The crater may lie beneath lava in a 910 cubic kilometer (218 cu mi) area of the Bolaven plateau volcanic field in the southeast Asian nation of Laos, according a paper published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences journal. ### A meteorite is a an object from space that survives a trip through the atmosphere and falls on the Earth’s surface. The meteorite that crashed into Earth over 790,000 years ago was 2 kilometers (1.2 miles) wide, and the impact was so great that debris was flung across Asia, Australia, and Antarctica. ### The first clues leading to the impact site came from small, pebble-like glassy objects…

On March 11, 2011, a 9.0 magnitude earthquake hit Japan. More than 20,000 people died or went missing in the quake and tsunami, while hundreds of thousands more lost their homes. ### Three reactors at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant melted down, releasing radioactive materials into the air and more than 100,000 people were evacuated from the area. ### Scientists have now discovered that wildlife is abundant in areas that humans no longer live. ### Using remote cameras, researchers from the University of Georgia recovered more than 267,000 photos of more than 20 species — including racoon dogs, wild boars, macaques, pheasants, foxes and Japanese hares in the areas surrounding…

John Madden left “Monday Night Football” for NBC’s “Sunday Night Football” after the 2005 season. Disney/ESPN/ABC still hasn’t found a successor who can engage and inform as well as he could. Tony Romo is the closest thing to Madden at the moment, which is why it wasn’t a surprise to see a report Sunday by Front Office Sports’ Michael McCarthy that the Four-Letter Network is ready to offer Romo a record eight-figure contract to jump from CBS in the spring. For that kind of money, the “MNF” gig would have to be in play. So would a potential Super Bowl assignment should Disney secure rights to a game. MORE: Former…

Patrick Mahomes and Deshaun Watson are in the NFL playoffs for the second consecutive season, playing against each other in the AFC divisional round. While the Chiefs and Texans won their divisions again, Mitchell Trubisky and the Bears didn’t qualify for a return to the playoffs, finishing behind both the Packers and Vikings in the NFC North. All three quarterbacks were taken in the first round of the 2017 NFL Draft. As time goes by and Mahomes and Watson increasingly look like much better NFL players, the question remains: How did the Bears take Trubisky (No. 2 overall) over both Mahomes (No. 10 overall) and Watson (No. 12 overall)? Here’s quick…

If Aaron Rodgers is taking the field for the Packers, chances are his girlfriend, Danica Patrick, is in the stadium supporting her partner of nearly two years. Judging by their Instagram accounts, the Green Bay quarterback and the former NASCAR driver appear to be happier than ever. MORE: Aaron Rodgers on Packers’ offense: ‘It’s time for us to do our part’ So, just how did their relationship start? Let’s take a look at their dating timeline.  July 2012 Rodgers and Patrick met at the 2012 ESPYs.  “We’ve just been sort of friends the whole time, kept in vague touch and seen each other at the ESPYs almost every year, and other places,” Patrick said in a 2018 interview with For The…

“Jeopardy!” has never been more popular. Now America’s premier answer-and-question general knowledge quiz show is bigger and better than ever before with the Greatest of All Time tournament. Consider it to be the ultimate tournament of champions, as the three best and winningest players in the modern version of the game’s 36-year history — Ken Jennings, Brad Rutter and James Holzhauer — battle to become known as the GOAT player. While the regular half-hour edition of the show continues to air in syndication, “Jeopardy! GOAT,” taped in December, is playing out in prime time for a national audience with host Alex Trebek. Trebek, 79, continues to battle Stage 4 pancreatic cancer while…

Only one contest remains in the 2019 college football season, the last game before the 2020 campaign kicks off nearly eight months from now. No. 1 LSU takes on No. 3 Clemson in the 2020 College Football Playoff championship game. It’s a battle of Tigers that features two star-studded rosters, most notably in LSU’s Joe Burrow — Heisman Trophy winner and Sporting News Player of the Year — and Clemson’s Trevor Lawrence, sophomore phenom and winner of 25 straight games as a starter. MORE: SN staff picks CFP title game There’s so much more to the game that will take place in the Mercedes-Benz Superdome, however: The clash of head…

The Browns are going offensive-minded again with the reported hiring of Kevin Stefanski as the 18th coach in franchise history. Stefanski, 37, replaces fired Freddie Kitchens, who went 6-10 in his lone season as Cleveland’s coach after being promoted from offensive coordinator. Stefanski is eight years younger than Kitchens, but there are other key differences. He is a Philadelphia-bred, Ivy League product (Penn) who steadily climbed the ladder with the Vikings for three head coaches over 15 years, finishing as the offensive coordinator under Mike Zimmer. He comes from the West Coast offense school, while Kitchens, a former Alabama QB, was groomed in Bruce Arians’ downfield passing offense. 2020 NFL…

For fall | winter 2020, Eton has created a retro-futuristic collection, inspired by what the future used to look like when viewed from the past. From the modernist art movement all the way to 1980’s science fiction. Fast-moving technology; machines, cars, and spaceships. Eton’s Fall/Winter 2020 collection is based on nostalgic ideas of the future. It features extensive new styles of Eton’s deluxe casual assortment, performance business shirts, and a range of complex hand-painted designs. From boldly reimagined paisleys to discreet micro-printed rockets – these unique in-house made artworks are also giving a playful touch to ties, scarfs and pocket squares of the finest silk and wool qualities. Eton is…

Sergio Aguero made Premier League history with his hat-trick in Man City’s 6-1 win over Aston Villa on Sunday. The striker’s treble cemented his place as the league’s top scoring overseas player of all time. He has now scored 177 goals – from 255 league games – to overhaul Thierry Henry’s mark of 175 with a clinical performance at Villa Park. His 12th Premier League treble also made him the outright leading hat-trick scorer in the Premier League, ahead of Alan Shearer. Goals from Aguero, Gabriel Jesus and Riyad Mahrez with two had put Pep Guardiola’s side 4-0 up at half-time in a one-sided contest. The visitors dismantled their hosts…