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Concept rendering of a bat-shaped fighter jet flying above clouds, a proposed Mach 4 carrier aircraft designed to coordinate drones.

A bat-shaped aircraft could be the next US fighter jet: it promises to fly at Mach 4 and coordinate drones from aircraft carriers

February 16, 2026 at 3:00 PM
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

February 16, 2026 at 12:30 PM
A container ship docks at a Panama Canal port as cranes load stacks of cargo, amid a dispute over long-term terminal concessions.

China directly threatens Panama for canceling historic port contracts signed in the 1990s and warns that it will pay a high political and economic price if it does not rectify the situation

February 16, 2026 at 10:15 AM
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

February 16, 2026 at 8:45 AM
Europa, Jupiter’s icy ocean moon, showing a bright cracked surface with reddish-brown streaks against black space.

Jupiter’s moon could be dead inside

February 16, 2026 at 6:30 AM
NASA’s X-59 quiet supersonic jet runs its engine at night with a bright exhaust plume during an afterburner ground test in Palmdale.

The photos that confirm it: NASA’s X-59 fires up its afterburner and takes a key step toward breaking the sound barrier without breaking our ears

February 15, 2026 at 6:30 PM
Stone age quartz arrowheads from South Africa bearing traces of ancient plant based poison

60,000-year-old poisoned arrows discovered in South Africa reveal that early humans mastered lethal chemistry long before agriculture or writing

February 15, 2026 at 5:00 PM
Concept illustration of an interstellar probe accelerated by a relativistic electron beam toward Alpha Centauri

Goodbye to chemical rockets: scientists propose an idea that would allow interstellar travel in just 40 years using beams of electrons traveling at close to the speed of light.

February 15, 2026 at 3:00 PM
MM120 oral LSD formulation tested in phase 2b clinical trial for generalized anxiety disorder.

The pill of the century: a single trip with LSD reduced anxiety for three months, according to a clinical study

February 15, 2026 at 12:30 PM
Virginia class nuclear submarine as Australia faces uncertainty over AUKUS delivery under new US congressional report

Goodbye to nuclear submarines: Australia signed a $368 billion deal with the United States to receive them, but a new congressional report makes it clear that they may never arrive

February 15, 2026 at 10:15 AM
Bald eagle overlooking a five acre farm lake that evolved into a diverse wildlife sanctuary.

He created a lake to raise fish and installed cameras to monitor them, but ended up attracting eagles, deer, and owls to one of the continent’s most unexpected wildlife sanctuaries

February 15, 2026 at 8:45 AM
Two chimpanzees sit close together in the forest, a species scientists observed using medicinal plants to treat wounds.

Chimpanzees apply medicinal plants to their wounds… and also help others

February 15, 2026 at 6:30 AM
Prehistoric animal paintings inside Lascaux Cave discovered in 1940 near Montignac, France.

In 1940, a boy chased his dog through a hole in a tree and ended up finding a secret cave with more than 600 human paintings dating back 17,000 years that no one had ever seen before

February 15, 2026 at 1:30 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

February 14, 2026 at 6:30 PM
A renowned airline just accidentally discovered that it had a Boeing plane abandoned at an airport since 2012 and no one at the company had noticed for over a decade

A renowned airline just accidentally discovered that it had a Boeing plane abandoned at an airport since 2012 and no one at the company had noticed for over a decade

February 14, 2026 at 5:00 PM
Inside China’s EAST ‘artificial sun’ tokamak in Hefei, where researchers ran ultra-dense plasma tests for fusion energy.

China has just broken a barrier that physicists believed to be unbreakable for decades, and its 150 million-degree artificial sun could bring us closer than ever to the energy of the stars

February 14, 2026 at 3:00 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

February 14, 2026 at 2:12 PM
Aerial view of the proposed Sites Reservoir location in Colusa County, Northern California, showing dry rolling hills, ranchland, and roads.

California’s largest reservoir in half a century has been given the green light: it will cost nearly $7 billion, affect 24 million people, and could change the future of water in the state

February 14, 2026 at 12:30 PM
Artist illustration of AT2025ulz, a possible superkilonova where a star explodes and neutron stars collide

A star exploded, split in two, and then collided again within hours, leaving a double signature that has astronomers puzzled

February 14, 2026 at 10:15 AM
A researcher records ultrasonic sounds from a potted tomato plant in a greenhouse using microphones connected to a laptop.

Scientists discover that plants “scream” silently when they are stressed… and now even insects are beginning to hear them

February 14, 2026 at 8:45 AM
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