Kevin Montien

Social communicator and journalist with extensive experience in creating and editing digital content for high-impact media outlets. He stands out for his ability to write news articles, cover international events and his multicultural vision, reinforced by his English language training (B2 level) obtained in Australia.
Entrance to the La Línea Tunnel in Colombia, the longest road tunnel in Latin America, cutting through the Andes mountains

The longest tunnel in Latin America took more than 10 years to build and now connects two key regions that were previously isolated by mountains

By Kevin Montien
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February 17, 2026 at 6:30 PM
Primrose Candy Company factory in Chicago after filing for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection.

An iconic Chicago candy factory with nearly 100 years of history has filed for bankruptcy and could close permanently after losing millions

By Kevin Montien
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February 17, 2026 at 6:30 AM
Dense clusters of invasive quagga mussels cling to rocks underwater, a species newly detected in Lower Lough Erne, Northern Ireland.

For the first time, an invasive species capable of destroying freshwater ecosystems in just a few months has been detected in Northern Ireland, and no one knows how to stop it

By Kevin Montien
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February 16, 2026 at 12:30 PM
Traffic backs up at a busy California intersection under red lights, where automated cameras can issue citations for red-light running.

Thousands of Californians refuse to pay their fines for running red lights, and the reason has to do with a legal loophole that almost no one knows about

By Kevin Montien
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February 16, 2026 at 8:45 AM
Interior of a private VIP bunker with a living area, seating, dining table, and kitchenette designed for emergency shelter.

Luxury or emergency: These VIP bunkers promise to save you from the apocalypse for up to $415,000, with bedrooms, showers, generators, and bomb-proof steel walls

By Kevin Montien
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February 14, 2026 at 6:30 PM
Vintage CRT television on a media console with stereo speakers in a cozy living room, evoking a 1990s home setup.

This little-known trick turns old television sockets into an ultra-fast cable Internet connection without the need for construction work or technicians

By Kevin Montien
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February 14, 2026 at 2:12 PM
Paper parachutes with dead mice baits laced with paracetamol are lined up for an aerial drop to target brown tree snakes in Guam.

Alert in the forests: the unusual US plan to release 2,000 mice with paracetamol to curb a deadly plague

By Kevin Montien
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February 13, 2026 at 8:15 AM
Bottles of soda and sugar-free drinks on a supermarket shelf, highlighting concerns about erythritol and vascular health.

The “zero-calorie” sweetener that could affect the cells that protect your brain

By Kevin Montien
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February 11, 2026 at 5:00 PM
A Spanish Navy warship enters port escorted by smaller vessels, as Spain rolls out a major fleet renewal plan.

Spain activates its largest naval plan since the Cold War: approximately $650 million, four high-tech submarines, and five F-110 frigates to address future threats.

By Kevin Montien
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February 11, 2026 at 3:00 PM
Chestnut mining bee (Andrena rehni) held between a biologist’s berry-stained fingers in Syracuse, New York.

A biologist gets her fingers stained with berry juice… and accidentally discovers a species of bee that was believed to have been extinct in the region since 1904

By Kevin Montien
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February 11, 2026 at 8:45 AM
Glowing lava flows into the ocean during an ocean island eruption, illustrating how deep mantle processes can fuel volcanism and release CO2.

Your continent could be feeding a volcano in the middle of the ocean… and you didn’t even know it

By Kevin Montien
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February 10, 2026 at 8:45 AM
Red fox and hedgehog eating from a bowl of cat food in a garden at night in Dietlikon, Switzerland.

A neighbor installs cameras in his garden in Dietlikon and films a red fox and a hedgehog sharing the same bowl of cat food in a garden while fireworks explode

By Kevin Montien
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February 9, 2026 at 5:00 PM
A Maya pyramid and plaza at an ancient city site in Guatemala, linked to new research on why some wet regions were abandoned.

It rained, crops kept growing, and yet the Maya still left. The unexpected twist that calls the classic explanation of their collapse into question

By Kevin Montien
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February 8, 2026 at 5:00 PM
Inset highlights “Cosmic Grapes,” an early lensed galaxy whose light breaks into many compact, star-forming clumps.

A galaxy looked calm in the first images, but when it was brought into focus it turned out to be a cluster of at least 15 stellar bursts, like cosmic grapes

By Kevin Montien
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February 8, 2026 at 8:45 AM
Alex Simpson, born with hydranencephaly, rests on a couch beside her parents during a family interview in Nebraska.

Alex Simpson was born in Nebraska with hydranencephaly. Doctors said he would live only a few months, but he has just turned 20, and his case is forcing scientists to rethink what we believe we know about the brain

By Kevin Montien
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February 7, 2026 at 5:00 PM
Hillside landscape with an inset satellite-style heat map highlighting a methane plume, illustrating research on temporary CO2 removals.

Methane is out of control… but this strategy involving temporary CO2 capture could slow down its climate impact

By Kevin Montien
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February 6, 2026 at 6:30 AM
Researchers stand on a rocky slope in northeast Greenland after a fossil field expedition on Ymer Island near Mount Celsius.

A Pole reveals what Greenland has to offer. “Our legs literally buckled with excitement”

By Kevin Montien
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February 5, 2026 at 3:00 PM
A hillside vineyard in Virginia with rows of grapevines and winery buildings, representing small farm wineries facing new rules.

A recently-passed law in Virginia could bankrupt small artisanal wineries that have been growing grapes and making unique wines in mountainous terrain for decades

By Kevin Montien
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February 4, 2026 at 3:00 PM
Aerial view of a new neighborhood of modern homes with rooftop solar panels, illustrating fast, tech-driven construction.

In just 24 hours, these robotic houses go from being a project to becoming real homes, and they are changing construction faster than anyone wants to admit in 2026

By Kevin Montien
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February 4, 2026 at 6:30 AM
A truck driver stands at the back of a semi-trailer loaded with shrink-wrapped pallets, a common target in cargo theft cases.

Between 2021 and 2023, a coordinated group managed to steal at least 14 semi-trailers full of big-brand products, and now judges are handing down sentences that could change highway crime

By Kevin Montien
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February 3, 2026 at 10:15 AM
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