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Word of the day is periplus : A circumnavigation; a sea voyage around a coastline. A record of such a voyage. Spanish explorer Juan Sebastián Elcano, who completed the first circumnavigation of the Earth, died on this day in 1526.

A 7-Circle Roundabout Looks Like It Should Be Pure Hell But Somehow Works Seamlessly The British love their traffic circles and for good reason: they reduce collisions, are less expensive than a traffic signal and often take up less space. But even we'll go ahead and say that this intricate traffic circle truly is a circus. August 3, 2016 at 04:42PM

A 7-Circle Roundabout Looks Like It Should Be Pure Hell But Somehow Works Seamlessly

An Isolated Tribe Emerges from the Rain Forest In Peru, an unsolved killing has brought the Mashco Piro into contact with the outside world.

An Isolated Tribe Emerges from the Rain Forest

periplus , n : A circumnavigation; a sea voyage around a coastline. A record of such a voyage. Spanish explorer Juan Sebastián Elcano, who completed the first circumnavigation of the Earth, died on this day in 1526.

The Article of the day for August 4, 2016 is Maurice Richard . Maurice Richard (1921–2000) was a Canadian professional ice hockey player. He played 18 seasons in the National Hockey League (NHL) for the Montreal Canadiens between 1942 and 1960. A prolific scorer, he was the first player in NHL history to score 50 goals in one season and the first to reach 500 career goals. An eight-time Stanley Cup champion, he won the Hart Trophy as most valuable player in 1947 and played in 13 consecutive All-Star Games. Richard was a cultural icon for Quebec's Francophone population, as recounted in the short story The Hockey Sweater, which elevated him to a pan-Canadian hero. His 1955 suspension for striking an official precipitated the Richard Riot; some historians consider the incident a violent manifestation of Francophone Quebec's dissatisfaction over its place within Canada and a precursor to the Quiet Revolution. Richard was inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame in 1961 and was named...