Wednesday May 6, 2026


May 6, 1961


George Clooney - Videos - Filmography


The only failure is not to try.


More Birthdays and News




The Met Gala 2026


The most striking red carpet looks


The Met Gala - Theme: Costume Art


Musical Intro and Fashions


I watched the highlights on various platforms - and as always loved the different looks (fashions, costumes) - worn by celebrity guests not on a red carpet - but a cobblestone carpet. Some celebrities looked more like they were dressed up for Halloween - while others brought the glamour.


The event delivered drama, spectacle, confusion, and a few unforgettable moments. There were protests outside but luckily no major incidents.


Returning after ten years was my personal favorite no matter what she wears ... Beyonce who was widely considered one of the night's standouts in a custom Olivier Rousteing skeletal-inspired bustier gown that blended couture with performance art. Her daughter, Blue Ivy, also walked the runway with her father JZ - and looking as gorgeous as her mother.


If you like a night of glitz, glamour, and seeing some of your favorite celebrities, this was the show to watch. We all need a little humor, fantasy, and positive energy in today's chaotic world - and for one evening the Met Gala delivered an escape into creativity, style, and imagination. Whether the fashions were breathtaking, bizarre, or somewhere in between, the event reminded viewers that art and self-expression still have the power to entertain, inspire conversation, and bring a little sparkle to an otherwise stressful news cycle.


For aspiring young designers coming to New York City - or graduating from one of the city's fashion institutes - the Met Gala also represents something more - possibility. It is a reminder that fashion can be transformed into art, storytelling, and cultural influence on one of the world's biggest stages. Behind every famous designer once stood a student sketching ideas, sewing fabrics, and hoping for a breakthrough moment. Events like the Met Gala keep that dream alive for the next generation of creative talent.




May 5, 2026



Cinco de Mayo


Restaurants celebrate authentic Mexican culture and history this Cinco de Mayo




May 4-8, 2026


Teaching is not an easy job in this timeline even with technology to help along the way. Today's teachers have to recognize students' special needs - intellectual and emotional - in an ever challenging society where education guidelines must parallel changing times. Additional challenges include dealing with budget, parents, and administration. It's never easy. This week we honor your service to the teaching profession in its many forms. Education = Evolution.


May 5, 2026


National Teacher Appreciation Day


Happy National Teacher's Appreciation Day to my fellow teachers through traditional education and metaphysics. We are all students and teachers forever on a quest for answers - from the simple things in our lives to those that challenge humanity. We experience and learn in the hourglass (our class) of Time if not we would not exist at all. To all of my fellow friends and teachers - the career you have chosen is challenging but if you change the lives of your students for the better, then you have made a difference to be proud of.




May 6-12, 2026


International Nurses Week


2026 Theme: On Purpose: Let there be room for change and wonder.


Ends on May 12 - Florence Nightingale's birthday.


May 12, 1820 - August 13, 1910


Florence Nightingale Founder of modern nursing - Videos


Ignite the mind's spark to rise the sun in you.




May 5-6, 2026


Eta Aquariid Meteor Showers Peak


Look Up! The Halley's Comet Meteor Shower Is Just About to Peak


The Eta Aquariids radiant lies in the constellation Aquarius, near one of the constellation's brightest stars, Eta Aquarii.




Astronomy in the News


Astronomy Index


Could the Universe's Hidden Shape Solve One of Physics' Biggest Mysteries?


Scientist accidentally finds shortcut to Mars that could slash travel time in half


After 100 Years, Scientists Uncover Hidden Rule Governing Cosmic Rays


NASA shuts down 49-year-old Voyager 1 instrument to keep it alive





Physics in the News


Physics


Physicists have measured 'negative time' in the lab


'Negative Time' Really Does Exist, New Experiments Suggest


Scientists just created exotic new forms of matter that shouldn't exist





Diamonds in the News


Diamonds


Stretching Diamonds Unlocks Powerful New Quantum Sensing Abilities





Chemistry in the News


Chemistry ~ ~ Metallurgy ~ ~ Minerals


Chemistry-aware AI can generate millions of plausible new molecules


Scientists Finally Solved One of Water's Biggest Mysteries





Technology in the News


Artificial Intelligence ~ ~ Technology


Scientists Just Built a Quantum Battery That Charges Almost Instantly


AI is showing up in court cases, but only a human jury can grapple with the moral weight of assessing guilt


What does it mean to train an AI to speak like you?


