Strongest solar flare of 2025 erupts — and it could bring auroras to half the US on Wednesday
The most powerful solar flare of 2025 has launched a ball of energy toward Earth that could trigger widespread auroras across the northern half of
Gold and gems quiz: What do you know about sparkly treasures made by nature?
Think you know a lot about jewels? Can you make this whole quiz shimmer?
Extreme ‘paradise’ volcano in Costa Rica is like a piece of ancient Mars on our doorstep — Earth from space
A 2025 satellite photo captures the stark contrast between the barren Poás volcano and the surrounding Costa Rican jungle. The volcano’s super-acidic lake provides the
Ending graciously
A few decades ago, when I was raising funding for a startup, I made a lasting impression on an investor by not only talking about
‘We have to fight’: BBC’s outgoing boss rallies staff amid Trump’s threats
Tim Davie says the BBC’s ‘enemies’ will not define the narrative around the UK public broadcaster.
‘Utter pandemonium’: Witnesses recall chaos after Islamabad suicide bombing
At least 12 people died in the blast at a district court complex, whose impact is now reverberating across South Asia.
California’s Gavin Newsom slams Trump absence at COP30 climate conference
The Democratic governor accused the US president of having ‘abandoned any sense of duty’ by not showing up to COP30.
Police caught lying about tragic car crash that killed 5 outside gay bar
Legal authorities in Florida lied about details of a fatal car chase that killed five and injured 13 outside of a Ybor City gay bar
Mark Blaxill: Robert F. Kennedy Jr. resurrects another washed-up antivax activist
Last week, it was reported that Mark Blaxill had been hired at CDC. It looks like RFK Jr.’s resurrecting every washed up antivax crony he
Here we go again: Another study is being misrepresented as evidence that COVID vaccines cause cancer
An eminent oncologist, cancer researcher, and cancer center director is promoting a study that seems to show—but, when critically examined, doesn’t—that COVID vaccines are associated
Vitamin A, While Helpful for Measles, Is Not a Replacement for Vaccination
This is a MedPage Today story. Both the World Health Organization (WHO) and the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) recommend vitamin A for all patients
Mentalist Oz Pearlman leaves Tom Llamas speechless
Oz Pearlman, a mentalist and author of “Read Your Mind: Proven Habits for Success from the World’s Greatest Mentalist,” stuns Tom Llamas when he correctly
Israeli settlers attack 2 occupied West Bank villages as violence against Palestinians surges
Masked Israeli settlers hurled stones and torched dairy trucks, farmland and Bedouin structures, injuring four people on Tuesday in the latest in a surge of settler attacks in