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Daily Edition • July 21, 2025 SUPPORTED BY You may know about the waterfalls of Yosemite or the hoodoos of Bryce Canyon, but U.S. national parks are home to a whole host of fascinating natural phenomena and little-known mysteries. Smithsonian Magazine recently rounded up a list of seven, from the lost colony of Roanoke, Virginia, to the potential meteorite site in Utah. If you feel inspired after reading the list, consider supporting the parks by donating to our summer fundraiser with the…Read more
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Daily Edition • April 5, 2024 SUPPORTED BY A comet dubbed the “Mother of Dragons” is currently visible in the night sky, a rare opportunity for stargazers. Its name, a reference to Game of Thrones, comes from its role as a “parent” to the Kappa Draconids meteor shower, per the European Space Agency. The ESA said early April — i.e. right now — is the best time to spot it from the Northern Hemisphere. “The comet will be visible in clear dark skies above the western horizon during the hours...
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Daily Edition • April 4, 2024 SUPPORTED BY We reported on Washington, D.C.’s famed cherry blossoms hitting their peak bloom last month, but the nation’s capital isn’t the only hotspot for these springtime trees. They’re of course abundant in Japan, where they’ve been carefully cultivated and celebrated for centuries, but the plants’ pretty pink flowers can also be found everywhere from Paris to Athens, London, Vancouver, and more. See some photos of this year’s bloom around the globe. Must...
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Daily Edition • April 3, 2024 SUPPORTED BY Lace up your sneakers, it’s National Walking Day! Celebrated annually on the first Wednesday in April, the day was established by the American Heart Association in 2007 to encourage the public to use walking as a method of improving health and managing stress. Today, there are all sorts of trends centered on the exercise form — cozy cardio, hot girl walks, silent walking, 10-mile challenges, and more — but you don’t have to partake in any of those to...