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  Mount Takahe 　　Mount Takahe, snow-covered shield volcano located in Marie Byrd Land, West Antarctica, near the edge of the Thwaites Glacier. Mount Takahe, whose summit sits 11,352 feet (3,460 meters) above sea level, is roughly conical in shape, extending approximately 18 miles (29 km) across. The volcano’s caldera at its summit is about 5 miles (8 km) wide. The volcano is part...
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  air quality index 　　air quality index (AQI), an online, color-coded index created by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) that communicates whether the relative air quality and air pollution level in a given area is healthy or unhealthy. Maps of local AQI values are updated every 8 or 24 hours, depending on the pollutant, and provide an indication of the groups of people...
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  Mastercard, Inc. 　　Mastercard, Inc. is an international payment card services corporation established in 1966. It provides various financial services in more than 210 countries and territories, and its branded credit cards and debit cards are accepted by more than 37 million businesses worldwide. The company is headquartered in Purchase, New York, with 33,400 employees worldwide. It became a publicly traded company in...
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  Eerie, orange skies loom over Athens as dust storm engulfs southern Greece Clouds of dust have engulfed Athens and other Greek cities, turning the sky an apocalyptic orange. The dust originated from the Sahara desert and blew across the Mediterranean Sea on strong northwesterly winds, reaching Greece Tuesday (April 23). Skies over the Acropolis and other Greek landmarks turned a dramatic, fiery hue, prompting Greek authorities to issue a health warning over...
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  Considering self-employment? Things to think about before quitting your day job 　　 　　Many people dream of leaving the rat race and working for themselves. After all, you gain the ability to set your own schedule, the ability to charge what you think you’re worth, and the freedom to wear what you like. But consider the things you might give up, such as a predictable, steady paycheck; health insurance; a match to...
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  Hidden 'biosphere' of extreme microbes discovered 13 feet below Atacama Desert is deepest found there to date A rich microbial biosphere lies buried 13 feet (4 meters) beneath the scorched surface of Chile's Atacama Desert, new research has found. The hidden world of bacteria is one of the deepest found in Atacama soils and could inform the search for life on Mars. Microbial life has previously been recorded down to depths of 2.6 feet (80 centimeters) in...
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  Yellowstone Lake's weird resistance to climate change could be about to crack In an unexpected discovery, scientists find climate change is yet to alter the ice cover on Yellowstone Lake. However, a tipping point may be coming for North America's largest high-altitude lake, researchers suggest in a new study. Located roughly 7,733 feet (2,357 meters) above sea level in the heart of Yellowstone National Park and spanning 132 square miles (342 square...
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  Earth's magnetic field formed before the planet's core, study suggests Earth's magnetic field may have been similarly as strong 3.7 billion years ago as it is today, pushing the earliest date for this planetary protective bubble back 200 million years. The timing puts the magnetic field in play around the same time life was first emerging on Earth. The oldest fossils on the planet bacterial mats called stromatolites date back...
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  The six criteria air pollutants 　　Empowered by the Clean Air Act of 1970, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) quickly established air quality standards to protect public health and the environment. Focusing on six “criteria” air pollutants—sulfur dioxide, nitrogen dioxide, particulate matter, carbon monoxide, ozone, and lead—the resultant National Ambient Air Quality Standards became the centerpiece of air pollution regulations and required that all U.S....
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  The Bear 　　The Bear, American television dramedy about Carmen (“Carmy”) Berzatto (Jeremy Allen White), a fine-dining chef who returns to Chicago to help run his family’s Italian beef sandwich shop. Since its 2022 premiere, it has been among the most popular broadcast shows. It is produced by FX and appears on Hulu, becoming in its first season one of FX’s most-watched half-hour...
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  Bill May 　　In full: William Aaron May (Show more) Born: January 17, 1979, Syracuse, New York, U.S. (Show more) Bill May (born January 17, 1979, Syracuse, New York, U.S.) is an artistic swimmer who specializes in mixed duet performances. He has won numerous national and international competitions in spite of being excluded for much of his career from events in which men...
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  Aam Aadmi Party 　　Related People: Medha Patkar Arvind Kejriwal (Show more) Aam Aadmi Party (AAP), political party in India formed by Arvind Kejriwal in November 2012, in the wake of the 2011 anti-corruption movement in India. The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP; “Common Man’s Party”) is headquartered in New Delhi. It has served as the ruling party in the national capital territory of Delhi...
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  Robert Anderson 　　Born: June 14, 1805, Jefferson county, Kentucky, U.S. (Show more) Died: October 26, 1871, Nice, France (Show more) Robert Anderson (born June 14, 1805, Jefferson county, Kentucky, U.S.—died October 26, 1871, Nice, France) was a career U.S. Army officer who fought for the Union during the American Civil War. Anderson was the commander of the Federal garrison at Fort Sumter...
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  Boy in a Red Waistcoat 　　Boy in a Red Waistcoat, an oil-on-canvas painting by Paul Cézanne created between 1888 and 1890, one of four oil paintings and two watercolors of this red-vested model. The work reflects the French painter’s distinctive style—a mix of Impressionism with Classicism and an intense intellectualism—that was so progressive for its time. Boy in a Red Waistcoat shows the artist’s preoccupation...
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  Fight Club 　　Fight Club, American drama film, released in 1999, that was directed by David Fincher and adapted from Chuck Palahniuk’s 1996 novel of the same name. The film tells the story of an alienated office worker and a charismatic nihilist who start an underground club at which disaffected young men violently fight each other. Under the nihilist’s direction, club members begin...
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  Old City of Jerusalem 　　Related Places: Israel Jerusalem Gethsemane Mount of Olives (Show more) The Old City of Jerusalem, adorned with its ancient stone structures and garnished with gray and gold-plated domes, is a mosaic of the communities that through history have viewed the city as one of the most sacred meeting points between heaven and earth. For Jews, the city’s Mount Zion was...
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  James McBride 　　Born: September 11, 1957, Brooklyn, New York, U.S. (Show more) James McBride (born September 11, 1957, Brooklyn, New York, U.S.) is an American author and musician known for his acclaimed works of historical fiction and autobiography, including the best-selling memoir The Color of Water (1996) and the National Book Award-winning novel The Good Lord Bird (2013). McBride was the eighth...
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  Osborn’s dwarf crocodile 　　Also called: Congo dwarf crocodile (Show more) Osborn’s dwarf crocodile, (Osteolaemus osborni), small crocodile species that inhabits the tropical forests and wetlands of Africa’s Congo River basin. The geographic range of Osborn’s dwarf crocodile extends from southeastern Cameroon and southwestern Central African Republic southward to the Republic of the Congo, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, western Uganda, and northwestern...
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  Massive heat wave and a supercell thunderstorm caused deadly, baseball-sized hailstones to rain down on Spain A heat wave fueled by climate change helped create deadly, record-breaking hail in Spain, a new study finds. The baseball-sized hail hit northeastern Spain in August 2022, injuring 67 people and killing a 20 month old girl. Videos of the storm show balls of ice up to 4.7 inches (12 centimeters) wide dropping from the sky, smashing car windows and...
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  12 Essential Brat Pack Flicks 　　What defines a classic Brat Pack flick? Is it a plot involving teenage rebellion or angsty young adulthood? MTV-style film editing or a screenplay penned by John Hughes, the great bard of 1980s teen movies? Maybe it’s all about the cast. In 1985 journalist David Blum coined the term Brat Pack to describe a group of up-and-coming young actors. The...

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