When AI can't count - and what researchers are doing about it


MIT scientists finally reveal the hidden structure of a mysterious high-tech material


Scientists turn plastic waste into clean hydrogen fuel using sunlight


The da Vinci bloodline is unlocking the genius's genetic secrets. Leonardo da Vinci's DNA may soon be uncovered - unlocking the biology behind history's greatest genius





Robotics in the News


Robotics


Meet Moya: The World's First Biomimetic Robot That Can Bend, Smile and Holds Eye Contact With Chilling Human-Like Accuracy





Health in the News


Health Files ~ Alternative Healing


Beyond Inflammation: Scientists Uncover New Cause of Persistent Rheumatoid Arthritis


Millions of People Have Osteopenia Without Realizing It. Osteopenia causes reduced bone density without symptoms, driven by aging, hormones, and lifestyle factors


Tourette's And OCD Overlap, And a Newly Discovered Brain Link May Explain Why


Scientists say travel could slow aging and boost your health


Researchers Identify the Most Common Recessive Neurodevelopmental Disorder Ever Discovered


This Is What Makes You Irresistible to Mosquitoes


A New Atlas Reveals Hidden Details of The Human Body Like Never Before





Brain in the News


Brain Index



The brain may use dopamine to bend time and shape memory


Estrogen in both the male and female brain shapes responses to trauma, study suggests


Many genes have been linked to autism - but a new study suggests it may be their path to the brain that matters


Your brain doesn't start blank - it starts overloaded, then sharpens itself by cutting away the excess





Evolution in the News


Evolution


Darwin's Islands Still Evolving: Giant Daisies Rewrite the Rules of Evolution


Evolution isn't random. Scientists find the same genes used for 120 million years


Malaria may have quietly steered human evolution by forcing our ancestors apart across Africa.





Planet Earth In the News


Planet Earth Index


Greenland ice melt has surged sixfold and scientists are alarmed


NASA Just Turned a Retired Boeing 777 Into the Largest Flying Lab Ever Built, Capable of Carrying 100 Scientists at Once to Study the Atmosphere


NASA Satellite Reveals Just How Fast Mexico City Is Sinking


Buried electrical pathways across the US reveal new clues about Earth's interior and power grid risks


Arctic winter sea-ice extent fails to expand and sets a new record low in 2026





Archaeology in the News


Archaeology


Medieval jaw reveals Scotland's first known dental bridge made from 20-carat gold


Mysterious green rocks in Pyrenees cave hint that prehistoric people were working copper there for 4,000 years


Sudan: Ancient Document Confirms 'Legendary' African King Actually Existed


Centuries-old Christian Nubian murals inspire gorgeous fashion reconstructions


An ancient Egyptian mummy with an excerpt from the classic Greek text the Iliad plastered to its abdomen


Archaeologists Discover 80-Ton Stones Beneath the Sea, Believed to Be Remains of One of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World





Paleontology in the News


Paleontology Index


The fluffy fossil that finally showed the world that birds are dinosaurs


Video: Archaeologists reveal secrets of prehistoric human-made island


Shockingly Powerful Giant Octopuses Ruled the Seas 100 Million Years Ago








UFOs in the News


Crystalinks X-Files


Science: A better way to search for extraterrestrial intelligence


Stephen Spielberg's Latest Trailer



Trump says the Pentagon is preparing to release some very interesting UFO files uncovered by his administration, generating a mix of buzz and skepticism as he hints at new revelations around questions of alien life


Don't expect anything new ... We're still waiting for the Epstein Files!


Trump has relished in portraying himself as the president who spills the secrets. In the first week returning to office, he ordered the release of records related to the assassinations of President John F. Kennedy, Sen. Robert F. Kennedy and Martin Luther King Jr. The disclosures revealed little beyond what was already known.











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