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A conceptual diagram of the DARPA Frosty program showing radio waves bouncing off the Arctic ionosphere to detect low-flying aircraft and ships.

The new US radar to monitor Russian and Chinese movements in the Arctic

Kevin Montien
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March 2, 2026 at 10:15 AM

The Arctic is warming, sea ice is shrinking, and rival powers are moving in. In…..

A construction site for the Gateway Hudson River Tunnel project with the New York City skyline and Penn Station area in the background.

Trump denies asking to rename Penn Station in exchange for releasing funds for the $16 billion tunnel

Kevin Montien
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February 27, 2026 at 12:30 PM

President Donald Trump is pushing back on reports that he tried to trade his name…..

Salisia Pascoe and her two children standing in front of their newly built Flint River Habitat for Humanity home in Albany, Georgia.

A single mother truck driver fulfills her dream and moves with her two children into a new $200,000 home in Albany

Kevin Montien
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February 27, 2026 at 6:30 AM

From long hauls to house keys, a single mother truck driver in Albany, Georgia just…..

The Tesla Cybercab robotaxi, a sleek two-seat autonomous vehicle without a steering wheel or pedals, displayed at a product event.

Musk breaks Tesla’s big promise that could spell the end for the company

Kevin Montien
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February 26, 2026 at 6:30 PM

After a year of telling investors that the future of Tesla lies in robotaxis and…..

A conceptual illustration of the Confucian proverb "The man who moves a mountain begins by carrying away small stones," showing a path built from small rocks.

Confucius made it clear: “The man who moves a mountain begins by carrying away small stones”

Kevin Montien
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February 26, 2026 at 10:15 AM

As another year of bold resolutions gets underway, an old line keeps popping up on…..

A traveler presenting a U.S. passport at a TSA airport security checkpoint for identity verification.

The Real ID and now the TSA confirm that you can fly in the United States even with a passport that expired up to two years ago

Kevin Montien
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February 26, 2026 at 6:30 AM

Ever reached into your bag at the airport and realized your passport expired last spring?…..

Swedish Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson speaking at a press conference regarding NATO defense strategy and nuclear cooperation.

Sweden breaks a taboo from the 1970s and enters into talks with France and the United Kingdom for possible European nuclear protection

Adrian Villellas
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February 25, 2026 at 12:30 PM

Sweden has quietly stepped into one of Europe’s most sensitive debates. Prime minister Ulf Kristersson…..

A small FPV drone hovering over a major sports stadium, illustrating the new security challenges addressed by the Pentagon’s JIATF 401 guidance.

The new obsession with security in the United States is not a truck or a fence, but an FPV drone, and the Pentagon already has a low-cost plan

Kevin Montien
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February 24, 2026 at 6:30 PM

What if the biggest risk to a packed stadium no longer comes through the gate,…..

Science

The New Safe Confinement structure at the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant, which houses the remains of the destroyed fourth reactor.

IAEA warns of energy loss at Chernobyl

Kevin Montien
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March 2, 2026 at 8:45 AM

When you hear that Chernobyl has lost power again, it is hard not to picture…..

A microscopic view of T7 bacteriophages attaching to the surface of an E. coli bacterium during a space-based experiment.

NASA grows viruses on the Space Station and, upon bringing them back to Earth, discovers that they infect better than before

Adrian Villellas
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March 1, 2026 at 5:00 PM

What if the next weapon against drug resistant infections is being trained hundreds of miles…..

Researchers rolling out large white geotextile blankets over the Dagu Glacier in China to reflect sunlight and prevent ice melt.

In 2019, China began covering its glaciers with giant blankets: the question is whether it was a good idea

Kevin Montien
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March 1, 2026 at 3:00 PM

Since 2019, research teams in China have been hiking into thin air to do something…..

Two circular fossil vertebrae from a museum collection, originally labeled as woolly mammoth bones but recently identified as whale fossils.

Scientific discovery: mammoth fossils that turned out to be whales, found 400 kilometers from the coast

Adrian Villellas
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March 1, 2026 at 10:15 AM

For more than 70 years, two hefty fossil discs in a museum drawer in Fairbanks…..

An illustration of a sperm whale using biosonar to track a giant squid in the deep "midnight zone" of the ocean.

Nature’s greatest “arms race” is being fought in the depths of the ocean

Adrian Villellas
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February 28, 2026 at 5:00 PM

Far below the reach of sunlight, a silent contest has been running for tens of…..

Aerial view of circular seagrass formations, known as fairy circles or doughnuts, on the sandy seabed of the Sound of Barra, Scotland.

Hundreds of giant “rings” appear under the sea in Scotland, and science seeks an explanation

Kevin Montien
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February 28, 2026 at 10:15 AM

From the air, the seabed in the Sound of Barra looks like someone took a…..

A scientific visualization of Neptune’s tilted and lopsided magnetic field lines as measured by the Voyager 2 spacecraft.

In 1989, Voyager 2 passed by Neptune and detected impossible magnetism; now a study in Nature reveals that mystery had to do with a never-before-seen dark ice. 

Kevin Montien
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February 28, 2026 at 8:45 AM

Back in August 1989, when Voyager 2 skimmed just a few thousand miles above Neptune,…..

A computer simulation diagram showing the gravitational interaction between Mars and Earth, highlighting the shifting orbital paths over millions of years.

They analyzed Mars’ gravity and discovered that it has an unexpected effect on Earth’s climate

Kevin Montien
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February 27, 2026 at 3:00 PM

When people talk about what drives Earth’s climate, they usually point to greenhouse gases, volcanoes,…..