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September 8, 2026

Couple Unearths Mysterious a 150-Pound Sculpture Buried in Their Backyard

You never know what might be hiding in your backyard. In May 2026, San Francisco resident Greg Gatwood was working in his garden when his shovel hit something hard beneath the soil. The 65-year-old landscape contractor initially thought he had struck an old fence post footing. Instead, after digging around the object, he found himself face-to-face with a mysterious sculpture of a woman.

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September 8, 2026

When a Plate Shatters, This Artist Illustrates a New Story With the Broken Pieces [Interview]

Artist Rob Strati’s work begins when a dish shatters into pieces. Deep fragments in illustrative porcelain serve as the starting point for his drawings, which appear to bloom from the fractured shards. A plate, for instance, featuring a bucolic farm-life composition is extended to “reveal” more of the scene. In the broken spaces, and beyond the dish’s circular shape, a whole inky tableau plays out: ducks float along a stream as a deer looks on.

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September 7, 2026

This Geologist’s Theory of a Catastrophic Flood Changed Our Understanding of Earth

Science is constantly evolving, and even ideas once accepted as fact can eventually be proven wrong. In the 1920s, geologist J Hardlen Bretz challenged one of the dominant ideas of his time. He believed that the landscape of eastern Washington State had been carved by enormous prehistoric floods—not the slow, gradual erosion that most geologists thought was responsible.

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September 7, 2026

Benjamin Franklin Left Two Cities an Unconventional Gift That Grew for 200 Years

Benjamin Franklin’s legacy can be traced throughout American history, from the institutions he helped establish to the inventions and ideas that continue to bear his name. However, one of his most remarkable contributions was designed to unfold long after his lifetime. Franklin allocated £1,000 to Boston, where he was born, and another £1,000 to Philadelphia, where he spent much of his adult life.

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