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- Vale Ram Dass.
- Researchers are using AI to search through satellite and drone images to discover ancient petroglyphs – and it’s working.
- Related: More than 140 new Nazca Lines discovered.
- Thousands of tourists witness the solstice alignment at ancient Karnak.
- Stone table believed to once support the Ark of the Covenant discovered.
- After generations of animal sacrifice, Nepal is now butchering coconuts and squash.
- The virtues of the hunter-gatherer lifestyle: were our nomadic ancestors better off than we are today?
- Where is my mind?
- American diplomat suffered 20 brain injuries in ‘sonic attack’ that affected dozens of staff in Cuba and China – but what caused them is still a mystery, new study says.
- Shocking study finds that the Moon could short-circuit astronauts
- Will humans ever walk on exoplanets?
- U.S. officials suggest declassifying America’s military space programs in order to intimidate foes and encourage public support.
- See – or not see – the winners of this year’s best optical illusions.
- Video of the Day: The world keeps turning.
Quote of the Day:
Death is not an error.
It is not a failure.
It is taking off a tight shoe.
Ram Dass
