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Customs and Border Protection officials reportedly loaned an anti-drone laser from the Pentagon, which caused the El Paso shutdown.

It Appears That Immigration Officials Caused the El Paso Airport Shutdown When They Panic-Fired a Powerful Laser Weapon at a Children’s Balloon

By Victor Tangermann

Illustration showing an airplane flying through a dark sky illuminated by multiple bright green laser beams. The lasers create a glowing effect around the aircraft, highlighting its wings and fuselage.

You Are Not Prepared for What Actually Shut Down the El Paso Airport This Morning, But Let’s Just Say It Involves a Military Mega-Laser Shooting Something Down

The production of GLP-1-based weight loss drugs releases huge amounts of organic solvents and other plastic byproducts that don't break down.

GLP-1s Are an Environmental Catastrophe

By Victor Tangermann

Donald Trump is seated in front of a large illuminated map of the United States. The map shows a golden dome covering the country with lines and points indicating connections. The partial text "GOLDEN DOME FOR AMERICA" is visible at the bottom of the map.

There’s Not Enough Money in the World for Trump’s Golden Dome

Yellow and green metal barrels with radioactive hazard symbols painted in black, covered in dripping green paint. A red barrel is partially visible on the left side, also with green paint dripping down. The barrels appear worn and stained.

US Government Seeking Volunteers to Store Nuclear Sludge

China's solar energy production is reaching simply staggering levels, dragging energy costs down around the globe.

Renewable Energy

The Amount of New Solar Power Production Capacity China Is Manufacturing Is Legitimately Mind-Blowing

Polar researchers hoping to drill half a mile into the Thwaites Glacier in Antarctica have established a base camp on the surface.

Scientists Scramble to Set Up Outpost on Rapidly Melting Glacier

In a bizarre interview, Trump claimed the US had access to a mysterious "discombobulator" that hamstrung Venezuela's defenses.

Trump Says the Military Deployed a Secret “Discombobulator” Weapon in Venezuela

The Kamchatka Peninsula in Eastern Russia has been battling with record amounts of snow this winter, burying an entire city.

Entire City Buried by Epic Snow

By Victor Tangermann

A team of researchers say that a puzzling, spire-shaped organism that lived 400 million year ago is like no type of creature ever found.

Scientists Intrigued by Unfamiliar Life Form

By Frank Landymore

As a major winter storm approaches, a viral post on social media has declared an area of "exploding tree risk" for the upper midwest.

Meteorologist Warns That Winter Storm Means Trees Are About to Start Exploding

Senior military officials have reportedly drafted frameworks for repelling a US invasion of Canada, including rather ironic tactics.

Canadian Military Exploring Taliban-Like Insurgent Tactics to Repel American Invasion

As the Greenland ice sheet melts, it's uncovering troves of minerals, which may explain the Trump administration's fixation with the island.

There’s a Particularly Sinister Explanation for Why Trump Wants to Seize Greenland

A paper proposes a theory that outer space acts like viscous fluid, which if true explains discrepancies in what we observe in the universe.

Outer Space Is a Viscous Fluid, New Paper Claims

By Sharon Adarlo

Researchers found that common containers, including disposable coffee cups, could be releasing vast amounts of microplastics as they heat up.

Scientists Just Discovered Something Horrid About Those Disposable Coffee Cups You’ve Been Slurping

By Victor Tangermann

A novel new technique has allowed scientists to see what's lurking miles beneath Antarctica's ice like never before.

Scientists Uncover Secret Landscape Hiding Miles Below Antarctica’s Ice

By Frank Landymore