Science

Alicella gigantea supergiant amphipods swarm a baited deep-sea lander on the abyssal seafloor.

A strange 34-centimeter creature was recorded in the deep ocean between 3,000 and almost 9,000 meters deep, and the question is no longer whether it exists, but how many there really are

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January 6, 2026 at 3:14 PM

For years, a pale, shrimp-like giant from the deep ocean was treated as a rare…..

Earth in space with lightning-like energy lines, illustrating a hidden electric field pulling atmospheric particles into space.

Earth’s hidden electric field is quietly leaking our atmosphere into space

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January 6, 2026 at 9:41 AM

High above the weather, beyond airplane routes and polar auroras, Earth is running a silent…..

Illustration showing Mars with water imagery, symbolizing ancient wave ripples that suggest shallow, ice-free lakes once existed on the planet.

The small marks that anyone has seen on a beach now appear on Mars and could be the clearest evidence of shallow, ice-free lakes

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January 6, 2026 at 5:30 AM

Anyone who has walked along a beach and watched tiny ridges form where waves lap…..

Underground cave lake with turquoise water and mineral formations, used as an illustration for Earth’s “hidden ocean” discovery.

Gigantic “hidden ocean” discovered 700 kilometers beneath Earth’s surface

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January 5, 2026 at 6:36 PM

What if the largest ocean linked to our planet is one you will never see…..

Illustration of a Martian crater lake, representing evidence of ancient liquid water on Mars from wave ripple patterns.

Clear and definitive evidence of liquid water, not just ancient ice, found on Mars

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January 5, 2026 at 12:05 PM

For years, scientists have argued over whether early Mars was mostly frozen or home to…..

Two spherical dinosaur egg fossils from Anhui, China, cracked open to reveal sparkling calcite crystals inside like a geode.

Scientists find two nearly perfect dinosaur eggs in China and, upon opening them, discover a shiny interior filled with crystals like a geode

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January 5, 2026 at 7:32 AM

Two almost perfectly round dinosaur eggs from eastern China have turned out to be hollow…..

NASA LunaRecycle Challenge winners announcement graphic over the Moon’s surface with NASA logo and recycling badge.

NASA’s 3 million dollar “lunar recycle” bet could change how we deal with trash on and off the Moon

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January 4, 2026 at 10:38 AM

If humans are going to live on the Moon, they will take something with them…..

Montage of ALMA observations showing warped, tilted protoplanetary discs traced by carbon monoxide gas around young stars.

Astronomers tracked carbon monoxide around young stars and found a twist that shouldn’t be there

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January 4, 2026 at 7:01 AM

For decades, astronomy textbooks have shown planet forming discs as perfectly flat, like cosmic vinyl…..

Satellite chlorophyll-a map of the Gulf of Panama showing plankton-rich waters linked to seasonal upwelling.

The Panama Sea stopped “breathing” in 2025, and what satellites and fishermen saw had never been recorded in four decades

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January 3, 2026 at 5:54 PM

For four decades, the Pacific coast of Panama has counted on a reliable seasonal pulse…..

NASA’s Perseverance rover on Mars with inset close-up of the metal-rich rock “Phippsaksla,” likely an iron-nickel meteorite.

Perseverance finds a metal stranger on Mars and a new clue to our own planet’s past

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January 3, 2026 at 3:45 PM

After nearly five years of rolling across Mars, NASA’s Perseverance rover has finally met something…..

Mobility

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…..

Grease-stained hand holding a spark plug in front of a car engine bay.

They gave her a quote for replacing the spark plugs, she bought her own to “save money,” and two weeks later the car started telling a different story

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January 4, 2026 at 3:01 PM

Trying to save money on car repairs feels very familiar. You look at the estimate, swallow hard,…..

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

A 10 carat blue diamond valued at 20 million is set to headline a Geneva…..

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

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…..

Wolf supermoon behind a bare tree as meteor streaks cross the night sky during the Quadrantid shower

The Quadrantid meteor shower reaches its brief peak tonight, and the Wolf supermoon may make it difficult to catch

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January 4, 2026 at 12:03 PM

Winter’s most intense meteor shower reaches its brief peak overnight on January 3 to 4,…..

Large papery wasp nest with a round entrance hanging in a leafy tree.

The first heavy frost arrived, the garden fell silent, and then the big question arose: where do bees and wasps hide for months without freezing to death?

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January 4, 2026 at 9:24 AM

When the first hard freeze hits and the garden goes quiet, it feels like bees…..

Deep-sea submersible shines a light on a coelacanth swimming above a rocky seafloor.

A mistake repeated since the 1800s hid a legendary predator in the cliffs of southwest England

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January 3, 2026 at 2:08 PM

For more than a century, fossil bones from the cliffs of southwest England were labeled…..