My Modern Met - September 1 Daily Digest

--------------------------------------------------------------- ​ ​ ​[America’s Oldest Board Game Teaches 19th-Century Geography](​ [America’s Oldest Board Game Teaches 19th-Century Geography] With more than 150,000 board games in existence and the U.S. being at the forefront of the industry, one can wonder where it all started. Some might guess the classics: Monopoly, Scrabble, or maybe even Jenga. However, the first American board game was invented long before these. Travelers’ Tour Through the United States was first […] [View on My Modern Met]( ​ ​[Researchers Estimate Humans Have Driven Over 100,000 Species to Extinction](​ [Researchers Estimate Humans Have Driven Over 100,000 Species to Extinction] According to the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) Red List, 777 animals have gone extinct since the beginning of the modern era in 1500. While some of those extinctions occurred due to natural causes, human impact has most certainly worsened conditions for many vulnerable species. But since we don't know all the creatures […] [View on My Modern Met]( ​ ​[Iconic Tumbleweeds, Symobls of the American West, Are Actually Not Native to North America](​ [Iconic Tumbleweeds, Symobls of the American West, Are Actually Not Native to North America] Few plants are as uniquely symbolic of the American West as the lone tumbleweed. In pop culture, it has come to signify desolation, emptiness, and even boredom—almost growing into its own movie trope. It has also been a staple of Western movies, acting like a desert prop that points to the soon-to-be-tapped potential of a […] [View on My Modern Met]( ​ ​[Scientists Discover New Evidence That a Magma Ocean Once Covered the Moon](​ [Scientists Discover New Evidence That a Magma Ocean Once Covered the Moon] The Moon is our planet's loyal companion, orbiting Earth every 27 days. Although over 200,000 miles from Earth, it is our closest celestial neighbor. It clocks in at one-quarter Earth's size, and its history is deeply entwined with its larger companion. Scientists believe the Moon was created when a protoplanet impacted the early Earth, breaking […] [View on My Modern Met]( ​ ​[Meet Ana Victoria Espino, the World’s First Lawyer With Down Syndrome](=)​ [Meet Ana Victoria Espino, the World’s First Lawyer With Down Syndrome]  Ver esta publicación en Instagram  Una publicación compartida por Fundación Mirarte (@fundacionmirarte) History has been made in Zacatecas, Mexico. Twenty-five-year-old Ana Victoria Espino de Santiago has become the world's first lawyer with Down Syndrome. Espino received her law degree from Universidad Autónoma de Zacatecas, having studied in the institution's law school for five […] [View on My Modern Met](=) ​ ​[Glittering Design for Saudi Arabia’s New Stadium and Potential World Cup Venue](​ [Glittering Design for Saudi Arabia’s New Stadium and Potential World Cup Venue] After revealing their designs for a stadium in Qiddiya City earlier this year, architecture firm Populous has released images for another FIFA-compliant stadium in Saudi Arabia. Aracmo Stadium is a new 47,000-seat venue that is scheduled to host games in the upcoming 2027 AFC Asian Cup and will be fully compliant with FIFA’s stadium requirements. […] [View on My Modern Met]( ​ ​[13,600-Year-Old Mastodon Skull Discovered in Iowa Riverbank]()​ [13,600-Year-Old Mastodon Skull Discovered in Iowa Riverbank] Mastodons once lumbered across North America. A member of the same animal family as mammoths and modern-day elephants, these ancient creatures roamed for millions of years, but died out in the end of the Pleistocene, around 10,500 years ago. Their decline coincided with several other critical changes, including the receding of the Ice Age glaciers […] [View on My Modern Met]() ​ ​[Architects Work With Global Crochet Communities To Create Giant Lacework Installations](=)​ [Architects Work With Global Crochet Communities To Create Giant Lacework Installations] For nearly a decade, Jin Choi and Thomas Shine of Choi + Shine Architects have turned to the community to produce elaborate crocheted lacework for their public installations. From the Netherlands to the United States to Japan, they've used the power of art to bring people together and create something beautiful for all to enjoy. […] [View on My Modern Met](=) ​ ​[Trove of Persian Gold Coins Discovered in Ancient Greek City]()​ [Trove of Persian Gold Coins Discovered in Ancient Greek City] In modern-day Turkey, a team of researchers from the Notion Archeological Project has made a discovery that seems straight out of a legend: a collection of gold coins, over 2,000 years old, stashed in a small pot. The research team, led by Christopher Ratté, an archeologist at the University of Michigan, has been conducting excavations […] [View on My Modern Met]() ​ ​[All of Antarctica’s Plant Life Is Mapped for the First Time and Shows Growing Vegetation Amid Climate Change](=)​ [All of Antarctica’s Plant Life Is Mapped for the First Time and Shows Growing Vegetation Amid Climate Change] When people think of Antarctica, they likely think of vast expanses of barren ice and very few colors beyond the snowy white visible on the horizon. However, despite the admitted prevalence of ice on the continent, there is plant life too. This vegetation survives on photosynthesis, making sustenance out of sunlight. But until recently, the […] [View on My Modern Met](=) ​ ​[Roman Road Is Found Buried Under an English Village Schoolyard]()​ [Roman Road Is Found Buried Under an English Village Schoolyard] History can seem distant and obscure. It can be hard to imagine scenes of everyday life long ago. But for several classes of lucky children in England, history came alive this year. The Brightwell-cum-Sotwell Primary School sits in a charming little village in Oxfordshire, England. It has playing fields standard for children's activities. But little […] [View on My Modern Met]() ​ ​[14 Extraordinary Highly Commended Photos From the 2024 Wildlife Photographer of the Year Contest](=)​ [14 Extraordinary Highly Commended Photos From the 2024 Wildlife Photographer of the Year Contest] The Wildlife Photographer of the Year competition has released some of this year's extraordinary, highly commended photos ahead of its October winner's announcement. From a jaguar preying on a caiman to a close-up look at a David Bowie spider, the photographs show off the marvels of the natural world. The 60th competition, organized by London's Natural […] [View on My Modern Met](=) ​ ​[British Man With a Metal Detector Stumbles Upon 52,000 Ancient Coins Worth $500K](​ [British Man With a Metal Detector Stumbles Upon 52,000 Ancient Coins Worth $500K] Anyone armed with a metal detector is often looking for buried treasure, but in 2010, one man from the UK found more than he could have ever expected. Hospital chef Dave Crisp was searching for metal objects in a field in southwest England when he hit upon something unusual—a pot filled with Roman coins. At […] [View on My Modern Met]( ​ ​ Thanks for subscribing to newsletters from [My Modern Met.]( To make sure our emails don’t get lost, [add us to your address book.]() UPDATE YOUR PREFERENCES: - Daily Newsletter: Whenever there is something new - Weekly Roundup: Weekly updates packaged into one convenient newsletter - Click here to change your [current preferences.]( [Unsubscribe]( | 121 Evergreen Way, Lake Forest, CA 92630