Butterflies—nature’s tiny, winged works of art—have been delighting humans for centuries. But behind their delicate beauty lies an unsettling reality: their numbers in the U.S. have dropped by 22% in just two decades. That’s one out of every five butterflies—gone. “It’s a wake-up call,” says biologist Eliza Grames. “People love butterflies, but turning this around
Alibaba just dropped a bold AI model, QwQ-32B, to rival OpenAI’s cost-efficient model and go toe-to-toe with DeepSeek’s powerhouse R1. Investors ate it up. Alibaba’s Hong Kong shares jumped 8%, pushing the stock to a 52-week high. Why the hype? Alibaba says QwQ-32B punches above its weight, delivering top-tier performance. It achieves this with way
Hollywood’s biggest night had an unexpected aftershock. Just as stars wrapped up their Oscars celebrations, a 3.9-magnitude earthquake rattled Los Angeles at 10:13 p.m. on March 2. The tremor, centered near North Hollywood, Universal City, and Studio City, sent a brief jolt through the area. Earthquake Wasn’t Strong Enough While some residents felt the ground
Picture this: a beach getaway on Mars. No sunbathing, cocktails, and palm trees—but according to new research, there were actual shorelines. Scientists analyzing underground scans from China’s Zhurong rover have found buried evidence of ancient Martian beaches, hinting that the planet once had oceans. Shorelines Seem Similar To That of Earth Dr. Benjamin Cardenas from
NASA Uncovers a Secret Ocean Where No One Expected Meet Callisto, a moon the size of Mercury, which might be hiding just beneath the surface of Jupiter. It’s the outermost of Jupiter’s moons, and scientists have long suspected something strange is going on beneath its heavily cratered surface. Previous Studies Back in the ’90s, NASA’s
What do you get when you mix computer geniuses, radical ideologies, and a leader obsessed with the brain trying to murder itself? Apparently, a murder spree and a bizarre arrest in Maryland. Jack LaSota, aka “Ziz,” self-proclaimed cult leader and part-time blogger of unsettling brain theories, was nabbed alongside Michelle Zajko over the weekend. Charges?
If 2024 felt hotter than ever, that’s because it was—and scientists now believe we may have officially stepped into a long-term, 1.5°C warmer world. For the first time, global temperatures for an entire calendar year averaged above the Paris Agreement’s 1.5°C warming limit, sparking concerns that this isn’t just a one-off event. “Every fraction of
Instagram users are fuming as searches for “Democrat” mysteriously show a “results hidden” message. Meta says the glitch is a technical error, which has left many skeptical—especially since the hashtag “Republican” still pulls in over 3.3 million posts. Meta spokesperson assured users, “We’re aware of an error affecting hashtags across the political spectrum and are
The brutal murder of UnitedHealth CEO Brian Thompson has sent shockwaves through the corporate world. The incident slashed the company’s worth by $63 billion after the CEO was shot dead by Luigi Mangione weeks ago. Thompson was gunned down outside a Midtown Manhattan hotel in what officials describe as a meticulously planned attack. UnitedHealth Faces
Home security cameras have caught some wild things—uninvited guests, mysterious shadows, and even possible UFOs. But what one couple’s Ring doorbell just recorded? It’s completely new to science. What Happened? On a quiet July evening in 2024, Laura Kelly and Joe Velaidum returned home to find a strange, star-shaped mark on their driveway in Canada.
Orcas don’t typically go around sinking yachts—but one pod in the Strait of Gibraltar did just that in 2023. On October 31 of this year, a group of orcas relentlessly attacked a yacht for 45 minutes, damaging its steering fin and causing it to sink. The crew of the boat, operated by the Polish tour
Meta is shaking up its leadership by adding three new board members—including UFC boss and Trump ally Dana White. The move comes as Mark Zuckerberg appears to be rebuilding ties with the president-elect ahead of his inauguration. Alongside White, Meta has appointed John Elkann, head of European investment firm Exor, and ex-Microsoft executive Charlie Songhurst.
