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Ellie's Archives: 2000-2026

MAY 2026
May 25 - American Music Awards - AMAs
May 25 - Memorial Day
May 31 - Full (Blue) Moon 9° Sagittarius

Reading with Ellie

Sunday May 24, 2026 7:00 PM ET

Ellie's World Blog Today
Memorial Day 2026
The Indianapolis 500
The Brooklyn Bridge Opens in 1883
Brooklyn Bridge UFO Abduction Incident in 1989 Hajj Pilgrimage Begins - The Black Stone of Mecca
Final Week of "The Late Show" With Stephen Colbert
Most people don't know what they don't know, but think they do
Earthquakes, the Yellow Brick Road, Band of Holes
Hubble Telescope Turns 36
What's Goin' Around

Quantum metasurface boosts terahertz detection sensitivity by exploiting in-plane photoelectric effect

New Holographic 3D Printing Method Is 70x More Efficient

Scientists Warn Himalayan Rivers Are Becoming Increasingly Unstable

New Anti-Clotting Medication Prevents Strokes Without the Usual Bleeding Risk

White House shooting marks another incident in a string of political violence - less than a month after authorities say a man attempted to assassinate the president at the White House Correspondents' Association Dinner.

Chemical tank on the edge of exploding in Garden Grove, California as tens of thousands of residents have been evacuated and from parts of neighboring cities. Garden Groove is a 40 minute drive to LA

Today's Events, Birthdays and Quotes

May 24-29, 2026

Hajj - Annual Islamic Pilgrimage to Mecca, Saudi Arabia

The mystery of the missing pieces of the Black Stone of Mecca

May 24, 2026

Indianapolis 500 - Videos

May 24, 1883

Brooklyn Bridge Opens - Videos

Brooklyn Bridge Alien Abduction

In 1989 Linda Napolitano, who lived near the Brooklyn Bridge, claimed she was abducted by aliens ... perhaps.

That was the year I joined MUFON and attended the infamous July UFO Conference in Las Vegas which opened the door to UFO research in the years that followed.

May 24, 1967

Eric Close - Filmography - Videos

Eric played the alien in Steven Spielberg's Miniseries Taken.

We all play many roles in life. I'm always looking for something different.

May 24, 1983

Ben Croshaw Writer, Video Game Developer - Videos

I believe we are not alone in the universe.

May 24, 1544 - November 30, 1603

William Gilbert Physician, Physicist, Philosopher - Videos

What an absurdity is this motion of the spheres (planets).

May 24, 1978

Bryan Greenberg - Videos - Filmography

Some people believe that aliens are walking among us.
Hey you never know.

May 24, 1965

John C. Reilly - Videos - Filmography

I tip my hat to whatever you believe as anything is possible.

May 24, 1960

Kristin Scott Thomas - Videos - Filmography

A creative mind makes you immortal and ageless.

May 24, 1944

Patti LaBelle - Videos - Discography - Filmography

You don't have to be an angel, just be someone who can give.

May 24, 1891 - September 19, 1971

William F. Albright Biblical archaeologist - Videos

One day humanity will learn the truth about its origins.

Saturday May 23, 2026 7:00 PM ET

NASA scientists were stunned when a strange radio signal from the Sun refused to fade away. Instead of lasting a few hours or days like normal solar radio bursts, this one persisted for an astonishing 19 days

NASA's Psyche spacecraft captures stunning Mars images during high-speed flyby

SpaceX launches its biggest, most beefed-up Starship yet on a test flight

Physicists figure out how to reduce formation of 'viscous fingers'

Scientists say ordinary WiFi routers may soon be able to secretly recognize and track people with near-perfect accuracy

Scientists just found a faster, cleaner way to extract lithium for EV batteries

Magnitude 6 earthquake strikes Hawaii's Big Island; USGS assessing Kilauea volcano

40,000 Southern Californians in Garden Grove ordered to evacuate amid threat of chemical explosion. It's about 40 miles southeast of LA.

Mysterious Earthquakes Strike Like Clockwork - We May Finally Know

Earth's oceans are rising faster than ever, and scientists say the forces driving it are now impossible to ignore

Wildfire season is off to a historic start and it could get worse

Ancient DNA Shatters the Simple Story of Europe's Origins

Ebola outbreak now third largest recorded and spreading rapidly

Ebola outbreak in Central Africa will be a nightmare to contain, experts warn

Almost 50% of Preventable Cancers Linked to Just Two Lifestyle Habits

Surprising study finds beef doesn't worsen blood sugar or diabetes risk

Researchers discovered that cysteine - a nutrient found in high-protein foods - can supercharge the gut's natural healing system

A grad student's wild idea sparks a major aging breakthrough

Extra Weight Could Age Your Brain Faster, Study Warns

Fossil Kept in a Museum For Decades Turns Out to Be a Fearsome New Predator

Scientists Found a Notebook in a Medieval Toilet, And It's Still Legible

Meet Tylosaurus rex: a school-bus-sized sea tyrant that may have been the most fearsome predator in Earth's ancient oceans.

