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October 31 - Halloween, Magic Day, Samhain

NOVEMBER 2025
November 2 - Return to Standard Time
November 2 - New York City Marathon
November 4 - US Election Day
November 5 - Full Beaver Supermoon 13° Taurus
November 9 - 29 - Mercury Retrograde
November 11 - US Veterans Day
November 20 - New Moon 28° Scorpio
November 22 - Sun in Sagittarius
November 27 - Thanksgiving
November 28 - Black Friday
November 29 - Small Business Saturday


Reading with Ellie




Ellie's Archives






Saturday October 25, 2025     11:00 AM ET


Ellie's World Blog Today
Make a Difference Day

I came in like a wrecking ball...
The Heist (Updated)

Autumn 2025 in Fact and Fiction
Capturing the "Halloween Spirit" with Ellie


Life's Ingredients Found Frozen Beyond The Milky Way For First Time

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The East Wing demolition speaks to Trump's wrecking-ball presidency

Exclusive look at NATO's nuclear war games




Today's Events, Birthdays and Quotes


October 25, 2025


Make a Difference Day

The desire to find your purpose and make
a difference is encoded in each of us.




October 25, 2025


World Pasta Day - Wikipedia




October 25, 1984

Katy Perry - Videos - Filmography - Discography

Children can be so hilarious.




October 25, 1981

Josh Henderson - Videos - Filmography

I may be a foodie but I also like junk food.




October 25, 1980

Mehcad Brooks - Videos - Filmography

How do we teach Americans to give up their racist beliefs?




October 25, 1985

Ciara - Videos - Discography

If you don't embrace who you are and accept who you are,
you'll never be able to live a happy life.




Friday October 24, 2025     7:00 PM ET


Scientists Finally Hear Black Holes Ring, Confirming Hawking's Famous Prediction

Astronomers have found signs that the small icy world Chiron, orbiting between Saturn and Uranus, may be forming a new ring system in near-real time.

NASA's Webb Just Found a Hidden Moon Factory Beyond Our Solar System

Hubble Spots a Glowing Ring of Fire in a Distant Spiral Galaxy

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Gold flakes expose the secret forces binding our world together

Scientists forge 'superalloy' that refuses to melt

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Physicists have developed a groundbreaking method that uses light to alter the magnetic properties of materials, essentially transforming one material into another at room temperature.

Japanese scientists unveil a quantum battery that defies energy loss

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AI teaches itself and outperforms human-designed algorithms

Metamaterials researchers achieve static mechanical cloaking and camouflage

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A new analysis of Antarctic ice cores reveals that two volcanoes, Kuwae in Vanuatu and a yet-unidentified Southern Hemisphere volcano, erupted almost simultaneously around 1458-1459 CE, releasing sulfur and ash that triggered one of the coldest decades of the last millennium.

China's coastal cities are sinking as seas rise at record speed

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Research groups around the world are working to find ways to implant or grow real biological teeth in a human jaw

Longstanding Mystery Solved: Scientists Discover How Life's Most Essential Molecule Enters Mitochondria

MIT discovers amino acid that helps the gut heal itself

Your 'Gluten Sensitivity' May Be a Completely Different Problem, Study Says

Scientists reversed brain aging and memory loss in mice

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Exceptionally Preserved 'Dinosaur Mummies' Reveal First-Known Reptile Hooves

Rare fossils in New Mexico reveal dinosaurs were doing just fine before the asteroid annihilated them all

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'Nightmare for the league': Gambling scandal roils the NBA

LeBron James and Anthony Davis injury secrets apparently sold to sports gamblers, indictment suggests




Today's Events, Birthdays and Quotes


October 24, 2025


United Nations Day - Wikipedia

UN Day marks the anniversary of the entry into force in 1945 of the UN Charter.




October 24, 1986

Drake - Videos - Discography - Filmography

It's the journey that teaches you a lot about your destination.




October 24, 1939

F. Murray Abraham - Videos - Filmography

Political corruption is part of humanity's script.




October 24, 1947

Kevin Kline - Videos - Filmography

Lots of people fantasize about what it would be like to be president.
Most think they'd be decent and wouldn't be corrupted, that they'd remain
true to themselves, but some know going in they have a personal agenda.




October 24, 1980

Monica - Videos - Filmography - Discography

Life is about music ... even your heart has rhythm.




October 24, 1989

Shenae Grimes - Videos - Filmography

You make impacts by taking risks that matter.




October 24, 1908 - April 15, 1993

John Tuzo Wilson - Geophysicist, Geologist
Videos: Plate Tectonics

Beneath all the chaotic wealth of detail in a geological map,
lies an elegant orderly simplicity that follows an algorithm.

It all began with plate tectonics, and so too will it end.




