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QUICK FACTS Where is it? Heard Island, Indian Ocean [-53.116414344, 73.51793263] What’s in the photo? An unusual stream of von Kármán vortices trailing off a hidden peak Which satellite took the photo? Landsat 8 When was it taken? May 3, 2016 This striking satellite photo shows 10 swirling “dark voids” that appeared above an uninhabited volcanic island in the Indian …

Mystery early human relatives reached Sulawesi over a million years ago, oldest evidence found on ‘hobbit’ island neighbor  Archaeology News Online Magazine Hominins on Sulawesi during the Early Pleistocene  Nature 1.5 million-year-old stone tools from mystery human relative discovered in Indonesia — they reached the region before our species even existed  Live Science Stone tool discovery could offer new clue in mystery of …

Facebook Tweet Email Link Archaeologists have uncovered primitive sharp-edged stone tools on the Indonesian island of Sulawesi, adding another piece to an evolutionary puzzle involving mysterious ancient humans who lived in a region known as Wallacea. Located beyond mainland Southeast Asia, Wallacea includes a group of islands between Asia and Australia, among which Sulawesi is the largest. Previously, researchers have …

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — A handful of cases of hand, foot and mouth disease have been reported on Staten Island so far this summer, and medical experts are advising vigilance. The disease is highly contagious, and the symptoms, including fever, painful mouth sores, sore throat and skin rash, are unpleasant and painful. It spreads quickly at schools and day care …

Industrial Home Draped in Greenery on Seattle’s Mercer Island Asks $6.9M  Mansion Global Source link

‘Love Island USA’ Miguel Harichi Drops Bromance W/ Louis Russell … Keep Leah Out the Drama!!! Published August 2, 2025 3:02 PM PDT | Updated August 2, 2025 4:19 PM PDT “Love Island USA” alum Miguel Harichi is finally breaking his silence on the drama with Louis Russell after his GF Leah Kateb unfollowed him — and yup, there’s some …

Snooty Nantucket residents furious over the arrival of a chain store on their ritzy island are demanding its closure. Roller Rabbit, a pricey, high-end sleepwear brand with a dozen locations nationwide, opened its latest shop earlier this year, right in the heart of Nantucket’s upscale downtown, according to Nantucket Current. But its arrival has sparked a ferocious backlash, as it …

‘Love Island USA’ Huda Mustafa Interlocked or Extra Thirsty??? Red Carpet Debut With Hot New Reality Star Published August 1, 2025 9:43 AM PDT | Updated August 1, 2025 11:12 AM PDT ‘Love Island USA’ Season 7 star — and most loved-to-be-hated islander — Huda Mustafa made her red carpet debut this week, and she didn’t arrive solo … showing …

Long Islanders suffering from sleep apnea inundated the sleep center at St. Charles Hospital in Port Jefferson with phone calls earlier this year after the Food and Drug Administration approved Zepbound, one of the new weight loss medications, as the first drug to treat the condition. “Patients were really curious about this,” said David Warkentin, system director for Catholic Health Sleep Service. Six months …

Here’s what you’ll learn when you read this story: There are more than 1,000 moai statues on Easter Island, representing a key part of the region’s cultural and archeological past. A new moai, smaller than most, was found in a dried-up lakebed. The new find raises the potential for additional moai finds in the future. Just when experts thought they …