Explosive ‘Mountain of God’ spits out world’s fastest-flowing lava — Earth from space
QUICK FACTS Where is it? Ol Doinyo Lengai, Tanzania [-2.7734503796, 35.91519798] What’s in the photo? The lava-stained slopes and ash cone of a highly active
Month: August 2026
FDA: Covid vaccines ‘related’ to the deaths of least 10 children
Covid vaccinations were related to the deaths of at least 10 children between 2021 and 2024, an official with the Food and Drug Administration said.
Don’t fall for claim Trump said ‘only suckers and losers would enlist’ in US Navy and then complain
A purported screenshot on social media was little more than a fabricated reprise of a popular Trump criticism that began in 2020.
Did Trump order USS Abraham Lincoln sailors to sign NDAs before they can leave ship?
The claim originated from a social media account describing its output as satirical.
Tupac murder trial: ‘All hell broke loose’ night of rapper’s shooting, witness says
After he was shot multiple times, Tupac Shakur refused to cooperate with police and told an officer, “We’ll take care of it,” an officer testified.
Russia warns UK over supplying drones to Ukraine
An MoD spokesperson responds by saying Britain stands “shoulder to shoulder” with Ukraine.
BBC breaks down Trump’s latest shift on North and South Korea
Trump said the US will “substantially reduce” joint military exercises with South Korea, citing his “very good relationship” with Kim Jong Un.
Norway’s king admitted to hospital and put on sick leave
The 89-year-old – one of Europe’s longest-serving monarchs – is suffering from a rare blood condition.
Nick Reiner has spent some of his family money on murder defense, lawyers say
A trustee argues that Reiner, 32, who’s charged with killing his parents, shouldn’t have access to his trust fund.
Newborn with heart condition at center of surrogacy legal fight has surgery
Rumi was born in Texas after the surrogate refused to have an abortion. The parents, who live in California, said they respected that but wanted
Ubuntu is Growing Faster on Windows Than on Linux
Back in April, Jon Seager, Canonical’s VP of Engineering, spoke with The Pragmatic Engineer (paywalled), telling them that Ubuntu inside Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL)
Looking Beyond Tmux and Screen: 8 Terminal Multiplexers Worth Trying
Whether you’re a developer, system administrator, or simply someone who spends a lot of time in the terminal, juggling multiple terminal sessions can be messy
Long-term study outlines unexpected findings about tick populations
Tick-borne diseases are on the rise in the United States. Lyme disease is the most commonly reported, with nearly half a million people diagnosed each
New book guides high-risk pregnancy decisions after Dobbs
Doctors and patients confronting high-risk pregnancies have always faced profound and life-altering decisions.