Fringe News
Scientists find a huge 10-sided wave pattern swirling in the clouds over Saturn's south pole
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) - Scientists have discovered an enormous 10-sided wave pattern in the icy ammonia clouds over Saturn's south pole. The spinning, meandering decagon appears to be even bigger and more unstable than the hexagon of clouds aroun...
7h ago
Global warming will exceed limit, UN says in a report that maps path to get back below danger zone
In a strategic retreat in the fight against climate change, the United Nations has acknowledged that Earth has lost its chance to prevent some of the worst of global warming's harms. So now the world must figure out how to get temperatures below the ...
21h ago
Researchers catch sharks off NY's Hamptons, attach trackers to toothy predators
SOUTHAMPTON, N.Y. (AP) - Just off one of New York's famed Hamptons beaches, shark researcher Greg Metzger reels in one of the day's prize catches: a young but powerful sand tiger shark. He and another marine researcher quickly lasso the tail of the s...
Sep 01, 2026
Eruption of Sinabung volcano on Indonesia's Sumatra island prompts higher alert
JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) - Mount Sinabung on Indonesia erupted Monday, spewing a column of black ash and smoke 3,500 meters (11,482 feet) from the top of the mountain into the sky over Sumatra island. There were no immediate reports of casualties, eva...
Sep 01, 2026
Nepal floods expose risks to hydropower in a warming Himalayas
DHADING, Nepal (AP) - Workers shoveled thick mud from a flood-ravaged power station in central Nepal this week, trying to restore electricity to more than 20,000 people. The floods that swept through Nepal and China, killing hundreds and leaving thou...
Aug 31, 2026
Tropical Storm Karina strengthens into a hurricane in the Pacific, could be a major storm this week
MIAMI (AP) - Tropical Storm Karina strengthened into a hurricane in the Pacific Ocean on Sunday and could become a major storm this week, forecasters said. The cyclone's center was at far out sea and was not threatening land. Karina had maximum sust...
Aug 30, 2026
NASA's newest space telescope launches on a quest to explore the hidden universe
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) - NASA's newest crown jewel blasted off Sunday to hunt for planets around other stars, explore secret dark energy and survey the cosmos like never before. SpaceX launched the $4.3 billion Roman Space Telescope shortly after ...
Aug 30, 2026
Juul gets OK to sell updated vaping device with age-gating technology
WASHINGTON (AP) - Vaping company Juul Labs on Friday received federal permission to sell an updated version of its e-cigarette, which includes an optional age-verification system designed to prevent underage use. The decision from the Food and Drug A...
Aug 28, 2026
Artemis II astronauts receive nation's highest space honor for their successful moonshot
The Artemis II astronauts who flew around the moon earlier this year received the nation's highest space honor on Friday. President Donald Trump presented the Congressional Space Medal of Honor to the three Americans and one Canadian whose April luna...
Aug 28, 2026
SpaceX recovers Starship from the Indian Ocean a month after launch and is shipping it back to Texas
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) - SpaceX has pulled off its biggest salvage operation yet, recovering its most recently launched Starship from the Indian Ocean. Elon Musk's company is now in the process of shipping Starship back to its home base in Texas,...
Aug 28, 2026




