Birds stop during migration to avoid disease or infection
When flying thousands of miles, birds often stop to refuel with food and energy. New research suggests that birds that make these trips twice a year may be doing more…
Recruiting roundup: 7 four-star prospects commit to college
It’s spring game season in college football, and with it comes a busy time on the recruiting circuit. Over a dozen highly ranked high school football players from across the…
A secret 30-foot chamber in the Great Pyramid has been discovered
For more than 4,300 years, the Great Pyramid of Giza has been the tallest man-made structure on the ground. Standing 481 feetThe Great Pyramid lost its title as the tallest…
Two “fundamental” indicators of the American middle/working class and the economy
This week is a bit light on data, except for housing permits and starts (Tuesday) and existing home sales (Thursday), so let me catch up with a few other indicators.…
How similar are insect brains to human brains?
In the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic, while the rest of us were watching TV and baking banana bread, two Johns Hopkins University researchers took their minds off the…
Four Arizona track and field state records broken in 1 hour
For an hour, the Arizona high school track and field record book was rewritten again and again and again and again. Four state records were broken by runners at the…
Alabama high school football player killed in shooting at sister’s birthday party
Dadeville High football player among four killed in Alabama birthday party shooting, according to Montgomery Advertiser. Dadeville senior Philstavious Dowdell, who was known as Phil, was a football, track and…
Is photographic memory real?
You may have heard stories about someone who has a photographic memory. You may have even thought that you or someone you know might have one. But is photographic memory…
How did dinosaurs have sex?
How did dinosaurs have sex? Sounds like the start of a risky prank. In the early years of paleontology it would have been considered beneath the dignity of the field…
Were woolly mammoths always woolly?
The first woolly mammoths were warm, but the last woolly mammoths were warmer. In fact, published article in Current Biology states that the woolly mammoths’ best-known traits, including their fluffy…