Science

Infinity Galaxy seen by JWST, with a marker pointing to the central region where astronomers detect a powerful source that may be a newborn black hole

Webb looked at old files and found something so strange that it could be showing the birth of a giant black hole in real time

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January 13, 2026 at 10:15 AM

Far out in the constellation Sextans, about 8.3 billion light years from Earth, astronomers have…..

People stand amid collapsed buildings in Haiti, with an InSAR satellite deformation map overlay showing post-quake ground movement and the epicenter

After the major earthquake in Haiti, something continued to move underground for weeks, and scientists have just discovered what it was

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January 13, 2026 at 8:45 AM

When people think about earthquakes in Haiti, they usually picture a single big fault ripping…..

MeerKAT radio telescope dishes in South Africa under a star-filled sky, used to detect hydrogen in distant galaxies

They pointed a radio telescope for less than three hours and, without even looking for them, ended up finding 49 new galaxies hidden in the data

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January 13, 2026 at 6:30 AM

In less than the time it takes to get through a long work afternoon, astronomers…..

Illustration of ESA ExoMars Rosalind Franklin rover drilling into Mars while a NASA rocket launches in the background.
JWST view of the MACS0416 galaxy cluster field with the distant galaxy Y1 circled, plus a zoomed-in close-up

They looked at a galaxy almost at the edge of time and discovered a star factory so hot that it challenges what we believed about the early universe

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January 12, 2026 at 2:17 PM

Imagine a single galaxy churning out newborn suns 180 times faster than the Milky Way……

Artist’s impression of JAXA’s Akatsuki spacecraft orbiting Venus with the Sun in the background

Japan bids farewell to Akatsuki, the probe that spent eight years monitoring Venus and changed what we knew about its hellish atmosphere

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January 12, 2026 at 12:30 PM

Earth has quietly lost its only weather satellite around Venus. On September 18, 2025, the…..

CHIME hyperspectral satellite instrument test unit wrapped in gold thermal insulation inside a cleanroom for Copernicus missions.

Europe has just secured a new generation of satellites that will monitor emissions, ice, oceans, and crops like never before

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January 12, 2026 at 10:33 AM

Europe’s next pair of Copernicus satellites, the Copernicus Hyperspectral Imaging Mission for the Environment or…..

Illustration of the Bad Dürrenberg Mesolithic woman wearing an antler-and-tooth headdress decorated with feathers.

Archaeologists unearth a woman buried with a baby in a 9,000-year-old tomb

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January 12, 2026 at 9:02 AM

A microscopic look at a famous grave in central Germany has confirmed what archaeologists long…..

They found more than 50 mummies stored carefully but still at risk, and from that problem arose an idea as simple as it was revolutionary

They found more than 50 mummies stored carefully but still at risk, and from that problem arose an idea as simple as it was revolutionary

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January 12, 2026 at 6:10 AM

Some years ago, researchers from Eurac Research stepped into the storage rooms of the National…..

A doctor was reviewing a routine colonoscopy, saw some small “pockets” on the wall of the colon, and the explanation behind this lies in something that almost all of us eat every day

A doctor was reviewing a routine colonoscopy, saw some small “pockets” on the wall of the colon, and the explanation behind this lies in something that almost all of us eat every day

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January 11, 2026 at 3:26 PM

It is not exactly dinner table conversation, but the health of your colon has a…..

Mobility

A German physicist looked at the battle for 2035 and revealed a fact that changes everything: an electric car uses up to six times more energy than a gasoline car

A German physicist looked at the battle for 2035 and revealed a fact that changes everything: an electric car uses up to six times more energy than a gasoline car

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January 10, 2026 at 3:47 PM

When politicians in Brussels talk about “highly efficient combustion engines”, it can sound as if the old…..

Concrete interstate lane with white dashed lines paired with thin black bands, a contrast marking that stays visible in glare.

If you’ve seen these new stripes on the highway and wondered why they look like that, the answer is smarter than it seems

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January 5, 2026 at 1:03 PM

On many new concrete highways, the familiar white lane stripe now travels with a thin black band…..

Economy

Grad PLUS loan request form in front of the U.S. Department of Education, as 2026 loan caps hit architecture and nursing.

Architecture and nursing lose official status in the US, and student loan cuts now have a date

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January 4, 2026 at 12:53 PM

Starting in July 2026, a quiet change in U.S. student loan policy could reshape who…..

Scam alert graphic about fake websites claiming a $2,000 IRS deposit, showing IRS logo, cash, and a warning sign.

Suspicious websites appear claiming a $2,000 deposit from the IRS, and many wonder if the income is real or a scam

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January 3, 2026 at 4:11 PM

As social media fills up with posts promising a $2,000 IRS direct deposit arriving in…..

Father and child working under a car, highlighting skilled trades as an alternative to a four-year college path.

A 55-year-old mechanic from Arkansas sat his children down for dinner and told them something that many parents don’t dare say out loud about college

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January 2, 2026 at 8:06 AM

When a pipe bursts or the family car refuses to start, most people reach for…..

