An old sunken path, worn down by foot, hoof and wheel over the centuries. We call these holloways, earth remembering the tread of folk long gone. These green corridors were once the lifelines between hamlets, fields and sacred places.

The word holloway comes from Old English hol weg, literally “sunken way” or “hollow path.” Such paths were sometimes known as herepaths, military roads used by Saxon armies and the fighting ranks, now softened by time and tangled with green. For thousands of years, drovers made use of these holloways, guiding sheep and cattle along their worn, sunken tracks. Many follow ancient burial routes or run beside barrows, weaving the living and the dead together.

These are not just roads, but echoes carved in the earth, places where time pools.

This one held butterflies in the heat. A stillness. As if the path itself was listening.

But not all who walk them walk alone. Folklore warns these are not paths to linger on after dark, wights, will-o’-the-wisps, and older things are said to haunt these ways, drawn to the memory of old footsteps.

-Woodlarking

Most of the world we live in is invisible to the human senses. As humans, we’re only able to detect a very narrow slice of reality and there’s so much beyond what we can see and hear.

Visible light, the range of wavelengths we can see, spans between 430 THz and 790 THz. However, there’s an entire electromagnetic spectrum beyond that, including radio waves, microwaves, and X-rays, that our eyes simply can’t perceive. We’re surrounded by signals, energies, and phenomena that are hidden from our sight.

Our hearing range is just as limited. Humans can hear sounds from 20 Hz to 20 kHz, but sounds outside this range, such as ultrasonic that is higher than 20 kHz and infrasonic that is below 20 Hz, exist all around us, though we can't hear them. Animals like dogs and dolphins can hear frequencies far beyond our range, while some creatures can sense electrical fields or vibrations we’ll never feel.

The fact is, there’s a whole world beyond our natural sensesa hidden universe of phenomena that science continues to explore. So, next time you think you’ve seen it all, remember: the universe is much more than what meets the eye.

#InvisibleWorld #HiddenWonders #HumanSenses #ElectromagneticSpectrum #ScienceFacts #BeyondTheVisible #Physics #Perception #UnseenReality

 

Don’t Miss Tomorrow’s Cosmic Trio!

Tomorrow night (July 16, 2025), the Moon, Saturn, and Neptune will shine together in the same patch of sky. Look up after sunset: Saturn will glow golden next to the Moon, while faint Neptune may reveal itself through binoculars. A rare and beautiful sight — perfect for a photo!

 

On June 23, 2025, a German startup, The Exploration Company (TEC), launched the Nyx capsule as part of the "Mission Possible" program, carrying the ashes of 166 people, with support from Texas-based Celestis, a space burial company.

The capsule completed two successful orbits around Earth before crashing into the Pacific Ocean due to a re-entry anomaly.

Celestis confirmed the ashes are unrecoverable, with CEO Charles M. Chafer emphasizing that while the technical milestones were notable, they cannot replace the personal significance for the families involved.

The incident has left the contents dispersed at sea, prompting ongoing investigations into the failure.

The establishment views this as a setback for the growing space burial industry, with TEC labeling it a "partial success" despite the crash, focusing on lessons for future missions.

#space #spacemission #spacecapsule #rocket #technews

 

They know when it’s unfair and they won’t stand for it. In a groundbreaking new study, bonobos one of our closest primate relatives refused to participate in tasks when they were given worse rewards than their partners. Unlike chimpanzees, their reaction wasn’t just disappointment in the human handing out the treats. Even when a machine gave out the unequal rewards, they still protested.

Researchers from the Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology and Utrecht University tested the bonobos in two experiments. In both cases, the bonobos clearly recognized inequality and often withheld cooperation when faced with unfairness. This behavior is known as inequity aversion a trait long debated in animals and seen as crucial to the development of cooperation and fairness in human societies.

But here’s where it gets even more interesting: when the bonobo getting the better deal was a close social partner someone they had groomed more often the reaction to unfairness was significantly reduced. Just like humans, strong social bonds softened their sense of injustice.

This study adds compelling evidence that the roots of our own sense of fairness may stretch deep into our evolutionary past.

Bonobos don’t just expect fairness. They demand it.

#fairness #evolution #sciencenews

 

These are “Orb Weaver” spiders. They are large (about 1/2” to 3/4” body length), and they usually appear in late summer and early fall. Right about now, in other words. This is their time of year to build webs and find mates.

They are 99% HARMLESS TO HUMANS. THEIR VENOM IS NON-TOXIC TO US. THEY ARE DOCILE AND NON-AGGRESSIVE. THEY ALMOST NEVER, EVER EVEN BITE!!!!

I know they’re scary looking, but they are our allies, not enemies. They devour insect pests that plague us. Also, they're mostly active at night - they rest in their webs during the day.

 

So long as they continued to work and breed, their other activities were without importance. Left to themselves, like cattle turned loose upon the plains of Argentina, they had reverted to a style of life that appeared to be natural to them, a sort of ancestral pattern. Heavy physical work, the care of home and children, petty quarrels with neighbors, films, football, beer and above all, gambling filled up the horizon of their minds. To keep them in control was not difficult.

~George Orwell, 1984.