Monthly Archives: May 2026
What Is the Nordic-Baltic Eight (NB8)?
The Nordic-Baltic Eight, usually shortened to NB8, is an informal regional cooperation format made up of eight Northern European countries: Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Iceland,...
Altermagnets: The Third Type of Magnet Changing How Scientists Think About Magnetism
For a long time, a lot of classroom explanations of magnetism mostly stayed with two categories: ferromagnets and antiferromagnets. Ferromagnets are the kind most...
Spirit Airlines Shuts Down After 34 Years, Cancels All Flights Immediately
Spirit Airlines said Saturday that it is shutting down after 34 years, ending all operations right away and canceling every scheduled flight.
The Florida-based budget...
Happy Mother’s Day
Mother’s Day has existed in the United States for more than a hundred years, although traditions connected to honoring mothers go back much further....
Israel Sent Air Defenses to UAE During Iran Conflict
Israel deployed advanced air defense systems to the United Arab Emirates during the recent war with Iran, according to multiple reports, marking a new...
Japan Lifts Ban on Lethal Weapons Exports in Major Policy Shift
Japan’s Cabinet approved a new policy Tuesday that lifts a long-standing ban on exporting lethal weapons, marking a major change in the country’s postwar...
Plastic Chemical Exposure May Be Tied to Nearly 2 Million Preterm Births, Study Finds
Researchers at NYU Langone Health say exposure to a widely used chemical found in plastics may have played a role in millions of babies...
Trump Administration Expands Cases to Revoke Illegally Obtained U.S. Citizenship
The Trump administration is preparing a wider use of denaturalization, the legal process used to take away citizenship from people who became Americans after...
Ukrainian Drone Hits Residential Building in Western Moscow
A drone strike hit a residential high-rise in western Moscow early Monday morning, damaging an apartment near Mosfilmovskaya Street and scattering debris across the...
Golden Tempo’s Kentucky Derby Win Draws Record TV Audience
Golden Tempo’s rally from the back of the field to win Saturday’s Kentucky Derby helped produce the largest television audience the race has seen,...
