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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
A nearly dry riverbed with a thin stream cutting through cracked sediment, illustrating extreme drought and water scarcity.

The water apocalypse already has a date, and millions of people will experience it sooner than imagined

February 2, 2026 at 12:30 PM
Sunset over Laguna Itzan in northern Guatemala, where lake sediments preserve a long climate record linked to Maya history.

A lake in Guatemala preserved 3,300 years of “evidence,” and now its sediments show that drought alone does not explain the Maya collapse

February 2, 2026 at 6:30 AM
TSA officer monitoring security lines at a U.S. airport checkpoint

Change the way you pay for your travel: the TSA will be implementing security fees starting February 1, and many passengers will be surprised by the impact this will have on their tickets and their time

February 1, 2026 at 4:25 PM
People wait in line outside a California Department of Motor Vehicles office as some REAL ID holders are told to renew due to an error.

A DMV error forces thousands of Californians to renew their identification just before important trips

February 1, 2026 at 2:03 PM
Forest stream and rocky riverbank in Nandhaur Wildlife Sanctuary, where camera traps recorded smooth-coated otters during a tiger survey.

Researchers were setting up cameras to count tigers in Nandhaur. They focused on a forest stream, and what appeared on the memory card was not listed in any official records

February 1, 2026 at 12:30 PM
Ford Nugget 40th Anniversary camper van parked outdoors with the side door open, showing the compact interior module.

A legend on wheels is reborn: Ford launches the 40th anniversary version of its iconic Nugget camper van, with a retro design that pays homage to 1986 and details that will transport you back in time (bathroom included)

February 1, 2026 at 8:45 AM
Ukraine’s Octopus AI interceptor drone during a field test, built to detect and destroy Shahed-type UAVs before impact.

Ukraine’s secret weapon is not a missile… it’s an AI-powered drone that can save forests, rivers, and millions of lives

January 31, 2026 at 6:30 PM
Miami-Dade Mayor Daniella Levine Cava speaks at a podium with a U.S. flag behind her.

In Miami-Dade, a maneuver with hints of political drama is unfolding following the official approval of a petition seeking to remove Mayor Daniella Levine Cava from office in January 2026

January 31, 2026 at 12:30 PM
A wide view of the Hektoria Glacier terminus on the Antarctic Peninsula, with fractured sea ice in the foreground.

Antarctica has just broken a record that is alarming scientists: a glacier the size of a city collapsed in just two months, and experts fear that this is only the beginning

January 31, 2026 at 10:15 AM
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