A recent report from The Guardian suggests that the ancient city of Pompeii may have had the world’s oldest known recycling program.¹ A team of researchers has uncovered evidence that mounds of trash outside the city were collected to use as materials for various building projects.

Question: What is worse than a large locust swarm plaguing eight African countries as the worst locust outbreak there in 70 years?

Answer: A second swarm larger than the first.¹

It was bad enough in February 2020 when eastern Africa was overwhelmed with teeming locust hordes. But now it’s worse—some say 20 times worse!^1,2

The unique nature of the sun is causing many experts to scratch their heads.

Extensive studies show that most sun-like stars demonstrate about five times the magnetic activity of our sun. Others reveal that the stars most similar to our sun vary in brightness about twelve times more than the sun in a given solar cycle.^1,2

When you first look at a hero shrew, you might wonder, “How in the world did this critter get this name?” But these little mole-like creatures are considered to be the Clark Kents of the animal world—their superpowers are hidden under humble exteriors.

Today is America’s National Day of Prayer. How should we pray for America? Some might feel led to apply 2 Chronicles 7:14, where God says,