Over the last week, I’ve developed Random Thoughts that I’ve put in one spot, and this — my friends — is that very spot. The ...

Have you ever been drifting off to sleep when suddenly you hear what sounds like a gunshot, a door slamming, or an explosion inside your head? You jolt awake, heart pounding, sit upright in bed, but ...

While many Americans struggle to afford basic necessities that were once affordable, specific groups of people, like the middle and lower classes, are suffering at disproportionate rates. The everyday ...

Get your news from a source that’s not owned and controlled by oligarchs. Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily. Fifty years ago, in a small San Francisco office above a fast-food restaurant, a ...

In a stroke of luck, astronomers saw the comet C/2025 K1 (ATLAS) break into four or five fragments in November after it passed close to the sun. By Robin George Andrews Astronomers on Wednesday ...

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Ever find yourself reading a Wikipedia page and then following a link to another interesting article and from there to other pages? I get lost down these Wiki rabbit holes all of the time and before I ...

A document that was included in the Department of Justice's release of the Jeffrey Epstein files, photographed Feb. 2, shows a diagram prepared by the FBI that attempts to chart the network of Epstein ...

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (WOOD) — Exploding trees may be taking over your social media feed, but a local gardening expert says you are unlikely to see them in your own backyard. Rick Vuyst, the former CEO ...

Chicago residents are weathering a dangerous cold snap this week — but so are the trees. After a post on X warning of “exploding trees” went viral on social media ahead of this week’s polar vortex, ...

Every time arctic air drops south, and temperatures plummet well below zero, social media lights up with a scary (and slightly cinematic) rumor called "exploding trees." Videos circulate of loud, ...