October 24, 1632 - August 30, 1723

Anton van Leeuwenhoek Father of Microbiology - Videos

Cell division is the only path to immortality. Non-dividing cells can
live for as long as a hundred years, but they always eventually die.




Thursday October 23, 2025     7:00 PM ET


Dark matter might not be invisible after all. It could leave a hidden glow

JWST Confirms Day-Long Gamma-Ray Burst Was The Most Energetic Event Humanity Has Witnessed

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Scientists Propose Quantum Network to Finally Detect Universe's Mysterious Missing Substance

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Bizarre Crystals in Titan's Lakes Could Break a Fundamental Rule of Chemistry

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Scientists create ultrapowerful, squishy robotic 'eye' that focuses automatically and doesn't need a power source

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Scientists have uncovered evidence that megaquakes in the Pacific Northwest might trigger California's San Andreas Fault. A research ship's navigational error revealed paired sediment layers showing both fault systems moved together in the past. This finding hints that the next 'Big One' could set off a devastating one-two seismic punch along the coast.

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Drugs That Lower Cholesterol May Also Reduce Dementia Risk, Says Huge New Study

You May Not Be on The Best Antidepressant For You. Here's How to Check.

Study Suggests COVID MRNA Vaccines Help Fight Cancer Too

'Forever Chemicals' in Mothers' Blood Linked to Brain Changes in Their Kids

Texas A&M researchers found that in an aggressive kidney cancer, RNA builds 'droplet hubs' that activate tumor genes. By creating a molecular switch to dissolve these hubs, they stopped cancer growth in lab and mouse tests.

New treatment cuts cholesterol by nearly 50%, without statins or side effects

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Biblical tax notice: 1st-ever Assyrian inscription found near Jerusalem's Temple Mount

A 2,700-Year-Old Assyrian Inscription Demanding Tribute Found in Jerusalem

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4.4-Million-Year-Old Ankle Bone Suggests Humans Evolved From African Ape-Like Ancestor

Human Hybrids May Have Been A Hidden Factor In The Extinction Of Neanderthals

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Storm Melissa's crawl through the Caribbean could unleash catastrophic flooding and destructive winds

Mayor Eric Adams will endorse former Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo for mayor and plans to campaign with him, in hopes of slowing the momentum of Zohran Mamdani, the Democratic nominee.

Feds reveal mafia-linked gambling probe that led to arrests of Hall of Famer Chauncey Billups and NBA star Terry Rozier

Trump Opens Pristine Alaska Wilderness to Drilling in Long-Running Feud




Today's Events, Birthdays and Quotes


October 23, 2025


Sun in Scorpio

Happy Birthday to the Crystalinks readers born in Scorpio.

Scorpio is a fixed water sign ruled by Mars (ancient) and Pluto (current).




October 23, 1976

Ryan Reynolds - Videos - Filmography

Having a good sense of humor helps you deal with anxiety.




October 23, 1942 - November 4, 2008

Michael Crichton Sci-fi Author, Films - Videos

We all live every day in virtual environments, defined by our ideas.




October 23, 1954

Ang Lee - Director - Videos - Filmography

Sensitivity and money are like parallel lines. They don't meet.




October 23, 1956

Dwight Yoakam - Videos - Discography - Filmography

Country music is the cornerstone of who I am.

What best defines you?




October 23, 1959

Nancy Grace Legal commentator, prosecutor - Videos

The legal system is not always just.




October 23, 1940 - December 29, 2022

Pele - Videos

Pele is a retired Brazilian footballer who is widely
regarded to be the greatest player of all time..

Enthusiasm is everything.

It must be taut and vibrating like a guitar string.




October 23, 1925 - January 23, 2005

Johnny Carson - Videos

Johnny Carson was an award winning American TV host and comedian
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson for 30 years (1962-1992).

Talent alone won't make you a success.
Neither will being in the right place at the right time, unless you are ready.
The most important question is: "Are your ready?"




October 23, 1844 - March 26, 1923

Sarah Bernhardt - Videos - Filmography

Once the curtain is raised, the actor ceases to belong to himself.
He belongs just to his character, to his author, to his public.
He must do the impossible to identify himself with the first,
not to betray the second, and not to disappoint the third.




Wednesday October 22, 2025     7:00 PM ET


No, the Earth doesn't have two moons right now. Here's what's actually happening.

