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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
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

February 3, 2026 at 10:15 AM
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 Earth cutaway showing the mantle, outer core, and a glowing inner core against a starry space background.”

Earth has an “inner core” that deforms in real time, and seismic waves have given it away

February 3, 2026 at 6:30 AM
Empty grocery store shelves and a quiet aisle, as Avondale’s only full-service market struggles to keep fresh food in stock.

This popular supermarket is running out of fresh food: the small store that saved the neighborhood is now struggling to survive, while large chains throw away tons of food

February 2, 2026 at 6:30 PM
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 “Weigh Station” road sign in North Carolina directing commercial trucks to inspection and compliance checkpoints

Thousands of illegally issued truck licenses in North Carolina could cost the state $50 million

February 2, 2026 at 3:00 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
The USS Texas sits afloat near Galveston as restoration work continues on the historic battleship’s superstructure.

It was about to sink forever, but now it’s back: the legendary USS Texas, the battleship that survived two world wars, has been reborn after a titanic restoration project lasting more than 300,000 hours

February 2, 2026 at 10:15 AM
Crowds gather around Cloud Gate in Millennium Park as visitor fees and hotel taxes rise ahead of 2026.

Chicago imposes the highest tourist tax in US history (and it won’t be the only one): how it will affect your next booking in 2026

February 2, 2026 at 8:45 AM
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
A hand in pink cleaning gloves wipes a baseboard with a microfiber cloth, showing a simple trick to keep dust from building up.

The cleaning trick experts don’t want you to miss: how to prevent dust from accumulating on baseboards for weeks

February 1, 2026 at 6:30 PM
A traveler uses a magnetic wireless power bank on a smartphone inside an airplane cabin, highlighting safer solid-state battery charging.

Goodbye lithium: this wireless solid-state battery doesn’t explode, charges quickly, and has forever changed the way I view chargers

February 1, 2026 at 5:00 PM
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
Fluorescent microscope image of longfin inshore squid embryos, used to track how nerve cells form during nervous system development.

Scientists are observing in real time how a cephalopod nervous system is built, and the pattern looks far too similar to that of vertebrates to ignore

February 1, 2026 at 3:00 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
Earth’s curved horizon and vast ocean seen from the International Space Station, highlighting the planet’s growing heat stored in the seas.

A new heat record threatens to trigger climate disasters

February 1, 2026 at 10:15 AM
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
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