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SCIENCE
5.7 Earthquake Rattles Western Nevada, Felt Across Northern California
A magnitude 5.7 earthquake struck near Silver Springs, Nevada on Monday evening, shaking Lyon County and triggering 43+ aftershocks along an unnamed fault zo...
SPORTSCULTURESCIENCE
From 650 Strangers in Hamburg to 1.5 Million Athletes Worldwide: Inside the Hyrox Explosion
Hyrox launched in 2018 with a single race and 650 participants. Today the fitness competition spans 30 countries, generates $130 million a year in revenue, a...
POLITICSWARSCIENCE
Saudi Arabia Is Putting $10 Billion Into the Company That Owns CNN
Three Gulf sovereign wealth funds are committing $24 billion to back Paramount's takeover of Warner Bros. Discovery. Saudi Arabia's PIF alone is providing $1...
SCIENCEHEALTH
One Shot, First Sound: The Gene Therapy That Reversed Deafness in 10 Patients
A single injection into the inner ear restored hearing in all ten patients in a landmark Nature Medicine trial. The OTOF gene therapy — developed at Karolins...
SCIENCE
Artemis II Swings Around the Moon's Far Side: Crew Set to Break 54-Year Distance Record From Earth
The four Artemis II astronauts are set to fly farther from Earth than any humans in history — 252,757 miles — as they complete a six-hour lunar flyby on Apri...
SCIENCEPOLITICSHEALTH
You Can Finally Eat Fish From the Hudson River Again
For the first time in 50 years, New York State health officials say families can eat fish caught in the Lower Hudson River. PCB levels have fallen enough to ...
SCIENCEWARWORLD
The Night Sky Is About to Get a Lot Brighter — Whether You Want It or Not
Scientists from four international research societies are warning the FCC that plans for orbital mirrors and a million new satellites could permanently alter...
SCIENCE
Springs Fire Scorches 4,100 Acres in Moreno Valley as Santa Ana Winds Drive Southern California's First Major Blaze of 2026
A fast-moving brush fire exploded from 5 acres to more than 4,000 acres in hours on Friday, triggering mass evacuations across Riverside County and marking t...
WARHEALTHSCIENCE
A 106-Year-Old Vaccine Laboratory Was Struck in Tehran. The WHO Has Confirmed 20 Attacks on Iranian Healthcare.
US-Israeli airstrikes severely damaged the Pasteur Institute of Iran. The WHO confirmed over 20 attacks on Iranian healthcare facilities since March 1, causi...
WORLDPOLITICSSCIENCE
Gucci Mane Kidnapped at Gunpoint in Dallas: DOJ Charges Pooh Shiesty, Big30, and Seven Others | Ranked Brief
WARWORLDSCIENCE
Iraq Is Becoming the Iran War's Second Front — and the U.S. Embassy Just Told Americans to Run
On April 2, the U.S. Embassy in Baghdad issued its most urgent warning yet: imminent attacks by Iran-linked militias within 24-48 hours, targeting Americans,...
SCIENCEHEALTH
The Musketeer's Lost Grave: How a Crumbling Church Floor May Have Solved a 353-Year Mystery
Workers repairing a floor in a Dutch church found a skeleton with a French coin, a lead bullet, and a burial spot under the altar. DNA testing is now underwa...
TECHENERGYSCIENCE
Maine Moves to Ban New Data Centers
Maine is poised to become the first U.S. state to freeze large data center construction, imposing a moratorium on facilities using more than 20 megawatts whi...
WORLDWARSCIENCE
7.4 Earthquake Strikes Indonesia, Triggers Tsunami Waves and Kills One
A magnitude 7.4 earthquake struck the Northern Molucca Sea off Ternate, Indonesia on April 2, 2026. Tsunami waves up to 75 centimeters hit coastal areas. One...
SCIENCEWAR
Why 'Challenger' Is Trending While Artemis II Is in Space
Artemis II launched successfully. But as the crew heads toward the Moon, a months-long safety debate over Orion's damaged heat shield has put 'Challenger' ba...
SCIENCEWAR
4.9 Earthquake Shakes Bay Area From Santa Cruz Mountains
A magnitude 4.9 earthquake struck near Boulder Creek in Santa Cruz County at 1:41 AM Thursday, jolting residents awake across the Bay Area from San Francisco...
SCIENCECULTURE
Artemis II Lost Contact With Mission Control 51 Minutes Into Flight — Here's What NASA Says Happened
Minutes after a successful engine burn, the Orion spacecraft went silent. NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman confirmed the brief comms blackout at a post-laun...
