A close-up of a United States nonimmigrant visa in a passport, representing the new fees and bonds required for travelers from specific nations.

Goodbye to the American dream: new rules for traveling to the US in 2026 require Egyptians, Kenyans, and Nigerians to pay an “exit bond” and an integrity fee of $250

Adrian Villellas
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February 3, 2026 at 3:00 PM

For many families in Africa, a trip to see Yellowstone’s geysers or the Grand Canyon’s cliffs is a once-in-a-lifetime dream. That dream just became…..

A close-up of a ripe orange cloudberry in a Norwegian bog, illustrating the species used for the Earth BioGenome Project.

The fruit eaten by the Vikings and brought to the Arctic by Nansen hides a genetic secret: Norwegian researchers have discovered that the “molte” has eight chromosomes and is a mixture of extinct ancestral species

Kevin Montien
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February 3, 2026 at 12:30 PM

What really hides inside that spoonful of golden cloudberry sauce on a Christmas dessert? According to a new genomic study, quite a lot. Researchers…..

A wild beaver caught on a night-vision trail camera swimming in the Little Ouse River between Suffolk and Norfolk.
View of the damaged Poole Bay Cliffs in Canford Cliffs, showing the site of unauthorized excavation for a luxury garden room.
Unrestored 1965 Chevrolet Impala station wagon with a rare 409 cubic inch engine found in a Moscow, Pennsylvania barn.
A map of Yellowstone National Park highlighting the Norris Uplift Anomaly bullseye pattern detected by satellite radar.
A close-up of an official IRS Notice of Intent to Levy letter placed next to a bank statement, illustrating the start of the 21-day freeze period.
An elderly driver in Virginia preparing for an in-person DMV vision screening for a five-year license renewal.
A global heat map from the University of Oklahoma study showing high-risk bat clades overlapping with human anthropogenic footprints.
Nine 6th-century gold bracteates and beads found on Rennesøy island, Norway, showcasing intricate Migration Period craftsmanship.
Five pieces of 7th-century Anglo-Saxon gold and garnet jewelry found on a hillside in Donington-on-Bain, Lincolnshire.

News

An aerial view of the Canford Cliffs area in Poole Bay, showing the steep, sandy coastal slopes where illegal excavation took place.

What began as a project “to protect lizards” ended in a national scandal: a British millionaire was fined £20,000 for destroying a protected cliff in Poole Bay

Kevin Montien
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January 29, 2026 at 5:00 PM

A millionaire property developer in southern England has been ordered to pay £20,000 after cutting…..

A large U.S. Navy warship under construction in a crowded shipyard with industrial cranes.

The U.S. Navy is attempting to rebuild its fleet by 2026 and is discovering that its shipyards have become a major problem

Kevin Montien
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January 28, 2026 at 8:45 AM

The U.S. Navy is trying to rebuild its fleet in the middle of a deep…..

Amazon will pay $1.5 billion to Prime customers: who is entitled to an automatic refund?

Amazon will pay $1.5 billion to Prime customers: who is entitled to an automatic refund?

Adrian Villellas
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November 26, 2025 at 2:06 PM

An unexpected email from Amazon promising money usually feels like the start of a scam……

Noisy weekends are numbered: this city will ban gasoline-powered leaf blowers and impose fines of up to $200

Noisy weekends are numbered: this city will ban gasoline-powered leaf blowers and impose fines of up to $200

Adrian Villellas
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November 26, 2025 at 2:00 PM

If your fall weekends revolve around chasing leaves with a noisy blower, Arlington, Massachusetts is…..

Economy

A close-up of a United States nonimmigrant visa in a passport, representing the new fees and bonds required for travelers from specific nations.

Goodbye to the American dream: new rules for traveling to the US in 2026 require Egyptians, Kenyans, and Nigerians to pay an “exit bond” and an integrity fee of $250

Adrian Villellas
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February 3, 2026 at 3:00 PM

For many families in Africa, a trip to see Yellowstone’s geysers or the Grand Canyon’s cliffs is…..

A USPS mail carrier shoveling heavy snow around a buried delivery truck in Fairfield, Ohio, during Winter Storm Fern.

A mail carrier in Ohio who was trapped between buried trucks and icy roads was suspended after posting a video denouncing the brutal conditions he had to endure during a historic snowstorm: “We had to dig with shovels to get the trucks out”

Kevin Montien
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February 2, 2026 at 6:30 PM

While officials urged millions of Americans to stay home during a severe January blizzard, mail carrier Jason…..

Science

A close-up of a ripe orange cloudberry in a Norwegian bog, illustrating the species used for the Earth BioGenome Project.

The fruit eaten by the Vikings and brought to the Arctic by Nansen hides a genetic secret: Norwegian researchers have discovered that the “molte” has eight chromosomes and is a mixture of extinct ancestral species

Kevin Montien
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February 3, 2026 at 12:30 PM

What really hides inside that spoonful of golden cloudberry sauce on a Christmas dessert? According…..

Scientists from UNAM collecting soil samples in the Mixteca Alta UNESCO Global Geopark to study native bacterial communities.
A cluster of concrete Reef Cubes placed on the seabed at the base of an offshore wind turbine to promote marine growth.
A wild beaver caught on a night-vision trail camera swimming in the Little Ouse River between Suffolk and Norfolk.

A beaver appears in England for the first time in 400 years and camera traps capture it in action: the exciting return of an extinct species that no one expected to see in Suffolk

Kevin Montien
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February 2, 2026 at 8:45 AM

A quiet stretch of river in eastern England has suddenly become the center of attention……

A map of Yellowstone National Park highlighting the Norris Uplift Anomaly bullseye pattern detected by satellite radar.

Yellowstone inflates again: an “underground bulge” the size of Chicago surprises scientists

Kevin Montien
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February 1, 2026 at 5:00 PM

Along the north rim of Yellowstone’s vast caldera, the ground has quietly lifted by about…..

Five pieces of 7th-century Anglo-Saxon gold and garnet jewelry found on a hillside in Donington-on-Bain, Lincolnshire.

Archaeologists unearth an Anglo-Saxon treasure trove of 7th-century gold jewelry that was found without a grave or a body

Adrian Villellas
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February 1, 2026 at 6:30 AM

The Donington-on-Bain jewelry assemblage includes five Anglo-Saxon, seventh-century gold-and-garnet pieces found on a Lincolnshire hillside…..

A visualization of two massive black holes of 137 and 103 solar masses spiraling toward a collision, emitting gravitational waves.

The largest black hole collision ever recorded has been detected, forcing a rethink of how they form

Adrian Villellas
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January 31, 2026 at 10:15 AM

Scientists detected the largest black hole collision yet, producing a new black hole about 225…..

A high-resolution satellite visualization showing a massive storm swell and 35-meter wave peaks in the North Pacific Ocean.

Satellites spot 35-meter monster waves in the North Pacific, equivalent to an 11-story building, and for the first time they were “signed” from space

Kevin Montien
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January 30, 2026 at 10:05 AM

Technology in orbit has just confirmed something sailors have whispered about for generations. In December…..