Prophesy about how everything will be different after we get through the crisis is one of the few growth industries these days. I don’t bother reading it. I don’t consult astrologers, either. Let’s face it. Nobody knows what the world’s going to be like. The prophets don’t know. You don’t know. I certainly don’t know.…

A leaf that fell from an elm tree more than 6,000 years ago was discovered intact by archaeologists in the United Kingdom.Scientists found the leaf — along with a selection of Stone Age tools and pottery — when they were clearing a piece of land outside of Blackpool along the coast of northern England.Lead archaeologist…