The company hired to renovate the Lincoln Memorial reflecting pool has acknowledged that “human oversight” and flaws in the repair plan caused the newly installed blue liner to peel and tear, according to documents reviewed by the New York Times that challenge Donald Trump’s repeated claims of vandalism. The president has repeatedly said vandals armed […]
A volcanic eruption 22 million years ago froze a snapshot of the Andes in their youth, revealing a slow-and-steady formation of this formidable mountain range. The eruption, which originated from the Lauca Caldera in what is now northern Chile, blanketed the landscape in a formation known as ignimbrite. This rock is left over after a
Many astronomers concluded that big black holes dotted the universe, washing out the light of the stars in their host galaxies. As black holes, the little red dots would appear red because dust — grainy stuff much more complicated than gas — was blocking their blue light. Yet they still seemed weird. Most supermassive black
Raphinha comes off injured in Australia match Read More »
Major concern in Catalonia Barcelona’s fears have turned into painful reality. Raphinha suffered a muscular discomfort during his appearance for Brazil against Australia, leaving the pitch at the start of the second half in a worrying blow to the Catalan club, which had feared its star would pick up an injury during the international break.
49ers’ Deommodore Lenoir, Renardo Green robbed Rams in red zone Read More »
SYDNEY, Australia – As the 49ers’ goal-line stand started in their season-opening win, Deommodore Lenoir flashed back to 2018, specifically an overtime loss at the University of Oregon. Stanford’s Colby Parkinson scored a go-ahead touchdown on a catch he tipped to himself and out of Lenoir’s reach. Parkinson is now a 6-foot-7, 266-pound tight end
The final entry lists for the inaugural World Athletics Ultimate Championship Budapest 26 confirm that 381 athletes from 65 federations are set to compete in the Hungarian capital from 11-13 September. Download: • entries by event and world ranking• entries by event and season’s best• entries by member federation The Ultimate Championship will bring together
Ancestral commemorative head: A 500-year-old brass bust depicting an African king Read More »
This brass head depicts an “oba,” or ruler of the Kingdom of Benin. (Image credit: Cleveland Museum of Art (Public Domain)) Quick facts Name: Ancestral commemorative head What it is: A copper-alloy sculpture of an African ruler’s head Where it is from: Edo, Nigeria When it was made: Mid-1500s In the Kingdom of Benin, one
Caitlin Clark, Kelsey Mitchell give WNBA great reason to cheer Indiana Fever Read More »
Three-time WNBA MVP Lauren Jackson is all in on the Indiana Fever. The Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame inductee who won two championships with the Seattle Storm spoke with WNBA great Sue Bird, who asked Jackson to pick a championship favorite. “I actually want Indiana to win, believe it or not,” she said. “I
Storm chances increase late Friday into the weekend Read More »
ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) — Moisture will increase across North Georgia from Friday through the weekend, bringing scattered to numerous storms with rain and thunderstorm chances climbing significantly. Heat index values will climb into the triple digits. Tonight: Isolated Storms Possible Isolated showers and storms remain possible heading into tonight, but any evening plans
Fall stargazing 2026: The best skywatching sights in autumn (and how to see them) Read More »
With fall now upon us, many of us will be dusting off our binoculars and telescopes ready for the longer nights this season brings. Earlier sunsets mean more stargazing hours, and we’ll start to see the return of some favorite celestial sights and deep-sky objects that we haven’t seen since before spring. Fall is also
Quick facts What it is: The nebula LHA 120-N44 Where it is: 160,000 light-years away, in the constellation Dorado When it was shared: Sept. 3, 2026 It looks like a gigantic hole punched through a cloud, but this spectacular new image from the Hubble Space Telescope captures something more complicated: a cosmic cycle of destruction
Scientists melted diamonds with a powerful laser to take some of the most precise measurements of the mineral’s elusive melting point — and found that previous experiments were off by more than 1,300 degrees Fahrenheit (700 degrees Celsius). It’s odd to think of diamond, the hardest natural material on Earth, melting — but melt it