Astronomers discover previously unknown quasi-moon near Earth

Hidden Near-Earth Asteroid Discovered Lurking in The Sun's Glare

Superbright 'Comet Lemmon' gets its tail temporarily torn to pieces by solar wind

Planetary scientists link Jupiter's birth to Earth's formation zone

Scientists release new survey of the biggest objects in the universe

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Physicists unlock secrets of stellar alchemy, yielding new insights into gold's cosmic origins

Underwater thermal vents may have given rise to the first molecular precursors of life

Decoding how pH controls the chemistry of clean energy

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A tiny chip that can help us see deeper into space

A 'seating chart' for atoms helps locate their positions in materials

The quantum door mystery: Electrons that can't find the exit

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Hidden giant granite discovered beneath West Antarctic Ice Sheet

Antarctic ice reveals two volcanoes erupting simultaneously may have caused 15th-century cooling

While searching for the world's oldest ice, scientists find sediment sneaking under the Antarctic ice sheet

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Weight Loss Isn't Essential For Reversing Prediabetes, New Study Shows

The Hidden Risks of Bubble Tea Are More Serious Than You Think

AI turns x-rays into time machines for arthritis care

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Unburied treasures: Israel unveils online database of 4 million archaeological finds

Giant wooden marker post dates Cahokia's political and economic peak

Radiocarbon dating of Egyptian artifacts puts Thera (Santorini) volcanic eruption prior to Pharaoh Ahmose

A 15th-century Inca building was built for sound - researchers are working to understand why

A 2,000-Year-Old Sarcophagus Was Just Unsealed - and the Mummy Inside is Mind-Blowing

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Driver arrested after ramming car into Secret Service property in Washington

Is it wrong to have too much money? Your answer may depend on deep-seated values and your country's economy

Do more likes lead to more clicks?

Trump Is Demolishing the White House's East Wing to Make Way for His $200 million ballroom, a construction project that is far more extensive than he initially let on

Rumors continue to swirl about whether Prince William will reconcile with his estranged brother, Prince Harry. Reportedly, the King and Prince William's wife, Kate Middleton, would like some forward movement in this divide between William and Harry.




Today's Events, Birthdays and Quotes


October 22, 2025


National Nut Day

Crumb Cake with Nuts - Please try a piece.

Frankly, I think the whole world's gone nuts - but we do our best to navigate the ongoing buffet of events presented each day.




October 22, 1938

Christopher Lloyd - Videos - Filmography

Destiny will bring us back to the future.




October 22, 1952

Jeff Goldblum - Videos - Filmography

Smart people say the universe is so big there must be
something statistically happening in some other world.




October 22, 1988

Corey Hawkins - Videos - Filmography

Life is based on conspiracies and mysteries.




October 22, 1975

Jesse Tyler Ferguson - Videos - Filmography

When you look good, you feel good.




October 22, 1943

Catherine Deneuve - Videos - Filmography

Life is about the evolution of emotions.




October 22, 1946

Deepak Chopra Physician, Author - Videos

The secret of attraction is to love yourself.




Tuesday October 21, 2025     7:00 PM ET


China Brought Something Unexpected Back From The Far Side of The Moon - Dust has yielded an unexpected microscopic treasure we've never seen before

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DARPA is exploring one of the newest and strangest frontiers in physics: altermagnetism

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Scientists create LED light that kills cancer cells without harming healthy ones

This simple innovation could change blood pressure testing forever

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Rare tornado hits Paris, France, killing one and causing major structural damag

Rethinking Australia's Origins: When Did the First Humans Really Arrive?

Scientists just found hidden life thriving beneath the Arctic ice

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Scientists discover how a high-fat keto diet could keep your brain young

A new study reveals why time seems to move faster the older we get

Feeling stressed? Science finds a simple way to take back control

50-Year-Old Theory on Schizophrenia's 'Voices' Confirmed by Recent Study

Exercise May Actually Interfere With Weight Loss. Here's Why It's Still Critical.

Scientists detect hidden brain damage years before MS symptoms

This simple neck measurement might reveal hidden heart risks

Strokes Are Rising Among Under 55s. Do You Know What to Look For?

New eye implants combined with augmented-reality glasses help blind people read again in small trial

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Researchers have evaluated 95 dolmens, or stone burial monuments, at the site of Murayghat, Jordan

Archaeologists discovered a 1,200-Year-Old lost city in Mexico, well-preserved enough to showcase the social hierarchy that once existed there

3,500-year-old Egyptian military fortress with ancient ovens and fossilized dough discovered in Sinai Desert

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George Springer's epic home run helps send the Toronto Blue Jays to the World Series with ALCS Game 7 win over Seattle

Sanae Takaichi makes history as Japan's first female prime minister

How Louvre gang carried out France's most shocking theft

Prince Andrew should share what he saw of Epstein abuse, co-author tells BBC

American chess grandmaster Daniel Naroditsky unexpectedly dies at 29




Today's Events, Birthdays and Quotes


October 21, 2025


New Moon 28° Libra




October 21, 2025

Orionids Peak - Prolific meteor shower associated with Orion's Radiant




October 21, 1980

Kim Kardashian - Videos

At the end of the day, life is about being happy being who you are.




