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Heatwave reveals historic garden design – Chatsworth House / SWNS The outline of a ‘lost’ 17th century garden has been revealed at a stately British home following the record heatwave and long drought. Beneath the parched grass was an ornate garden design being rediscovered after more than 350 years at Chatsworth House in Derbyshire. It turns out, the ornamental arrangement of flower beds and paths known as ‘The Great Parterre’ was created for the 1st Duke of Devonshire around 1699 and built along the south façade of the English estate. The elaborate, perfectly symmetrical garden measured 473-ft-long (144m) by 227-ft…

Vaquita, Gulf of California in 2008 – NOAA Fisheries on Flickr (CC BY-NC-ND 2.0) The elusive vaquita porpoise swims in the wild only in shallow northern waters of Mexico’s Gulf of California (also known as the Sea of Cortez)—and it’s one of the rarest and most endangered marine mammals on Earth. With a wild population numbering as low as ten, the vaquita is perilously close to extinction—an outcome caused by their entanglement in gillnets, which are used to illegally catch another banned species for the international black market. Measuring a compact 5 feet in length, Phocoena sinus is the world’s…

WASHINGTON — New data reveals the number of women running in the 2026 elections is slightly up from 2024, but experts say there is still progress to be made with women’s representation in public office overall. The number of women running for governor has reached an all-time high this election cycle, and the number seeking a seat in the U.S. House of Representatives could also set a record, according to July 20 data from The Center for American Women and Politics, or CAWP. The center, part of the Eagleton Institute of Politics at Rutgers University, collects data on women’s representation…

For the vast majority of residents here in Florida’s Friendliest Hometown, Social Security is not just a political talking point — it is a hard-earned lifeline. We paid into it for decades with the promise that it would be there for us in our golden years. Now, lawmakers in Washington D.C. are attempting to pass the buck on fixing the program’s financial shortfall, and AARP is sounding the alarm. According to a recent report from AARP, a new bipartisan proposal on Capitol Hill threatens to outsource the future of Social Security to an unelected board, severely limiting public scrutiny and…

Key takeaways * Habits, routines and environmental cues work together to influence your body’s natural sleep-wake cycle. * One of the most important players in that ecosystem is melatonin, which helps signal to your brain that it’s time to wind down. * Better sleep is one of the strongest investments you can make in your health and well-being. Americans have never been more focused on optimizing their health. They wear devices that measure nearly every aspect of their day — from workouts and steps to heart rate and recovery — and increasingly turn to GLP-1 medications as part of the…

One of the truths that Christians should accept, is that God is in complete control. On every issue, occurrence and on all matters, God is never, ever unaware or unprepared. Truth be told, God is omnipotent.   Knowing that God is all-knowing and infinite, should serve as a reminder that God does not need to react to anything, because He knows everything and He knows our heart. God’s will be done — in other words, God doesn’t need our help. I know quite a few well-meaning Christians who act as if God is somehow in need of our assistance —…

Many people think healthy ageing only becomes important after retirement.In reality, healthy ageing begins much earlier – often decades before old age arrives.The findings from the 2025 National Health and Morbidity Survey (NHMS) Older Persons Health report clearly show that many of the health problems affecting older Malaysians today develop gradually over many years.These conditions, including frailty, diabetes, hypertension (high blood pressure), depression, sarcopenia, dementia and loss of independence, do not suddenly appear at the age of 70 or 80.They are often the result of long-term lifestyle habits, chronic stress, inactivity, poor nutrition and uncontrolled medical conditions accumulated throughout adulthood.This…

On TikTok, Jaime Simpson largely uses her platform to share the daily realities of living with Vascular Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome and epilepsy — all while raising a household of kids and animals with her partner. But on July 22, she shared a shocking video that has since garnered over 5.5 million views. In the video, Simpson can be seen leaning over a dumpster in a parking lot. She said she and her partner were originally on a mission to see if they could salvage anything from the trash behind a pet store to donate to a local dog shelter.“Local pet stores have told…

You are forty minutes into a meeting and your back teeth have found the inside of your cheek again. Or a pen cap. Or the drawstring on your hoodie. Something has to go in your mouth for your attention to stay in the room, and whatever is within reach is usually the thing that leaves you with a sore spot by Thursday. A chew necklace for adults is the tool built for that exact problem, and the market around it is a mess. Most of what sells was designed for children, shaped like dinosaurs and donuts, and photographed on a…

61 years ago today, the 60s folk singer Bob Dylan walked onstage at the Newport Folk Festival, plugged in his Fender Stratocaster and “went electric,” tearing into the song “Maggie’s Farm.” Although many folkie-loving ticket-holders in the audience booed, nothing would stop the leather-clad Dylan from becoming one of rock’s rebel geniuses. WATCH the moment below… (1965) 2 years earlier, Dylan was with Folk icon Joan Baez at the Civil Rights March on D.C. – Rowland Scherman/National Archives Dylan, who was expected by fans to ‘save’ folk music from being overtaken by rock-and-roll, would later say that he was already…