China is carrying out its most challenging containment operation since COVID-19, using surveillance drones, mass insecticide spraying, and electricity shutoffs to contain a chikungunya virus outbreak that has now reached other countries. The mosquito-borne virus has spread from mainland China to Hong Kong, Macao, and even parts of Europe, despite China’s most intensive disease control measures since the COVID-19 lockdowns. China Mobilizes Military Against Mosquitoes Local mosquito...
Over 7,000 people have caught the chikungunya virus in Guangdong province since mid-June, spreading to 13 cities across one of China’s most crowded regions. Monsoon flooding left standing water everywhere, creating perfect breeding conditions for the mosquitoes that carry this disease. The crisis quickly caught international attention as the outbreak peaked in late July when nearly 3,000 people...
Dealing with a narcissist will wear you out. You’ll find yourself spending hours explaining your feelings and defending your position, talking until you can barely speak anymore. While these exhausting exchanges drain you completely, they seem to thrive on your frustration and distress. Mental health professionals suggest taking a different approach. They suggest that rather than...
A CCTV security camera along Myanmar’s Sagaing Fault near the town of Thazi captured something extraordinary on March 28, 2025, the exact moment the ground ruptured during a devastating magnitude 7.7 earthquake. The camera, positioned about 75 miles south of the earthquake’s epicenter, recorded what no scientist had ever seen before. Within days, the footage reached geophysicist Jesse Kearse at...
President Donald Trump has threatened to block the Washington Commanders’ new stadium plans unless they revert to their former name. Trump wrote on Truth Social, “The Washington ‘Whatever’s’ should IMMEDIATELY change their name back to the Washington Redskins Football Team. There is a big clamoring for this.” He then added, “I may put a restriction...
Texas has removed about 1.8 million people from its Medicaid health coverage program over the past two years, according to data from KFF, a nonprofit health policy research and news organization. This is one of the largest coverage losses in the country since pandemic-era protections ended. The speed and scale of the process have drawn national attention, especially with children making up most of those dropped. During the COVID-19 emergency, a federal...
Supplements play an increasingly popular role in people’s health routines, with Americans spending over $150 billion annually on these products. However, certain supplements, when taken incorrectly, in excess, or without proper guidance, can potentially harm your liver and kidneys. These are the supplement mistakes to be careful with and why. The Role of the Liver and Kidneys...
In January 1986, brothers Moshe and Yuval Lufan made a discovery that would fascinate archaeologists and believers worldwide. They uncovered the remains of a 2,000-year-old fishing boat buried in the muddy shores of Israel’s Sea of Galilee. It was the first ancient vessel archaeologists had ever found in the biblical lake. Measuring 27 feet long and 7.5...
American news focuses on domestic politics and familiar foreign stories. But it’s missing major global events that directly affect U.S. interests. Political changes in key allies and new forms of warfare dominate international headlines. Yet they get little American media attention. This blind spot leaves Americans unprepared when these crises hit our economy, security, and...
In eastern Utah, the sun beats down on red cliffs and dry soil. Water should have disappeared here long ago. But deep in a canyon, the Price River still runs, and green plants line its edges. This stretch of river is changing, and not by accident. A New Kind of River Rescue Rivers across the...
Scientists have found a 65,000-year-old tar-making site created by Neanderthals in Vanguard Cave, part of the Gorham’s Cave complex in Gibraltar, a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Using a dating method that measures how long quartz crystals have been in darkness, researchers placed the site between 67,000 and 60,000 years ago. This was before modern humans reached Europe, when...
Japan completed the world’s first real-time ocean floor earthquake detection system in June 2025, giving 20 seconds more earthquake warning and 20 minutes more tsunami warning. The network spans 116,000 square miles of Pacific Ocean floor, connecting 150 sensors through 3,540 miles of special cables placed where earthquakes start. Scientists Can Now “Listen” to Ocean...
