that marked the northwestern tip of the Roman Empire, the fortlet was likely made up of two small wooden buildings on a stone base and […]
Centenarians are an oft-celebrated population for their remarkable longevity and wisdom. But how do some people live so long? A study published in The Lancet this past March has identified unique immune system characteristics that enable certain individuals to live to age 100 and beyond. “We assembled and analyzed what is, to our knowledge, the
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Jay Glazer has appeared on countless television segments, from Fox’s Thursday Night Football broadcasts to episodes of HBO’s Ballers, but he still gets nervous before getting in front of the camera. In fact, the sports journalist opened up to Nice News about previously experiencing anxiety attacks “every single time” he prepared to be on TV
April’s showers are certainly bringing May flowers across the United States, blanketing hillsides and mountains with colorful arrays of wildflowers. But planet Earth isn’t the only place where a flower spectacle is occurring: This month offers stargazers a Flower Moon to gaze upon. There’s also plenty of other exciting things going on in the sky
What’s the most unique item you’ve spotted at a thrift shop? Laura Young has a find that’s hard to top. Young, a savvy antique dealer and business owner from Texas, was browsing a Goodwill in Austin in 2018 when she found a 2,000-year-old Roman bust that once belonged to King Ludwig I of Bavaria. According
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April is Earth Month: an annual reminder for humanity to be more eco-conscious with our everyday actions, including the products we use and the small decisions that have a big impact on our planet. To close out the month, we’re sharing a roundup of sustainable brands founded by celebrities who are using their influence for
In June 2021, after a day of boating on North Carolina’s Lake Waccamaw, three 13-year-old boys were playing in the water when they stumbled upon what would prove to be a nearly 1,000-year-old Native American canoe. Almost two years later, the canoe was finally excavated from the lake, and following preservation of the artifact, it
What if you could swallow a pill-sized device that could diagnose whether you have a peptic ulcer or a bile obstruction? Engineers at MIT and Caltech have created just that: an ingestible sensor that could help physicians more easily identify and diagnose gastrointestinal motility disorders. According to the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and
In 2021, The Wall Street Journal announced a polling partnership with the independent research organization NORC at the University of Chicago “to conduct surveys on cultural and social issues of importance.” The latest data to come out of that collaboration was gathered in March, and it offers some fascinating insight into how the happiest people
The World Health Organization estimates that 2.2 billion people around the globe are visually impaired. Since 2015, the popular Be My Eyes app has been working to help that population — and it’s now getting a major AI boost. Be My Eyes was founded by Danish furniture craftsman Hans Jørgen Wiberg, who is visually impaired
