Filoplumes Are Nature’s Super Feather
Filoplumes may be tiny, but these hairlike feathers enable nonstop flights that span thousands of miles.
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Trump Has an Offramp on Greenland. He Doesn’t Seem to Want It.
The strategic importance of Greenland is growing, and NATO has underinvested in Arctic security. But President Trump, intent on ownership, is rebuffing deals with Europe to solve the problem.
Star appears to have vanished in a failed supernova
An illustration of a failed supernova forming a black hole NASA, ESA, and P. Jeffries (STScI) A massive star in a nearby galaxy that reached the end of its life appears to have vanished rather than blown up, forming a black hole in what astronomers think is a rare way. The most common black holes…
ASUS will not release any new smartphones this year
ASUS appears to be shifting its business operations away from smartphones. According to translations of recent quotes from Chairman Jonney Shih, the company does not plan to release new phone models in the future. The chairman did not confirm whether smartphones would be completely phased out, but he did acknowledge that possibility. Whatever direction ASUS…
Indiana rules college football as Curt Cignetti, Hoosiers cap improbable CFP title run
MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. — As heavy cigar smoke wafted through the room and celebratory Hoosier beers cracked open, a song started blaring inside the celebratory Indiana locker room. With cigars in hand, newly crowned national champion Indiana players smiled and danced as Bankroll Fresh’s “Take Over Your Trap” blared inside the bowels of Hard Rock…
Jacob Elordi has ‘obsession’ with Wuthering Heights co-star Margot Robbie
20 January 2026 Jacob Elordi has an “obsession” with his Wuthering Heights co-star Margot Robbie. Jacob Elordi is fascinated by his fellow Australian Margot Robbie The 28-year-old star plays Heathcliff in Emerald Fennell’s upcoming adaptation of Emily Bronte’s novel and revealed that he was transfixed by his fellow Australian during the making of the movie….
At a Seattle Port Rocked by Tariffs, There Were 70 Jobs for 600 Workers
Dock workers are used to uncertainty, but nothing since the Great Recession of 2008 compares to what they have experienced this year.
After Four Shark Attacks in 48 Hours, Australia Shuts Dozens of Beaches
Many of the closed beaches were in Sydney, the site of three of the attacks.
How much can a city take?
I live in Minneapolis. I grew up not far from here, in a suburb of St. Paul; after stints on both coasts, my wife and I settled here to raise our daughters in a freezing state that had always welcomed us warmly. As the ongoing occupation by over 3,000 ICE agents stretches into its third…
High school basketball: Monday's scores
CIF City Section and Southern Section high school boys’ and girls’ basketball scores for Monday’s games.