China claims to have created a 20-gigawatt microwave weapon capable of firing for 60 seconds, and the “phantom” target everyone is pointing to is Starlink
China says it has built a compact high-power microwave device that can fire bursts strong enough to threaten satellites in low Earth orbit. The…..
The colossal Helmantica dam, built in 1970, remains one of Spain’s largest hydroelectric power stations, with a wall as imposing as a medieval fortress
After weeks of heavy rain, reservoirs across Spain are finally looking blue again instead of worryingly brown. Near the border with Portugal, Almendra Dam…..
Colorado scientists discover that cannabis could benefit memory and brain size in older people
Science
The giants of the past did not run as we thought, and science has just taken an unexpected turn in the classic image of mammoths and dinosaurs
Movies often show herds of mammoths and long-necked dinosaurs thundering across the landscape at full…..
No cockroaches or rats: this would be the last living thing to become extinct on Earth
When people joke about the end of the world, they usually picture cockroaches walking over…..
Caring for grandchildren not only strengthens family ties, but also improves memory and protects the brain, according to a study of nearly 3,000 grandparents
Looking after the grandkids may help keep an aging brain sharper, study finds. If you…..
A new study claims that we may be underestimating billions of people on the planet, and no one had noticed for more than 40 years
Humans like to think we know ourselves, including how many of us share this crowded…..
Colorado scientists discover that cannabis could benefit memory and brain size in older people
Forget the old joke about cannabis frying your brain. A large new study of more…..
Before collapsing, the observatory detected 100 signals that it suspected came from extraterrestrial beings
Have you ever imagined your old home computer quietly listening for aliens while you checked…..
They reconstruct the Jurassic ecosystem and discover that giant baby dinosaurs left to fend for themselves were the favorite prey of large predators.
Tiny, newly-hatched, long-necked dinosaurs may have been the main fuel that kept Jurassic predators going,…..
What they discovered in a bird could change what we know about redheads
If you have red hair or freckles in the family, you have probably heard that…..
In 2026, NASA breaks a long-standing rule and authorizes the use of smartphones on Artemis II, the first manned mission to the Moon since 1972, and the idea of seeing iPhones in orbit is already making headlines around the world
For the first time in NASA history, astronauts heading for the Moon will carry something…..
By studying the human brain, they discover the switch that activates its “navigation system”
Have you ever walked home on “autopilot” and barely remembered the route, then felt totally…..
Mobility
The A-10 Thunderbolt II, the aircraft designed around a 30 mm cannon with seven barrels and a complete system weighing over 4000 kg, because in close combat it continues to do what others dare not
What does a 30 millimeter cannon have to do with your electric bill or the next heatwave…..
Brazil is entering the final stretch of a historic milestone and promises to complete the first F-39 Gripen assembled in the country by the end of March 2026, a step that places it in the select club of supersonic fighter jet manufacturers
In late March, Brazil plans to roll out its first F-39 Gripen fighter fully assembled on home…..
Energy
Economy
Millions of people could lose SNAP without realizing it, and the real change isn’t in soda or candy, but in a new rule that severely affects adults between the ages of 55 and 64
Most readers hear about soda and candy first when SNAP comes up. But for many…..
Elon Musk admits in February 2026 that convincing married engineers to relocate to Starbase, 40 minutes from Brownsville and near the Mexican border, has become his biggest silent problem
During a recent interview, Elon Musk described SpaceX’s Starbase launch site complex in South Texas…..
From the gold that sparked the rush of the 1850s to antimony, which now accounts for 5% of the world’s supply: Victoria’s surprising new mining revolution
Gold put Victoria on the mining map. But the minerals driving today’s clean tech boom…..
Goodbye to the “normal” SSI payment in March: that’s why millions of beneficiaries believe their money has suddenly disappeared
Did your SSI payment seem to vanish this March? For nearly 7.5 million people who…..
Musk admits on X that production of the Cybercab robotaxi and Optimus humanoid is not taking off, and that could prove very costly
Musk did not simply promise new gadgets. He painted a vision of ultra-cheap robotaxis that…..
The disturbing quote from John D. Rockefeller that explains why you are never satisfied with what you have
More than a century ago, oil magnate John D. Rockefeller was asked how much money…..
A hidden deposit 2,000 meters underground could contain one of the largest gold reserves on the planet
Deep under the hills of central China, geologists say they have located more than one…..
What looked like an old farmhouse about to collapse concealed 2,200 retro computers stacked on the second floor… The lot weighed 22 tons and sold on eBay in a matter of days
For more than two decades, over 2,200 unused NABU personal computers sat stacked in an…..
Japan has just lowered its drill to 19,685 feet below the ocean with the Chikyu, and the message to China is clear: we are going after rare earths even if they are 1,180 miles from Tokyo
Far out in the Pacific, near the tiny coral atoll of Minamitorishima Island about 1,900…..
China has just found a 1,444-ton gold “monster” valued at more than $150 billion, and the strangest thing is that they say it is the largest find since 1949
China has confirmed the largest gold discovery in its modern history in the northeastern province…..
Technology
Environment
More than 68 stranded oil tankers increase the risk of oil spills in the Strait of Hormuz
More than 68 loaded oil tankers are sitting nearly motionless near the Strait of Hormuz,…..
Farewell to a century-old legend: Gramma, the Galapagos tortoise at San Diego Zoo, has died at the age of 141
Gramma, a Galápagos giant tortoise, has died at an estimated age of 141, according to…..
The “secret” garden of Angkor that has already attracted 600,000 visitors in just three years (and almost no one talks about it)
Less than three years after its official opening, the Angkor Botanical Garden inside the Angkor…..
Beneath an ice sheet averaging 1.2 miles thick and peaking at 3.1 miles, Antarctica concealed mountains, valleys, and giant rivers, and in 2026 we finally had the most detailed map to predict how much sea levels would rise
Hidden beneath more than two kilometers of ice, Antarctica conceals a rugged world of mountains,…..
The invasive Chinese crab adapts to almost any environment, feeds on invertebrates, fry, and even protected species, and competes with local fauna as if the river were its own
Walk along a quiet canal or past a city bridge and the water can look…..
Australia is culling thousands of donkeys so that dogs can save farms and water
In the remote interior of Australia, helicopters still fly low over red soil, shooting at…..
He saw it lying on the side of the road, picked it up, fed it, and kept it safe during the trip: that’s how the rescue of the Leopardus pardalis ocelot in Fusagasugá began
On a long drive from Colombia’s Caribbean coast to the interior, a traveler spotted something…..
Ostrava has its own “secret Venice” that almost no one knows about: 70 fishermen’s huts on stilts, set back from the shore and connected by narrow walkways
From a distance, Heřmanický Pond on the edge of Ostrava looks like a quiet, flat…..
