Most people assume their phone is private. Yet many apps collect far more data than users expect. In some situations, the behavior goes beyond normal tracking and feels like someone is spying on you. That does not always mean a stranger is watching your screen in real time. Often, it means your habits, location, and...
A stick of chewing gum has multiple uses. Some people use it as a quick fix for their breath, while others may use it for a sugar hit or purely out of habit. In one Penn lab, however, it has become something far more ambitious: a small, plant-based device designed to capture viruses in the...
Correction Notice – February 18, 2026An earlier claim in this article stated that Hungary had created solar-heated shelters for stray dogs. This claim cannot be confirmed by reliable sources and may be inaccurate. The article itself has not been altered and is being kept intact for transparency. We encourage readers to view this notice as...
Douglas Ciríaco, a general practitioner in Brazil and a member of the Brazilian public health system (SUS), is melting hearts with his selfless behavior. The 26-year-old general practitioner is the sole doctor serving 10 rural communities in Ouro Branco, Alagoas. This municipality in northeastern Brazil has severely limited access to healthcare. Douglas Ciríacor works through...
The Doomsday Clock just moved closer to midnight again. On January 27, 2026, the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists set it to 85 seconds to midnight. The Clock is not a timer counting down to a scheduled disaster. It is a hard-to-ignore signal about human-made danger stacking up faster than leaders are reducing it. The...
In late January 2026, several Asian airports revived COVID-level health checks for flights linked to India. Thermal scanning, health questions, and visible clinical staff returned to arrival halls. The move followed confirmed Nipah virus cases in West Bengal and precautionary quarantine for close contacts. Nipah has no licensed vaccine, and no proven specific cure exists....
When Elon Musk decided to send his personal Tesla into space, it did raise a few eyebrows. After 5 years of it hovering in space, the main question that people have been asking is- where is it now? As of the 6th of February, the sports car has been wandering in the oblivion of space...
Death has always been seen standing in stark opposition to life, yet new groundbreaking research may shift this understanding. Scientists are diving into a mysterious biological phenomenon known as the “third state.” This is a state in which cells from dead organisms can reorganize into new multicellular life forms with alternative functions they never had...
Donald Trump’s unrelenting desire to annex Greenland has sent a wave of congressional Democrats calling for Donald Trump’s removal from office through the 25th Amendment. The president’s escalating threats against European allies and his letter linking military action to a Nobel Prize snub have raised serious concerns from NATO allies about their security. Some lawmakers...
Resilience doesn’t look the way most people expect it to. The ones who’ve weathered serious difficulty aren’t usually posting affirmations or crediting gratitude journals for their recovery. They’re doing things that most of us wouldn’t associate with trauma recovery or psychology, habits that don’t fit neatly into any self-help framework. These aren’t random quirks but...
On January 5, 2026, the CDC reduced the number of vaccines routinely recommended for all American children from 17 to 11. The vaccines for rotavirus, hepatitis B, hepatitis A, influenza, meningococcal disease, and COVID-19, all standard for decades, now require either a high-risk status or a discussion with a doctor before a child receives them....
If you have ever caught your finger in a heavy door or spent an afternoon wielding a shovel without gloves, you are likely familiar with the sudden, sharp sting of a blister forming. But while most blisters are filled with a clear, straw-colored fluid, sometimes a dark, ominous-looking red or purple bubble appears instead. This...
