US Doomsday nuclear plane spotted in Washington: Why is it called the 'flying Pentagon'
The US militarys E-4B Nightwatch, the airborne command centre designed for nuclear war and national catastrophe, was spotted on an unusual multi-city flight, prompting scrutiny. The rare public appearance drew attention to the aircrafts role as the National Airborne Operations Center, its extreme survivability features, and its function within the US nuclear command system during worst-case scenarios.
Denied job over travel, wheelchair user went on to visit 55 countries across 7 continents
Cory Lee, a wheelchair user with spinal muscular atrophy, has turned a lifetime of barriers into a mission to travel the world. After being told his disability made travel impossible, he founded Curb Free With Cory Lee, visiting 55 countries across all seven continents while documenting accessibility, challenging assumptions, and reshaping what inclusive travel can look like.
Scientists have recovered trace DNA from Renaissance drawings and letters linked to Leonardo da Vinci, using minimally invasive swabbing. The emerging field of arteomics reveals environmental and human genetic clues that may illuminate authorship and historical context. While some DNA aligns with Tuscan ancestry, researchers stress identity cannot be proven, highlighting both promise and limits of modern scientific inquiry today.
Neil deGrasse Tyson explains why falling into a black hole would be his preferred way to die
Neil deGrasse Tyson provocatively argues that falling into a black hole would be the most extraordinary way to die, not for comfort, but for insight. As tidal forces tear the body apart in spaghettification, extreme time dilation could allow the falling observer to witness the universes distant future unfold, making death a brutal yet uniquely cosmic experiment.
Photographer behind one of historys most tragic images explains why he was helpless to save her
The photograph of 13-year-old Omayra Snchez Garzn, trapped in volcanic mud after the 1985 Nevado del Ruiz eruption, became the defining image of Colombias deadliest natural disaster. As she spent nearly 60 hours pinned beneath debris, cameras captured her final moments. The photographer later said rescue was impossible, and the image exposed failures in evacuation, leadership and disaster preparedness that cost thousands of lives.
No, Microsoft Office was not renamed Microsoft 365 Copilot - here's why you're confused
With Microsoft's bewildering naming conventions, the mistake is easy to make. But Office is still Office, at least when it's not Microsoft 365.
Do you work with multiple browsers? You'll love this free MacOS app - see why
Browser Picker makes switching between multiple default web browsers so easy, you have to try it to believe it.
The most interesting health and wellness tech I've seen at CES 2026 so far
I'm already seeing some wacky tech and health wearables on display ahead of CES 2026.
The most exciting AI tech I've tried at CES 2026 so far (including a cleaning robot)
AI is meeting hardware more than ever at this year's show, with some new and exciting applications emerging.
Court convicts 10 people for claiming Frances first lady Brigitte Macron was a man
A Paris court convicted 10 individuals for cyberbullying related to false claims about France's first lady, Brigitte Macron. Sentences ranged from awareness courses to jail time for spreading coordinated online content alleging she was born male. The ruling focused on the method and impact of dissemination, not political commentary.