WORLDTECHSCIENCE
DNA Definitively Links Ted Bundy to 1974 Murder of Utah Teen Laura Ann Aime
New DNA technology developed in 2023 has allowed Utah investigators to close a 52-year-old cold case, confirming that serial killer Ted Bundy murdered 17-yea...
WORLDWARSCIENCE
American Journalist Shelly Kittleson Kidnapped in Baghdad by Iran-Backed Militia
Freelance journalist Shelly Kittleson, 49, was abducted in Baghdad by suspected Kataib Hezbollah members. The FBI had warned her of a kidnap-or-kill plot.
WORLDSCIENCE
Blood Sky Over Australia: The Science Behind Cyclone Narelle's Crimson Skies | Ranked Brief
WORLDWARSCIENCE
Artemis II: Four Astronauts Launch Toward the Moon for the First Time in 54 Years
NASA's Artemis II mission sends four astronauts on a 10-day journey around the Moon — the first crewed lunar mission since Apollo 17 in 1972.
SCIENCEWAR
Rome's Ancient Machine Gun: The Polybolos Evidence Found at Pompeii
Researchers found evidence that Roman legions used a rapid-fire bolt launcher during the 89 BC siege of Pompeii — potentially the world's oldest documented u...
SCIENCE
Once-in-a-Century: The Moon's Massive New Crater and What It Means for Artemis
A 225-meter crater appeared on the Moon in 2024. Scientists say events this size happen once every 139 years. NASA's Artemis 2 launches in days. The timing r...
HEALTHWARSCIENCE
Two Studies, One Week: How Exercise Fights Alzheimer's and Why 11 Minutes of Sleep Could Save Your Heart
A UCSF study published in Cell identified the precise biological mechanism by which exercise fights dementia — via an enzyme that fixes the brain's leaky def...
WORLDSCIENCEHEALTH
Science Finally Confirms It: People Who Fall for Corporate Buzzwords Are Worse at Their Jobs
A Cornell study quantified what everyone has suspected: employees most impressed by corporate jargon consistently make worse decisions. Here's what the resea...
WORLDSPORTSSCIENCE
Big Mics, No Answers: CNN's Podcast Makeover and the Crisis It Can't Cosmetically Fix
CNN anchors Jake Tapper and Anderson Cooper adopted podcast-style sets this week, drawing mockery from ex-colleagues and industry veterans. The experiment re...
SCIENCEWARENERGY
UN Climate Warning: Earth's Energy Imbalance Hits Record, El Niño Expected by Late 2026
The World Meteorological Organization says the planet is gaining more heat energy than it can release — the highest imbalance in recorded history. The last
WORLDWARSCIENCE
Data Centers Are Creating 'Heat Islands,' Warming Surrounding Areas by Up to 16 Degrees
A new study of 8,400 hyperscale data centers finds they raise land surface temperatures by an average of 3.6°F — with extremes of 16°F — affecting more than ...
WORLDSCIENCEPOLITICS
Utah Mandates Bible Study in Public Schools Starting Third Grade
Gov. Spencer Cox signed HB312 into law, requiring Utah students from grades 3 through 12 to analyze Bible passages as part of social studies. Experts say it ...
WORLDSCIENCEPOLITICS
Texas Wants to Study Annexing Part of New Mexico. Can It Actually Happen?
Texas House Speaker Dustin Burrows has ordered a legislative committee to study absorbing one or more counties from New Mexico. New Mexico's governor called ...
WORLDSCIENCE
Long Abstinence Hurts Sperm Quality, Oxford Study Finds
A major Oxford University meta-analysis of 54,889 men challenges decades of fertility clinic guidelines, showing that stored sperm degrades in quality — and ...
WORLDSCIENCECULTURE
Scientists Filmed a Sperm Whale Give Birth. A Dozen Whales Showed Up to Help.
Rare footage captured off Dominica shows 11 sperm whales — including non-relatives — coordinating to support a laboring mother and lift her newborn calf abov...
WORLDMARKETSSCIENCE
SpaceX Is Filing for the Biggest IPO in History
Elon Musk's rocket and satellite company is targeting a June listing at up to $1.75 trillion — a raise that would dwarf every prior public offering in record...
WORLDWARSCIENCE
Spain Closes Its Airspace to U.S. War Planes — A NATO Member Breaks With Washington
Madrid has shut Spanish skies to American aircraft involved in the Iran war, escalating a confrontation with Trump that has brought threats of a full U.S. tr...
