Washington planted 507 Norway maples in 1920 to honor WWI soldiers; the trees later spread into nearby Rock Creek Park as an invasive species

A Norway maple, the species Washington used to line 16th Street as a World War I memorial. (Wikimedia Commons)

You have probably walked down a leafy street without giving a second thought to who planted the trees. On 16th Street in Washington, D.C., the answer is a city remembering the people it lost in World War I. The Association of the Oldest Inhabitants of the District of Columbia notes the city planted the first … Read more

US issues travel alert ahead of Steelers vs Saints Paris NFL game as protests rock France

US warns Americans in Paris ahead of Steelers-Saints NFL game amid protests and rioting. (REUTERS)

The United States has warned Americans in France to avoid demonstrations and areas of unrest ahead of an NFL game in Paris on Sunday, October 25, citing recent violence, property destruction and clashes between protesters and police. The game on Sunday, October 25, 2026, is the NFL Paris Game between the Pittsburgh Steelers and the … Read more

Crews digging 12 feet below a California infrastructure project uncovered 40- to 45-million-year-old bones of a large hoofed mammal; paleontologists spent seven days extracting the fossil from hardened rock

Crews digging 12 feet below a California infrastructure project uncovered 40- to 45-million-year-old bones of a large hoofed mammal; paleontologists spent seven days extracting the fossil from hardened rock

A routine infrastructure project in Oceanside, California, has uncovered a glimpse of a world that existed tens of millions of years before humans. The City of Oceanside first announced the discovery on September 22, while reporting from the Los Angeles Times, NBC 7 San Diego and the San Diego Union-Tribune provided additional details about the … Read more

Student protests rock France with over 400 detained: Why are schools protesting – explained

Student protests rock France with over 400 detained: Why are schools protesting - explained

File photo: A student walks past a burning bicycle next to the Baggio High School, blocked in protest of the government’s release of next year’s draft budget, in Lille, France France was hit by a nationwide wave of strikes and student protests, with civil servants walking off the job and high school students blocking hundreds … Read more

Meet Adrian Abraham, 9-year-old Indian-origin rock and metal guitarist aiming to set a world record by attempting the Grade 8 electric guitar exam

Meet Adrian Abraham, 9-year-old Indian-origin rock and metal guitarist aiming to set a world record by attempting the Grade 8 electric guitar exam

At an age when most children are playing around in playgrounds and still mastering their first interests, a nine-year-old Indian-origin prodigy is aiming for a world record. Adrian Abraham is preparing to walk into a Grade 8 electric guitar exam and, if he passes, then into record books.The UK-based tween is a rock and metal … Read more

In 2016, a Montana researcher picked up a rock half the size of a golf ball; 10 years later, scans showed dinosaur dung holding the finest feather yet found from the age of dinosaurs

In 2016, a Montana researcher picked up a rock half the size of a golf ball; 10 years later, scans showed dinosaur dung holding the finest feather yet found from the age of dinosaurs

David DeMar Jr., a researcher with the University of Washington’s Burke Museum, discovered the unusual nodule while conducting fieldwork in northeastern Montana’s Hell Creek Formation. Sometimes, the most extraordinary discoveries are hiding in things that look utterly ordinary. In 2016, a researcher working in Montana spotted a small, reddish-brown rock while searching for fossils. It … Read more

Who is Benedict Ogbodiegwu? Round Rock man accused of Andrew Wimsatt’s murder had prior charges – 5 things to know

Benedict Chinedu Ogbodiegwu has been arrested for the murder of Andrew James Wimsatt. (Williamson County Records)

Benedict Chinedu Ogbodiegwu has been arrested for the murder of Andrew James Wimsatt in Round Rock, Texas. Benedict Chinedu Ogbodiegwu has been arrested for the murder of Andrew James Wimsatt. (Williamson County Records) On September 7, around 11am, the Williamson County sheriff’s deputies headed to the 2400 block of Chandler Creek Boulevard, near Double File … Read more

Who was Andrew James Wimsatt? Round Rock man mourned after fatal stabbing on Labor Day; Benedict Ogbodiegwu arrested

Andrew James Wimsatt has been identified as the Round Rock man who was stabbed to death on Labor Day. (X/@AustinJustice)

Andrew James Wimsatt was identified as the 62-year-old victim stabbed to death in Round Rock, Texas on September 7, which was Labor Day. Authorities arrested Benedict Ogbodiegwu over the crime and have charged him with murder. Andrew James Wimsatt has been identified as the Round Rock man who was stabbed to death on Labor Day. … Read more

Verizon outage in Oklahoma and Arkansas: Services down in Tulsa and Little Rock

Update: Verizon appears to be working normally following an outage that affected parts of Oklahoma and Arkansas on Thursday. The cause of the service disruption remains unknown. Verizon down. (Getty Images via AFP) Also Read: ChatGPT, Claude, Grok down? Top 3 AI alternatives you can use amid global outages Initial report: Verizon customers in parts … Read more

Scientists used geothermal drill-hole temperatures in Oregon’s Cascades and found at least 81 cubic kilometres of water hidden in volcanic rock, nearly 3 times Lake Mead’s capacity

Scientists used geothermal drill-hole temperatures in Oregon’s Cascades and found at least 81 cubic kilometres of water hidden in volcanic rock, nearly 3 times Lake Mead’s capacity

Oregon’s Cascade Range(Representative image by Canva) Beneath the forested slopes of Oregon’s Cascade Range, scientists have uncovered a vast, hidden reservoir of water locked inside volcanic rock. By analysing temperature data from geothermal drill holes, a University of Oregon-led team estimated that at least 81 cubic kilometres of water are stored in the region’s subsurface, … Read more