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A cargo ship escorted by tugboats moves through a canal channel with a bridge in the background.

The Panama Canal is forgotten: a new interoceanic corridor opens that will change global trade

February 7, 2026 at 10:15 AM
Compact early universe galaxy forming stars rapidly just 600 million years after the Big Bang

Just 600 million years after the Big Bang, a compact galaxy appears that produces stars as if there were no tomorrow

February 7, 2026 at 8:45 AM
The SS United States ocean liner sits in port as tugboats guide it during a tow, beginning its journey to become an artificial reef.

The legendary SS United States is moving again after decades at a standstill, and its destination is no longer the Atlantic but becoming the world’s largest artificial reef

February 6, 2026 at 6:30 PM
Screenshot of the IRS website showing the IRS logo and a page headline about doing more with an IRS account.

Stimulus checks in February 2026 are still a rumor, and here’s what the IRS actually says

February 6, 2026 at 3:32 PM
Aerial view of a large waste-to-energy incineration plant in China surrounded by green hills and nearby facilities.

China has built more than 1,000 waste incineration plants and now lacks enough waste to feed them, so in 2026 it will begin excavating landfills as if they were fuel mines

February 6, 2026 at 3:00 PM
Japan's H3 rocket lifts off from Tanegashima Space Center, flames and smoke rising over the Pacific.

JAXA admits that the H3 failed due to damage to the satellite section and fuel tube, and the blow comes at a key moment

February 6, 2026 at 10:15 AM
A TSA officer helps travelers at an airport security checkpoint, highlighting new ID rules and a ConfirmID fee for passengers without REAL ID.

The TSA has just introduced a surprise fee that no one expected: this is what you will have to pay if you do not have a Real ID or passport

February 5, 2026 at 5:00 PM
A cooking pot sits over an open fire fueled by plastic bottles and trash, showing how waste is burned for heat in poor areas.

Thousands of families in poor countries cook with plastic… and almost no one talks about the risks this poses

February 5, 2026 at 12:30 PM
Vast solar panel arrays stretch across flat land with wind turbines in the distance, symbolizing India’s rapid clean power buildout.

A new report says India is electrifying faster than China at the same level of development and with fewer fossil fuels per person

February 5, 2026 at 8:45 AM
The USS Gerald R. Ford aircraft carrier sails at sea with fighter jets on deck during an extended deployment.

More than 200 days at sea since June 2025, and the admiral admits that the USS Gerald R. Ford is under more pressure than ever before

February 4, 2026 at 6:30 PM
Finke (Larapinta) River in central Australia, an ancient desert river system carving through red sands near the MacDonnell Ranges

Australia has a river older than the dinosaurs: the Finke (Larapinta) has been flowing for between 300 and 400 million years and cuts through the MacDonnell Ranges as if the terrain did not exist

February 4, 2026 at 3:37 PM
IRS website shown as tax deadline penalties of up to 680 dollars begin after missed January filing cutoff

The IRS begins imposing penalties: millions of people face fines of up to $680 for ignoring the IRS deadline

February 4, 2026 at 1:18 PM
Road workers and an excavator on a hillside, with an inset showing a small gold bracteate medallion found in Norway.

A metal detectorist heard a beep in a plowed field and walked up a hillside in ancient Norway and found seven gold medallions buried and abandoned in the 6th century

February 4, 2026 at 10:15 AM
Heat map showing polar vortex anomaly stretching over the Arctic, Alaska, Greenland, and parts of Europe and Asia.

Meteorologists warn that an anomaly in the polar vortex is approaching, and that its speed and shape do not match what textbooks taught decades ago

February 4, 2026 at 6:47 AM
China sold 11 million electric vehicles in one year, leaving less room for the oil it used to buy from Venezuela

China sold 11 million electric vehicles in one year, leaving less room for the oil it used to buy from Venezuela

February 3, 2026 at 6:30 PM
U.S. currency including ten, twenty, fifty, and one hundred dollar bills, representing potential class action payouts

If you received text messages after saying “stop,” you can claim up to $75 per message before February 12

February 3, 2026 at 1:54 PM
A bonobo vocalizes while gripping a tree branch in a rainforest, capturing the kinds of calls researchers analyzed for meaning.

Language is not only human: Bonobos surprise us by combining sounds into meaningful phrases

February 3, 2026 at 12:30 PM
Shanghai skyline over the Huangpu River, with the Oriental Pearl Tower in Pudong, as the city battles land subsidence.

Shanghai should have sunk years ago… but something invisible keeps it afloat: the secret lies 1,000 meters beneath your feet and has to do with oil wells and recycled water

February 3, 2026 at 8:45 AM
Illustration of a bottle trap hung on an apartment balcony to deter mosquitoes and flies

The trick that began in old kitchens is now taking TikTok and urban balconies by storm with a promise that sounds too good to be true

February 2, 2026 at 5:00 PM
IRS logo on a smartphone with a U.S. flag in the background, as the Internal Revenue Service shifts refunds to direct deposit for 2026.

The IRS launches a historic change affecting 164 million people

February 2, 2026 at 4:52 PM
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