Faster than a plane: Brazil’s new train will reach speeds of 217 mph and cost up to $20 billion
For decades, the trip between Rio de Janeiro and São Paulo has meant six hours of trucks and brake lights on the Dutra highway…..
Saudi Arabia’s “impossible river” is now 100 km long. It began as an experiment in the 1980s and today has created an ecosystem that even scientists find hard to believe
In the middle of the Saudi desert, an artificial river almost one hundred kilometers long now winds away from Riyadh. Instead of snowmelt or…..
Trump issues a nuclear ultimatum to Iran and threatens a “swift and violent” response if no agreement is reached
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Taiwan’s blunt warning to China’s most-modern aircraft carrier and why it could become a floating target for more than 100 missiles: “If the Fujian enters the strait, we will sink it”
China has officially taken its most advanced aircraft carrier, the Fujian, into service at a…..
Starting February 1, the TSA will charge a $45 fee for security screenings
Starting February 1, 2026, travelers in the United States who show up at an airport…..
Trump issues a nuclear ultimatum to Iran and threatens a “swift and violent” response if no agreement is reached
US President Donald Trump has drawn a stark line with Iran. Either Tehran accepts new…..
The legendary school that taught America how to brew beer is leaving the country for the first time since 1872
After more than a century and a half in Chicago, the Siebel Institute of Technology…..
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
A millionaire property developer in southern England has been ordered to pay £20,000 after cutting…..
The U.S. Navy is attempting to rebuild its fleet by 2026 and is discovering that its shipyards have become a major problem
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?
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
If your fall weekends revolve around chasing leaves with a noisy blower, Arlington, Massachusetts is…..
Economy
Elon Musk drops a bombshell at Tesla: he promises robots that will replace surgeons and will earn a billion dollars if he achieves this goal
When shareholders of Tesla signed off on a performance award that could hand CEO Elon Musk up…..
A young woman who lived for five years in a tiny 26 m² house to save money, but her confession will make you think twice: “There isn’t even room for three people, and it’s already affecting me”
Tiny homes promise cozy minimalism, tiny utility bills, and the satisfaction of owning your space outright. For…..
Tech
For years, the world scoffed at the empty stations until cities grew exactly where China had predicted
Scientists convert CO2 into useful energy… without using living cells
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Lifestyle
A prominent scientist reveals that this rare disease could be the key to understanding obesity and preventing diabetes
If you have ever hit that heavy afternoon slump and dreamed of a quick nap, you are…..
The homemade trick with a simple dishwasher tablet that leaves your oven looking like new (and without toxic chemicals)
If you dread scrubbing a baked-on lasagna spill off the oven walls, you are not alone. A…..
Health
Science
Saudi Arabia’s “impossible river” is now 100 km long. It began as an experiment in the 1980s and today has created an ecosystem that even scientists find hard to believe
In the middle of the Saudi desert, an artificial river almost one hundred kilometers long…..
A fish that jumps toward your face when it hears an engine: The most dangerous invasive species in the U.S. is being eliminated at record speed, and here’s how they’re doing itnew
Over the past four years, crews on the Kansas River have hauled an estimated 109,000…..
Forget Adam and Eve: a group of marine microbes discovered in 2023 could be the true “parents” of all complex life on Earth… and the most surprising thing is that scientists named them after Viking gods
From humans and houseplants to mushrooms on pizza and the yeast that helps the dough…..
A microscopic creature has been discovered in Japan that defies ALL the laws of biology: it is not a virus, it is not a cell, it has no metabolism, and its genome has only 238,000 base pairs… but it is still alive
A tiny ocean microbe is forcing scientists to rethink what “being alive” really means. The…..
Forty years after the nuclear explosion, scientists discover a fungus that not only survives… but thrives on radiation
Deep inside the ruined reactor 4 at Chernobyl, where radiation is still strong enough to…..
Scientists discover that if humanity disappeared tomorrow, in just five years, all dog breeds would disappear from the planet and be reduced to a single, wild “superdog”
Imagine waking up to a world where every pampered pug, fluffy Pomeranian and giant Great…..
It can see without eyes, feel without nerves, and think without a brain: the strange purple sea urchin from the Mediterranean that defies 500 years of classical biology and leaves scientists speechless
If you have ever tiptoed across a rocky beach and worried about stepping on a…..
Scientists analyze the DNA of the largest snakes on the planet and discover that the anaconda was already a titan 12.4 million years ago and never needed to grow any larger
When people imagine the Amazon, they often picture a huge green anaconda sliding through dark…..