Scientists Say a 59,000-Year-Old Neanderthal Tooth Shows Evidence of Surgery

Scientists Unravel the Mystery of Angola's Giant 'Ghost Elephants'

Can you bring a legendary airline back to life? Pan Am is about to find out

Today's Events, Birthdays and Quotes

May 23, 1958

Drew Carey - Videos - Filmography

You should never depend on the government
for your retirement, your financial security, for anything.

May 23, 1946

H. Paul Shuch - Videos - SETI

We seek to answer a fundamental question that has haunted humankind.
Are we alone?

May 23, 1974

Jewel - Videos - Discography

Music is the soul of humanity.

May 23, 1933

Joan Collins - Videos - Filmography

Age is just a number. It's totally irrelevant unless,
of course, you happen to be a bottle of wine.

May 23, 1848 - August 10, 1896

Otto Lilienthal - Videos

Otto Lilienthal was a pioneer of human aviation known as the German
'Glider King' - the first person to make repeated successful gliding flights.

To invent an airplane is nothing. To build one is something.

Friday May 22, 2026 7:00 PM ET

Scientists discover towering red auroras reaching deep into space above Japan

Ancient asteroid craters may have sparked Earth's oxygen-producing life

Scientists Found The Atomic Reason That Gold Refuses to Rust

Ancient chemistry trick unlocks new type of glass that traps CO2 and hydrogen

Can AI really simulate human thinking? Research casts doubt on an influential study, suggesting an advanced model was just really good at memorizing patterns.

Canada's Billion-Year-Old Rocks Could Hold the Future of Clean Energy

Green Card Seekers Must Leave U.S. to Apply, Trump Administration Says. The change is likely to affect hundreds of thousands of people

A Simple Chore Could Help Calm Your Mind, And It's Popular With Zen Monks

Scientists discover simple way to relieve arthritis pain without pills or surgery

How does your body lose weight? An obesity doctor explains why one size doesn't fit all in weight loss

Extreme Heat Impacts Women Differently. Here's How They're Already Adapting.

There's One Simple Strategy to Lower Alcohol Intake, Experts Say, And It Works

Ancient Roman Gold Mines Discovered in Spain's Pyrenees

Ancient DNA Reveals How Farming Spread and Nearly Broke a Civilization

146,000-Year-Old Discovery Rewrites the Story of Human Creativity

A Vast Source of Natural Hydrogen Is Hiding in Ancient Canadian Rocks

There's a new T. rex from the dinosaur age - and it ruled the seas with a skull-crushing bite

Stephen Colbert's Late Show bids farewell in final broadcast on CBS

Stephen Colbert's Last Show: Laughing Well Is the Best Revenge. The Late Show cancellation was a disappointment. But a surreally lovely final episode turned it into a 'cancellebration'.

Tulsi Gabbard is resigning as director of national intelligence at the end of June, citing her husband's diagnosis with cancer an extremely rare form of bone cancer

Today's Events, Birthdays and Quotes

May 22, 1969

Michael Kelly - Videos - Filmography

Quote: This country deserves a statesman who can represent the people with proper decorum, respect, and knowledge of what's happening in the world.

Michael Kelly currently co-stars in the latest
Jack Ryan adventure on Amazon Prime

May 22, 1979

Maggie Q - Videos - Filmography

I enjoy privacy and I think it's nice to have a little mystery.

May 22, 1970

Naomi Campbell - Videos - Filmography

I live my life day by day, and that's how I continue to live it.

May 22, 1978

Ginnifer Goodwin - Videos - Filmography

I cherish all the times I've fallen on my face and made mistakes,
because those experiences have made me who I am today.

May 22, 1907 - July 11, 1989

Laurence Olivier - Videos - Filmography

An actor should be able to create the universe in the palm of his hand.

May 22, 1859 - July 7, 1930

Sir Arthur Conan Doyle - Videos - Sherlock Holmes

You see, but you do not observe.

May 22, 1688 - May 30, 1744

Alexander Pope Poet - Videos

All nature is but art unknown to thee.