Social Security card on U.S. dollar bills, highlighting the 2026 COLA increase and rising Medicare Part B premiums

In 2026, your Social Security check will increase, but the blow will come from another direction, and many will not see it coming until they look at this

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January 1, 2026 at 2:07 PM

In 2026, Social Security checks will go up while Medicare premiums climb and a new…..

Government official at a podium adjusts an earpiece, with EU, Canada and Germany flags behind him.

The unexpected breakthrough for millions of retirees in Canada will come sooner than expected

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December 29, 2025 at 11:02 AM

As the year draws to a close, many Canadian seniors are counting the days until…..

Federal Reserve seal as rate cuts raise worries about the 2027 Social Security COLA

The Federal Reserve cuts interest rates and retirees fear the Social Security increase in 2027 may not be enough

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December 27, 2025 at 4:52 PM

The Federal Reserve has lowered interest rates again, trimming its key rate by a quarter…..

10.03-carat blue diamond “The Mediterranean Blue” valued at $20 million, set for a Geneva auction

The 10-carat blue diamond valued at $20 million

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December 26, 2025 at 8:05 AM

Would you pay a fortune for a single stone? On May 13, 2025, a 10.03-carat…..

Close-up of an engraved U.S. banknote portrait, symbolizing wealthy Americans shifting cash out of checking accounts.

The wealthiest Americans are quietly withdrawing money from their checking accounts, and it’s not out of fear: something is happening with the money

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December 24, 2025 at 5:28 PM

Wealthy Americans are not leaving as much cash in their checking and savings accounts as…..

SSA 2026 Social Security payment schedule calendar showing SSI paid Dec. 31, 2025 and Wednesday checks by birthday.

The Social Security increase is already scheduled for January 2026, and some will receive it before the end of 2025: official list of beneficiaries

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December 24, 2025 at 9:34 AM

Tens of millions of Americans are about to see a slightly bigger Social Security check,…..

After the chaos of November, thousands of SNAP beneficiaries in New York fear that aid will disappear again: the government shutdown left thousands of people without food, and now SNAP faces more obstacles

After the chaos of November, thousands of SNAP beneficiaries in New York fear that aid will disappear again: the government shutdown left thousands of people without food, and now SNAP faces more obstacles

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December 23, 2025 at 7:19 PM

For thousands of New Yorkers who rely on the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, the first…..

Environment

Polar bear standing on a dead sperm whale carcass amid broken Arctic sea ice near Svalbard.

The impossible photo from the Arctic: a polar bear is captured “riding” on a huge whale in the middle of an ice labyrinth, and no one knows how that body got there yet

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January 13, 2026 at 4:31 AM

From above, the scene looks almost unreal. A white polar bear lies across the back…..

The man-sized gold nugget that made two miners rich in 1869

The man-sized gold nugget that made two miners rich in 1869

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January 10, 2026 at 11:12 AM

In 1869, two Cornish miners prospecting in the dusty hills of Victoria, Australia, hit something…..

Global temperature anomaly map showing widespread warming that amplifies European heat-wave impacts in today’s climate.

It is not a prediction for 2100; it is a “rewind” of five actual heat waves, and the result in today’s climate is much worse than you remember

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January 7, 2026 at 9:03 AM

Europeans know what a brutal heat wave feels like. Trains slow down, hospital waiting rooms…..

Mechanic holding gold bars discovered inside an old Iraqi Army Type 69 tank purchased online

A mechanic bought an old Iraqi tank online, and when he reached inside it, he found $2.4 million worth of gold bars hidden inside

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January 6, 2026 at 11:32 AM

When British collector Nick Mead bought an old Iraqi Army Type 69 tank on eBay,…..

An hourglass floating in front of Earth, symbolizing how climate change is affecting the planet’s rotation and global timekeeping.

Climate change is now tugging on the world’s clocks

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January 6, 2026 at 7:24 AM

Climate change is not only reshaping coastlines and weather patterns. It is also nudging the…..

Record 64.8-gram gold nugget found in England’s Shropshire Hills after a faulty metal detector prompted a backup.

Faulty metal detector leads to record gold nugget find in England’s Shropshire Hills

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January 5, 2026 at 2:45 PM

A treasure hunter who arrived late to a group dig in England’s Shropshire Hills walked…..

Earth at night with city lights across Europe, North Africa, and the Middle East, seen from space.

Goodbye to truly dark nights on Earth: a California startup wants to deploy 4,000 mirrors in space, and astronomers are already on alert

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January 4, 2026 at 5:54 PM

Space mirrors that chase away the night put nature at risk Imagine looking up at…..

Towering open-ocean wave with windblown spray, part of the North Pacific megastorm swell measured at up to 115 feet.

Satellites capture a mega-storm in the North Pacific that produced giant waves up to 115 feet high that traveled nearly 15,000 miles

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January 4, 2026 at 4:44 PM

Far out in the North Pacific, with no ship in sight, satellites have confirmed waves…..