October 21, 1988

Glen Powell - Actor, Filmography Videos

You have to learn to be a healthy competitor, winning or losing.




October 21, 1971

Jade Jagger Jewelry and Fashion Designer - Videos

Every woman's journey is written on her face.




October 21, 1983

Charlotte Sullivan - Videos - Filmography

To capture the moment ...




October 21, 1978

Will Estes - Videos - Filmography

Being a cop in New York City is more dangerous now than ever.




October 21, 1982

Matt Dallas - Videos - Filmography

In these crazy times, I seek solace in nature




October 21, 1959

Ken Watanabe - Videos - Filmography

I belong to the warrior in whom the old ways have joined the new.




Monday October 20, 2025     7:00 PM ET


A clue to ancient life? What scientists found inside Mars' frozen vortex

Double comet alert! Comets Lemmon and SWAN will reach their brightest tonight and tomorrow - here's how to spot them

Burning Object Found in Australian Desert Likely Fell From Space

What are the mysterious lights sometimes seen on the moon? TLPs include brightening, reddish or violet blotches and foggy spots

Astronomers discover a gigantic bridge of gas connecting two galaxies

This Tiny Dark Object Could Rewrite the Universe's Rules

Titan's Icy Surface Just Broke a Fundamental Rule of Chemistry

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Visitors to the Extraterrestrial Highway take photos in front of a mural depicting aliens and a spaceship outside roadside market E.T. Fresh Jerky.

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2D devices have hidden cavities that can modify electronic behavior

Optical system achieves terabit-per-second capacity and integrates quantum cryptography for long-term security

Tiny droplets that bounce for minutes without bursting might be able to do so indefinitely

The internet just had another global outage. Why does this keep happening?

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Alien AI Might Turn Advanced Civilizations 'Invisible' in a Cosmic Blink

Self-Organizing Light Could Transform Computing and Communications

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Glowing sugars show how microbes eat the ocean's carbon

Shocking Discovery About Earth's Magnetosphere Challenges Decades of Theory

Decades-Old Earthquake Mystery Finally Solved by New Model

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Life-changing eye implant at the back of the eye helps blind patients read again

Breakthrough Vitamin K Compounds May Reverse Alzheimer's Damage

Scientists May Have Found a Simple Way to Reverse Aging Eyes

Concerning Levels of Lead Discovered in Protein Powders

HIV's Cunning Strategy For Hiding in Our Body Finally Revealed

Migraines May Affect More Women Than Previously Thought. Here's Why.

This powerful drug combo cuts prostate cancer deaths by 40%

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6,000-Year-Old Chewing Gum Reveals Clues on Neolithic Gender Roles

It's really an extraordinary story,' historian Steven Tuck says of the Romans he tracked who survived the AD 79 eruption of Mount Vesuvius

People made it out of the cities alive: tracing the survivors of Pompeii and Herculaneum, 2000 years after Vesuvius erupted

4,000-Year-Old Mystery Solved: New Research Rewrites the Origins of Egypt's Greatest Temple

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Trump envoy in Israel as UN warns aid supplies into Gaza 'way below what is needed'

Amazon services showing 'signs of recovery' after Snapchat and banks among sites hit by major outage

Justices agree to review federal law banning drug users from possessing guns

Historic jewels stolen in ‘national disaster' for France: What we know about missing Louvre treasures




Today's Events, Birthdays and Quotes


October 20, 2025


Diwali - Hindu Festival of Lights

To those celebrating - enjoy!

2.6 million lamps light up Indian town to set new world record

More than a billion Hindus, Sikhs, Jains and Buddhists around the world are celebrating Diwali one of the biggest festivals in India. It's also widely celebrated in Nepal, Malaysia, Fiji and other countries with large South Asian diasporas. Homes, businesses and public spaces are lit up with diyas, or oil lamps made from clay, and fireworks displays abound. People gather with their families, eat sweets and exchange gifts. Read more ...




October 20, 1979

John Krasinski - Videos - Filmography

I never worry ... the answer always comes.




October 20, 1971

Snoop Dogg - Videos - Filmography -- Discography

Hip-hop makes the world go around.




October 20, 1980

Niall Matter - Videos - Filmography

I'm an intellectual, but I've always had jobs
that required physical labor above all else.




October 20, 1956

Danny Boyle - Videos - Filmography

You don't realize it, but often people are frightened of the director.




October 20, 1977

Sam Witwer - Videos - Filmography

I always expect the unexpected.




October 20, 1967


Purported Pic of Bigfoot - Videos

Bigfoot and Other Ape Creatures - Cryptozoology


Absence of evidence is not evidence of absence.

Carl Sagan