A high-resolution cross-section diagram of a perovskite solar cell showing the added taurine antioxidant layer between the tin dioxide and the perovskite crystal.

Korean scientists were studying the deterioration of a key material for future energy and ended up discovering that octopuses had been using the perfect solution for millions of years

Adrian Villellas
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February 20, 2026 at 6:30 PM

Perovskite solar cells have long been billed as the next big thing in clean energy, promising thin, flexible panels that sip raw materials yet…..

A historical illustration of 17th-century sailors hunting reindeer and building a makeshift brick shelter on the icy shores of Spitsbergen.

Eight sailors were stranded in the Arctic in 1630… and what they did to survive after being presumed dead will leave you speechless

Adrian Villellas
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February 20, 2026 at 5:00 PM

What does it take to survive an Arctic winter with almost no food, no ship, and no way home? In 1630, eight English sailors…..

News

A historical illustration of 17th-century sailors hunting reindeer and building a makeshift brick shelter on the icy shores of Spitsbergen.

Eight sailors were stranded in the Arctic in 1630… and what they did to survive after being presumed dead will leave you speechless

Adrian Villellas
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February 20, 2026 at 5:00 PM

What does it take to survive an Arctic winter with almost no food, no ship,…..

The exterior of a Subway restaurant with a "Fresh Forward" design, representing the locations involved in the MTF Enterprises bankruptcy.

One of the largest Subway franchises in the United States collapses and files for bankruptcy with 43 locations, leaving the future of thousands of workers up in the air

Adrian Villellas
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February 20, 2026 at 12:30 PM

A major Subway franchisee has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy, a move that shows how…..

Professor Dr. Nguyen Thi Thanh Mai speaking at the 2025 opening ceremony of Vietnam National University, Ho Chi Minh City.

No books or degrees. This Vietnamese teacher inspires an entire generation with a single powerful idea: “Dare to think differently, fail without fear, and start again”

Kevin Montien
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February 19, 2026 at 5:00 PM

At a packed opening ceremony at Vietnam National University, Ho Chi Minh City,Professor Dr Nguyen…..

Aerial view of Rota Naval Base in Spain, showing construction at Piers 2 and 4 to accommodate the new Bonifaz-class F-110 frigates.
A street outreach worker in New York City speaking with an unsheltered individual near a subway entrance.

New York tightens regulations and now requires six months of homelessness to qualify for a safe bed

Kevin Montien
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February 19, 2026 at 6:30 AM

Starting February 12, a rule change in New York will decide who gets access to…..

A comparison view of Caojiawan station in Chongqing showing a subway entrance in an overgrown field in 2015 versus a developed urban district in 2020.

In 2008, China was ridiculed for building subway stations in empty fields… in 2025, the West admits it was a masterstroke

Adrian Villellas
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February 18, 2026 at 6:30 PM

In the late 2000s, photos of new subway entrances rising from empty fields in China…..

The French nuclear-powered aircraft carrier Charles de Gaulle sailing in formation with Rafale M fighter jets visible on the flight deck.

France launches the nuclear aircraft carrier Charles de Gaulle into the North Atlantic and Arctic with more than 12,000 soldiers and 140 aircraft as part of the major ORION 26 exercise

Kevin Montien
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February 17, 2026 at 3:00 PM

The only nuclear-powered aircraft carrier of France, Charles de Gaulle, has left Toulon and is…..

An HVAC technician inspecting a residential air vent and measuring static pressure in the ductwork.

A 62-year-old technician explains how millions of households have been damaging their heating systems for decades due to a MISTAKE, and many do so without even thinking about it

Kevin Montien
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February 16, 2026 at 6:30 PM

Heating season arrives, the thermostat goes up a few degrees, and the utility bill follows…..

Economy

Jennifer Barton, a victim of a celebrity romance scam, looking distressed while holding her phone in temporary housing.

She thought she had fallen in love with six celebrities… and ended up homeless, carless, and heartbroken

Kevin Montien
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February 20, 2026 at 3:00 PM

For two years, late night chats with supposed Hollywood names felt like a secret dream life. Then…..

A close-up of a hand holding an EBT card at a grocery store checkout, representing the federal Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program.

Millions of Americans are losing their food assistance because they do not meet this new work requirement under the SNAP program

Adrian Villellas
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February 18, 2026 at 8:45 AM

New work rules for the federal Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, or SNAP, are now taking effect in…..

Science

A high-resolution cross-section diagram of a perovskite solar cell showing the added taurine antioxidant layer between the tin dioxide and the perovskite crystal.

Korean scientists were studying the deterioration of a key material for future energy and ended up discovering that octopuses had been using the perfect solution for millions of years

Adrian Villellas
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February 20, 2026 at 6:30 PM

Perovskite solar cells have long been billed as the next big thing in clean energy,…..

Portrait of inventor Thomas Edison, whose 1879 lamp experiments may have produced graphene-like carbon without anyone realizing it.

Thomas Edison may have created graphene by accident in 1879 without knowing it, and science has only realized this almost 150 years later

Kevin Montien
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February 20, 2026 at 8:45 AM

Every time you flip on a light, you are tapping into a technology that goes…..

A microscopic view of the gene-edited Fusarium venenatum (FCPD) strain showing thinner cell walls and a comparison of mycoprotein textured as chicken-like strips.

Goodbye to beef: China presents the future of food with the creation of a meat-flavored mushroom that is grown without animals and requires 70% less land

Kevin Montien
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February 19, 2026 at 3:00 PM

A new gene-edited fungus developed in China is being pitched as a double win for…..

A reddish hand stencil on a limestone cave wall in Sulawesi, Indonesia, showing a stylized "claw-like" finger pattern.

A simple cave painting made almost 68,000 years ago in a cave in Indonesia could forever change what we believed about the origins of human art

Kevin Montien
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February 18, 2026 at 10:15 AM

Long before people painted bison on French cave walls, someone stood at the back of…..

A high-resolution scanning electron microscope (SEM) image of a tardigrade, also known as a water bear, showing its eight legs and segmented body.

Not cockroaches or rats: this would be the last living thing to become extinct on Earth

Kevin Montien
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February 17, 2026 at 8:45 AM

For years people have joked that cockroaches would inherit the planet after humans disappear. Yet…..

A close-up of a human finger moving through a container of sand during a scientific experiment on remote touch.

An experiment has confirmed it: humans have a hidden seventh sense that allows us to “touch” without touching

Adrian Villellas
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February 16, 2026 at 6:30 AM

Have you ever dragged your fingers through sand and felt something was there before you…..

A breathtaking view of the total solar eclipse with the solar corona visible as a glowing halo against a dark sky.

The day night falls: this is what the most anticipated total solar eclipse of the century will be like, and it will NOT happen again until 2114

Adrian Villellas
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February 15, 2026 at 8:45 AM

On August 2, 2027, midday will briefly look like midnight for millions of people from…..

Fernanda, a rare Fernandina giant tortoise, resting at a conservation center after being rediscovered on a volcanic island.

A giant Galapagos tortoise believed to have been extinct for over a century has been found alive on a remote volcanic island, reviving a historic plan to save the species

Kevin Montien
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February 14, 2026 at 6:30 PM

On a remote volcanic island in the Galápagos Islands, a giant tortoise that science had…..