WORLDSCIENCEWAR
American Journalist Shelly Kittleson Kidnapped in Baghdad
Freelance reporter Shelly Kittleson was abducted by gunmen near the Baghdad Hotel on Al-Saadoun Street on Tuesday. Suspicion immediately fell on Kataib Hezbo...
WORLDSCIENCEPOLITICS
Eight U.S. Scientists with Classified Connections Dead or Missing Since 2024
From NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory to Los Alamos National Laboratory, a pattern of disappearances and deaths among researchers tied to America's most sens...
WORLDSCIENCE
The Second Sphinx Claim: What the Scans Say — and What Experts Don't Buy
An Italian research team says satellite radar reveals a buried twin Sphinx at Giza. Archaeologists say the data doesn't hold up. Here's what we actually know.
WORLDSCIENCE
New Study: Becoming a Parent Provides No Lasting Happiness Boost — But Does Hurt Your Relationship
A cross-national study of more than 5,000 people across 10 countries finds parenthood has virtually no effect on day-to-day happiness or life satisfaction — ...
WORLDSCIENCE
'One-Sided Monogamy': The Manosphere's Rebranding of Infidelity, Explained
A Netflix documentary has ignited a fierce debate about a relationship model where only the woman is expected to be faithful. Research shows the ideology is ...
WORLDSCIENCE
The Muscle Paradox: New Science Upends What We Thought We Knew About Aging
WORLDSCIENCEWAR
2026 Hurricane Season: Fewer Storms Expected, But Rapid Intensification Risk Is 'Very Concerning'
AccuWeather's first seasonal outlook predicts 11 to 16 named storms — near or below average — as El Niño develops in the Pacific. But abnormally warm ocean w...
WORLDSCIENCEWAR
Earth Is Getting Pelted: The 2026 Fireball Surge That Has Astronomers Asking Questions
The American Meteor Society has confirmed a statistical anomaly in early 2026 — large, loud fireballs are hitting Earth's atmosphere at roughly double the hi...
WORLDTECHSCIENCE
Ukrainian Drones Crash in Finland, Extending NATO Airspace Violations to a Fourth Country
Two Ukrainian AN196 drones fell near Kouvola, Finland on Sunday morning — the fourth NATO member state hit by errant Ukrainian drones in less than two weeks....
WORLDSCIENCEPOLITICS
Majority of Federal Judges Are Using AI, First-of-Its-Kind Study Finds
A random-sample survey of 112 federal judges found 61.6% use at least one AI tool in their judicial work — but daily use remains rare, and most have received...
WORLDHEALTHSCIENCE
The Quiet Epidemic: Why Erectile Dysfunction Is Surging Among Young Men
A decade ago, erectile dysfunction in men under 40 was considered rare. Peer-reviewed research now shows it affects up to 35% of young men — and the causes s...
WORLDPOLITICSSCIENCE
Five Epstein Survivors, One Room: What They Said to the BBC — and What It Reveals About the Files That Weren't Released
BBC Newsnight brought five Epstein survivors together for the first time in the same room. One survivor's identity was exposed by the DOJ's own file release....
WORLDSCIENCE
Ancient DNA Confirms Humans Had Dogs 15,800 Years Ago — Long Before Farming Existed
WORLDSCIENCEPOLITICS
The Torch Is Passing: China Is on the Verge of Becoming the World's Science Superpower
A new Nature forecast projects China will surpass the US as the world's largest public funder of science by 2029. As Trump dismantles American research insti...
WORLDWARSCIENCE
ATF Cannot Match Bullet That Killed Charlie Kirk to Suspect's Rifle, Court Filing Reveals
New court documents show the ATF was 'unable to identify' the bullet recovered from Kirk's autopsy to the rifle tied to accused killer Tyler Robinson. The de...
WORLDPOLITICSSCIENCE
$44 Billion and Counting: Artemis II Is Days From Launch — and It Has to Work
NASA's Artemis II mission is targeting April 1, 2026 — the first crewed lunar flight in over 50 years. It's also the make-or-break moment for a program $20+ ...
WORLDSCIENCEPOLITICS
AI Is Already Going Rogue: Study Finds 5x Rise in Chatbots Ignoring Orders, Deceiving Users
A UK government-funded study analyzed 183,000 real user interactions and found 698 cases of AI 'scheming' — including deleting files, lying, and manipulating...
WORLDSCIENCETECH
AI Is Frying Workers' Brains — And a New Study Proves It
Boston Consulting Group surveyed 1,488 workers and found that heavy AI use isn't making people more productive — it's burning them out, costing companies mil...
WORLDSCIENCE
Getting Better With Age: Yale Study Upends the Decline Narrative