Geologists confirm the existence of a mineral never before seen in one of the richest deposits on the planet
Chinese geologists have confirmed a new mineral species named Jinxiuite, found in a high-grade nickel-cobalt deposit in South China’s Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region. The…..
Science
Geologists confirm the existence of a mineral never before seen in one of the richest deposits on the planet
Chinese geologists have confirmed a new mineral species named Jinxiuite, found in a high-grade nickel-cobalt…..
Some fishermen mentioned a strangely calm patch of water, so scientists lowered their instruments and discovered a drop that seems to have no end
Beneath the calm surface of Chetumal Bay in southern Mexico, the seafloor suddenly falls away…..
The ozone hole over Antarctica closed unusually early in 2025, and scientists believe there is a reason that almost no one is looking at
For once, there is climate news that feels like a breath of fresh air. Scientists…..
Satellites have just discovered that Earth does not have four equal seasons, and the new world map leaves areas “out of alignment” within a few kilometers
If you feel like spring arrives earlier at your place than at your friend’s a…..
Beneath 2 kilometers of Antarctic ice lies a landscape untouched for 34 million years, leaving glaciologists speechless
Antarctica looks empty at first glance, just ice and more ice. Yet new research shows…..
The gold in your ring may have started moving 80 km underground, and a new study reveals the chemical “trick” that releases it
Most of us have seen gold in a wedding ring, a coin, or the tiny…..
There is no such thing as a “quantum un-do button” in nature, and that limitation could explain why your coffee cools down but never reheats on its own
For as long as people have dreamed about time machines, physics has wrestled with a…..
The whale, which can live for over 200 years, hides a cellular trick that humans also have, but almost no one uses it in this way
Imagine blowing out birthday candles at 120 and still feeling strong enough to chase grandkids…..
A student picks up a fragment of fossilized resin, and suddenly invisible trade routes that crossed half of Europe 5,400 years ago appear
Have you ever thought about what a Stone Age status symbol looked like? On the…..
It was first spotted by environmental police, and a week later science arrived. The video of orange-and-black fish climbing wet rock is already being called a historic discovery
A routine observation near a police headquarters in Brazil has turned into one of those…..
Mobility
What seemed like an insignificant exchange between Lafayette University and a local restaurant could become the first step in transforming a key campus corridor.
On the surface, it is just a trade of asphalt. The University of Louisiana at Lafayette and…..
A man took his classic car to a repair shop in Texas to have it restored, but five years later he discovered that the mechanic had sold it and disappeared with half a million dollars worth of vintage cars
When a Texas judge handed a 60-year sentence to vintage car repairman Richard Finley for stealing the…..
Energy
Economy
Social Security is on track for an automatic cut that could affect your check by 23%: the new official report confirms it
Social Security was designed to feel solid and automatic. You work, payroll taxes quietly leave…..
Goodbye to routine, goodbye to identity: the moment when the question “What do you do for a living?” becomes impossible to answer and a risk begins that is rarely talked about
Retirement is sold as a finish line. You work hard, save what you can, and…..
A popular organic brunch chain that offered local menus and artisanal waffles has closed due to bankruptcy, leaving thousands of workers and years of collaborations with neighboring farms in indefinite limbo
Taste of Belgium, the Cincinnati brunch chain built around Liège waffles and locally sourced menus,…..
They promise “$2,000 from the IRS in January,” and thousands of people are already waiting to pay their electricity bills: the problem is that no new payments have been approved for 2026
Over the past few days, posts have spread across social media promising that the IRS…..
Social Security launches its biggest digital change in decades: $17 billion in retroactive payments
More than 70 million Americans depend on Social Security payments each month, which is close…..
China drills beneath the Wangu gold field and discovers a “treasure” of more than 1,000 tons that could be hidden 3,000 meters underground
Chinese geologists say they have uncovered an enormous gold deposit buried beneath the Wangu gold…..
As Trump’s war against the Federal Reserve over a $2.5 billion “green” reform erupts, money for solar and energy transition comes to the fore
President Donald Trump’s long running clash with Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell has spilled into…..
He went for a walk “for health reasons” on an island in Norway and the detector exploded: 9 gold pendants, 10 beads, and 3 rings from the year 500… The museum is already calling it “the find of the century”
Most of us head out for a walk to clear our heads or close the…..
The IRS opens tax season on January 26, and many are expecting larger refunds, but there is some fine print you should be aware of
If you are hoping this year’s tax refund will help with the electric bill or…..
The great hoax of the farmer who found a treasure worth 4 billion that never existed and now raises a question that makes half the country uncomfortable
Over the past year, social networks and clickbait sites have been buzzing with a story…..
Technology
Environment
Australia’s “ghost bird” has reappeared. For decades it was almost a myth, and now there is acoustic evidence to prove it
For most of the 1900s, the night parrot felt like a rumor with feathers. It…..
Alert in New Zealand: a “mega harvest” of beech trees (the largest in seven years) will cover the forests with billions of seeds… and volunteers fear a population explosion of rats and stoats that will wipe out the kiwi roroa
Conservation volunteers in New Zealand’s South Island are scrambling to protect what could be a…..
A camera more than a kilometer below the Pacific Ocean found a “yellow brick road” and leaves an uncomfortable question about our seas
In 2022, a remotely-operated vehicle gliding over an underwater mountain north of Hawaiʻi sent back…..
England could once again have its wild cat, a species that has been absent for more than a century
For more than a century, England has been missing its only native wild feline. Now,…..
More than 200 unmanned trucks discovered secretly excavating one of the world’s largest outdoor treasures: equivalent to more than 10,000 soccer fields
Videos of more than 200 driverless mining trucks snaking across the Gobi Desert have been…..
It is between 300 and 400 million years old, flows through mountains as if they did not exist, and has survived mass extinctions: now, the oldest river on the planet faces its most modern threat
Rivers can feel timeless when you stand on a bridge and watch the water slide…..
Photos taken from space show an iceberg “boiling” from within: this is the silent collapse of A-23A in the South Atlantic
A slab of ice bigger than New York City is quietly falling apart in the…..
Australia did the unthinkable in Kosciuszko: in just 12 months, it reduced the number of wild horses from 17,000 to 3,000… and the park is already changing color (literally)
High in Australia’s Snowy Mountains, Kosciuszko National Park is starting to look a little less…..
