The Guardian
Arctic Ice Takes a Breather, Then Immediately Regrets It
Arctic sea ice took a 20-year nap, then woke up and dropped 5.8% in one winter - the biggest winter melt ever recorded. Surprise!
The Guardian
NASA
NASA's New Earth Missions: Because Our Planet Isn't Confusing Enough Already
NASA launches six new suborbital missions to study wildfires, pollution, melting glaciers, and landslides - because Earth keeps finding new ways to keep us on our toes.
NASA
NASA Langley Remembers the Time It Successfully Landed on Mars Before It Was Cool
NASA Langley celebrates 50 years since Viking's Mars landing, proving that with enough wind-tunnel tests, you too can land on another planet.
BBC World
Houthis Announce 'Maritime Embargo' on Saudi Arabia, Because Eye-for-an-Eye Diplomacy Never Gets Old
Houthis announce a 'maritime embargo' on Saudi Arabia, closing the Bab al-Mandab Strait to Saudi ships - because nothing says 'retaliation' like threatening global oil shipments.
BBC World
Nigeria's Boat Disaster Playbook: Officials Promise Change, River Says LOL
Nigeria's rivers keep claiming lives as officials promise life jackets and safety rules that nobody enforces, leaving families to grieve and wonder if anyone's actually listening.
The Guardian
Ukraine's Top General Faces the Exit Door as Protesters Bring Out the Cheese Graters
Ukraine's top general faces the boot as cheese-grater-wielding protesters demand the return of a popular defense minister, while Zelenskyy juggles military reshuffles and long-range strikes on Russia.
Pitchfork
Melissa Auf der Maur Returns With First New Music in 16 Years, Because the '90s Called
Melissa Auf der Maur returns with a 90s-demo-and-field-recording hybrid album, because the bass is the mother of all instruments.
ZDNet
Synology DS225+ Review: Still Great, But Let's Not Pretend You're Canceling Cloud Storage
AI data centers are hoarding hard drives, prices are up 46%, and cloud storage is still cheaper for most. But if you really need a NAS, the Synology DS225+ is the one to get - just don't expect to cancel your cloud subscription.
The Guardian
Home STI Test Recalled After Failing Its One Job: Detecting STIs
Australia's only approved home STI test gets pulled for false negatives, proving that sometimes you really do need a professional to tell you if your genitals are in trouble.
TechCrunch
Infinity Raises $15M to Build Nvidia's CUDA a Worthy Rival, One Kernel at a Time
Infinity raises $15M to build a CUDA alternative that lets AI models run on any chip, because Nvidia's monopoly could use a little competition.
The Verge
AliExpress Fined $629 Million for Selling the Kind of Stuff You'd Find in a Gas Station Bathroom
The EU fines AliExpress $629 million for turning a blind eye to counterfeit and unsafe products, because apparently 'we have a lot of customers' is not a valid legal defense.
ScienceDaily
Scientists Discover Skin Damage You Can't See, Because of Course It Works That Way
Scientists have found a way to detect skin damage before it's visible, because apparently collagen has a secret life of molecular disorganization that conventional imaging just can't see.
The Guardian Europe
Physicist Warns Space Is Becoming a Corporate and Military Free-for-All, As Usual
Physicist Laura Grego warns that space is becoming a corporate and military free-for-all, with SpaceX planning up to 1 million satellites.
The Guardian Europe
Ryanair Insists Planes Are Safe After Passenger Nearly Became Unplanned Parachutist
Ryanair insists its planes are safe after a passenger nearly became an involuntary skydiver, while also complaining about EU border delays and falling profits.
The Guardian
EPA to Farmers: Do Your Own Research on the 'Forever Chemicals' We're Letting You Spread on Fields
EPA scraps science-based limits on Pfas in sewage sludge fertilizer, advises farmers to 'do their own research' as forever chemicals continue to poison land, water, and food.
The Guardian
Maine Democrats Rally Around Fifth-Generation Logger to Replace Scandal-Plagued Candidate in Senate Race
Maine Democrats, after their first candidate imploded, are now rallying behind a former logger who used to be the president of the state senate.
IHG Brings Holiday Inn Express to Hokkaido, Because That's Where Everyone Was Going Anyway
IHG opens its first Holiday Inn Express in Hokkaido, featuring a fifth-generation design that is apparently a thing, plus laundry facilities for the truly adventurous traveler.
The Atlantic
J.D. Vance’s New Book: A Spiritual Memoir That Reads Like a Campaign Brochure Ghostwritten by Augustine
J.D. Vance's 'Communion' is a spiritual memoir that reads like a campaign brochure, full of awkward anecdotes and missing introspection - proving that political books are meant to be announced, not read.
BBC Health
Government 'Determined' to Make Endometriosis Diagnosis Less of an Endurance Sport
Two women share their agonizing journeys with endometriosis, as the government vows to speed up diagnoses and end the 'it's normal' dismissal.
BBC Business
Former Student Turned Barber Offers Free Haircuts to Low-Income Students, Proving a Trim Can Be Revolutionary
Razwan Amin, a former Erdington Academy student turned barber, offers free haircuts to low-income students, boosting confidence and inspiring the next generation.
The Good Times
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