Thursday May 21, 2026 7:00 PM ET

Neptunian moon Nereid could be lone intact survivor from ancient satellite system

The quantum key to seeing through chaos

New earphone design verifies users by their heartbeat, simplifying authentication

Technology usually creates jobs for young, skilled workers. Will AI do the same?

There are thousands of aligned holes in Peru. Archaeologists now think they know who made them

5.8 magnitude earthquake hits Peru, damaging buildings and injuring 27. Earthquakes are common in Peru, as the country lies on the Pacific "Ring of Fire," an arc of volcanoes and fault lines encircling the Pacific Basin.

Rocks Kept in a Warehouse For Decades Held a Major Clue to Complex Life

How Earth recycles continents deep underground

Ancient Atlantic warming - points to how oceans may lock away heat for centuries

Climate Change Is Quietly Choking Rivers Across the Planet

Visualizing the Ebola outbreak in maps and charts

Your Immune System Remembers Obesity for up to a Decade, Study Finds

Breakthrough Parkinson's Drug Targets Disease at Its Genetic Roots

The Great Pyramid Has Survived 4,600 Years. A Strange Feature May Help Explain Why.

Buried for 94 Years, the Missing Half of a Legendary Egyptian Colossus Has Finally Been Found

In 1940, a Boy Chased His Dog Into a Tree Hollow and Stumbled Upon a Hidden Cave Filled 17,000-Year-Old Artwork

Vanessa Trump, the ex-wife of Donald Trump Jr., and mother of five announced Wednesday she has been diagnosed with breast cancer.

While Most Stadiums Rise From Concrete and Steel, Japan's New Football Ground Will Be Built by Fans Using Recycled Wood and Rainwater

Today's Events, Birthdays and Quotes

May 21, 2026

Sun in Gemini

Happy Birthday to the Crystalinks readers born in Gemini.

Gemini is a mutable air sign ruled by Mercury

May 21-23, 2026

Shavuot is a Jewish holiday that marks the
day the Torah was given at Mount Sinai.

May 21, 1966

Lisa Edelstein - Videos - Filmography

The smallest idea can develop into the greatest revelation.

May 21, 1957

Judge Reinhold - Videos - Filmography

If I wasn't an actor, I'd want to be a celebrity chef
preparing healthy food that looks and tastes great.

May 21, 1844 - September 2, 1910

Henri Rousseau - Videos - French Post-Impressionist painter

Nothing makes me so happy as to observe nature and to paint what I see.

May 21, 427-347 BC

Plato Greek Philosopher - Videos - Dialogues

Plato walking with his student Socrates

You cannot conceive the many without the one.

Plato Quotes 1 - Plato Quotes 2

Plato believed in the existence of Atlantis - his version of the myth either passed down from descendants of his mother's family, others he met along the way, or something shown to him in a dream.

May 21, 1799 - March 9, 1847

Mary Anning - Videos

Mary Anning first female paleontologist

My greatest discoveries were things not sought after

Wednesday May 20, 2026 7:00 PM ET

NASA's Roman Space Telescope Nears Launch for Epic Hunt Across the Universe

Ancient Mega-Floods Once Ripped Across Mars and Left a Giant Scar

A hidden magnetic twist inside the Milky Way may rewrite what scientists know about how our galaxy is held together.

Astronomers Locate Asteroid Moving So Fast It Challenges Space Mining Efforts

Next-Generation Mars Rover Wheels Allow Mars Vehicles To Swim Across Dunes

Scientists Just Used Sunlight To Pull Off a Quantum Physics Feat Once Thought Impossible

Google revealed a flurry of AI-powered features for its search engine, AI assistant Gemini and other services. It's part of Google's latest effort to revamp its decades-old business model to fit the era of artificial intelligence.

Lost for 150,000 years: Rainforest stone tool discovery upends human history

Two Whales Just Broke a Migration Record Scientists Didn't Expect

80% of Earth's Rivers Are Quickly Losing Oxygen, Study Reveals

Campi Flegrei, a volcanic caldera near Naples - is speeding toward a transition, and a major eruption could be on the way

Earth's Upper Atmosphere Is Cooling Fast and Scientists Finally Know Why

Hektoria Glacier Collapse Reveals How Fast Antarctica Can Fall Apart

Hidden Earthquake Threat: Oregon's Fault May Be Closer to the Surface Than Scientists Thought

This Common Houseplant Is Secretly Using Advanced Geometry

A Signal of Cognitive Decline May Be Hidden in The Way You Write

Scientists Discover Hidden Sleep Switch That Boosts Brainpower, Builds Muscle, and Burns Fat

Scientists Discover Cheap, Natural Remedy for High Blood Pressure

Scientists found a hidden Alzheimer's trigger and shut it down

Scientists discover why Alzheimer's risk hits women so much harder

800-year-old notebook and fancy silk toilet paper discovered in medieval latrine in Germany

A prehistoric Pyrenees cave may have been an early copper-processing camp repeatedly used for thousands of years, with archaeologists also uncovering child remains and symbolic jewelry.

Britain's 11,000-year-old 'oldest northerner' was a 3-year-old girl, DNA reveals

Barney Frank, Gay Pioneer and Liberal Stalwart in Congress, Dies at 86. Often voted the brainiest, funniest and most eloquent member of the House, he was also the first to come out voluntarily and helped normalize being openly gay in public office.

Russia Uncovered 511 Billion Barrels of Oil in Antarctica: A Find That Could Turn the Frozen Continent Into a Flashpoint

Today's Events, Birthdays and Quotes

May 20, 1990

Hubble Space Telescope Was Launched - Videos - In the News

May 20, 1946

Cher Turns 80

I don't need to be young. I only need to look it.

Cher - Videos - Filmography - Discography

May 20, 1968

Timothy Olyphant - Videos - Filmography

I'm attracted to roles that are unpredictable. I like performances
where you don't know what's coming, moment to moment.

May 20, 1975

Tahmoh Penikett - Videos - Filmography

When you do action adventure and sci-fi you need to be in great shape.

May 20, 1977

Matt Czuchry - Videos - Filmography

Seize the moment by embracing a positive intentional lifestyle.

May 20, 1936

Anthony Zerbe - Videos - Filmography

Just as actors play many roles,
so too do our souls experience simultaneously.

May 20, 1965

Ted Allen Food and Wine Connoisseur - Videos - Filmography

Cooking for people is an enormously significant expression of generosity
and soulfulness. Entertaining is a way to be both generous and creative.

Tuesday May 19, 2026 7:00 PM ET

A strange ripple in spacetime could be the first fingerprint of dark matter. Researchers may have spotted a possible hint of dark matter hidden inside a gravitational wave from merging black holes

NASA's Roman Space Telescope Could Finally Find the Milky Way's Missing Neutron Stars

Europe Reveals A Rocket That Could Outperform SpaceX's Starship Efficiency

AtLAST, a telescope that could reveal the missing half of the universe

A famous particle physics mystery that once hinted at a hidden fifth force has now collapsed under the most precise calculations ever performed.

String theory suddenly emerged from simple physics rules. Physicists may have found that the universe secretly wants string theory to exist.

German dialect leaves AI baffled, exposing a digital language blind spot

A 15-Year-Old Built an AI Robotic Turtle That Detects Underwater Threats With 96% Accuracy

Goodbye Plastic? Scientists Create New Supermaterial That Could Transform Modern Manufacturing

World's first 'native' color lidar will let robots and self-driving cars map the world in full color 3D

Fog Is Teeming With Life, And It May Be Doing Us a Surprising Favor

Scientists Uncover Hidden Biological Differences Between Men and Women's Immune Systems

Scientists Challenge a Long-Held Belief About Why Human Childbirth Is So Difficult

Elderly people are more sexually active than most people think

Neanderthals gathered shellfish using the same strategies as modern humans, study finds

Ancient burial practices emerge from Laos' mysterious Plain of Jars

How a shifting Nile landscape shaped the rise of the ancient empire of Kush in Sudan

Doctor's kit found on Mount Vesuvius victim in Pompeii

Rare graves reveal a lost world of Bronze Age Europe hidden for 3,000 years

Archaeologists Just Unearthed a 1,000-Year-Old Rare Box Hidden for Centuries Beneath an Abandoned Church

In Rome, Researchers Discover the Oldest English Poem Hidden Inside a Long-Lost 8th-Century Latin Manuscript

Divers Found a Ship 21,000 Feet Beneath the Ocean After It Went Missing for 77 Years

Renaissance-Era Shipwreck Hidden for 500 Years Found Nearly Untouched 2,500 Meters Beneath the Mediterranean

How a 4,000-year-old city defied history's 'rules' by becoming more equal as it became more successful

Today's Events, Birthdays and Quotes

May 19, 1992

Lainey Wilson - Discography - Videos

May 19, 1982

Rebecca Hall - Videos - Filmography

Many people today face an uncertain future.
All you can do is allow life to guide your course.

May 19, 1988

Lily Cole - Videos - Filmography

Having the backing of someone famous is absolutely no guarantee of success,
because the real guarantee of success is if you're actually providing value.

May 19, 1992