Scientists Counting Tiny

Why scientists are counting tiny marine creatures from Space

Differences in seawater colour could reveal how tiny Antarctic creatures are faring in a warming world.

BBC News - 5h

Scientists hope these tiny froglets can save their species

London Zoo is celebrating the birth of 33 tiny endangered froglets after they traveled thousands of miles from the forests of southern Chile to London

ABC News - 13h

UN monitors asteroid with a tiny chance of hitting Earth

The asteroid named YR4 has a 1% chance of hitting Earth in 2032

BBC News - 14h

‘Buy the dip and sell the rips’ — stock traders are counting on the ‘Trump put’

Stock market ‘vigilantes’ will force the Trump administration to do a face-saving backtrack.

MarketWatch - 16h

GOP leader sees advantage in tiny majority: Fear of Trump's bad side

House Republican Whip Tom Emmer (R-Minn.) sees an advantage in wrangling the tiny House GOP majority this year, despite having a historically narrow margin and fewer members than last time: ...

The Hill - 20h

Tiny Nigerian museum marking a forgotten British invasion pushes for recognition

Museum in Koko, Niger Delta, commemorates important exiled merchant prince Nanna Olomu – but it has no cooling and a termite issue. In the sleepy Nigerian port town of Koko, the reminder of a ...

The Guardian - 22h

Tulsi Gabbard, Kash Patel, RFK Jr.: Latest confirmation vote count

Lawmakers are weighing the fates of some of President Trump’s most controversial cabinet picks including Robert F. Kennedy Jr., Tulsi Gabbard and Kash Patel. As none are expected to get a single ...

NBC News - 3d

Tiny Love Stories: ‘I Know You Don’t Watch the News’

Modern Love in miniature, featuring reader-submitted stories of no more than 100 words.

The New York Times - 5d

The Citizen Scientists of Fukushima

Armed with measuring devices, groups of citizens are embracing science to monitor radioactive fallout — and regain control of lives upended by the 2011 meltdowns in Fukushima.

The New York Times - 6d

WATCH: Tiny dog makes big mark running marathons

Jellybean’s running career started soon after her owner adopted her in 2020 from a California shelter.

ABC News - Jan. 27

From showers to tiny fish to windmills, Trump’s climate policies are driven by fixations

‘It was striking that the White House memo included toilets and shower heads as a presidential priority,’ said one expert. From crusading against showers he feels don’t sufficiently wash his hair ...

The Guardian - Jan. 26

With the ceasefire in Gaza comes a gruesome challenge: Counting and collecting the dead

The corpses keep coming every day, sometimes dozens at a time brought to morgues in the Palestinian enclave, after being pried from under 15 months of rubble and pulled from battle zones long too ...

ABC News - Jan. 25

El Hierro: the tiny Canary Island at centre of migration crisis – photo essay

Ten years ago, El Hierro staked everything on sustainability and renewable energy. Today it faces another epochal challenge: migration from Africa, a phenomenon that is turning it into the ...

The Guardian - Jan. 24

It looks like a tiny kangaroo and it’s bouncing back from the brink of extinction

Yahoo News - Jan. 24

The Cost of the Los Angeles Fires Is Looking Like $30 Billion—and Counting

While the insurance cost of the devastation is estimated to be around $30 billion, another tally puts the total damage at upward of $250 billion.

Inc. - Jan. 23

Tiny Love Stories: ‘Because of You I Have a Husband’

Modern Love in miniature, featuring reader-submitted stories of no more than 100 words.

The New York Times - Jan. 23

Republicans renew efforts to limit people in US illegally from census count

Republican efforts to exclude people in the U.S. illegally from numbers used to divvy up congressional seats among states have begun anew, with four Republican state attorneys general suing to ...

ABC News - Jan. 22

Ken Martin slammed by DNC candidates for 'inflated whip counts'

Leading candidates for the Democratic National Committee chair election said front-runner Ken Martin's claim that he has the support of 200 members is inflated.

ABC News - Jan. 21

How Tiny Trucks Became ‘Dude Magnet’ Rivals to Giant Pickups

Mini-haulers found across Asia are winning over drivers of more expensive and larger American pickups, though some states say they’re too fragile—possibly too cute—to share the road with XXL U.S. ...

Inc. - Jan. 21

Trump’s RTO Plans Could Slash Federal Employee Head Count

The threat of DOGE-led job cuts may get further backing as the president vows to require government staffers to work in person five days a week.

Inc. - Jan. 20

Climate scientist: "There's no place that's safe"

Experts discuss the increased intensity we can expect from destructive weather events due to climate change, while an amateur meteorologist explains how he helped sound the alarm as wildfires ...

CBS News - Jan. 19

There’s a New Way to Count Prime Numbers

To make progress on one of number theory’s most elementary questions, two mathematicians turned to an unlikely source.

Wired - Jan. 19

In Pakistan, Imran Khan’s Followers Are Counting on Trump to Free Him

A Trump ally has called on Pakistan to release the former prime minister from prison, inspiring fervent hope among his supporters.

The New York Times - Jan. 17

‘The brief was practical but playful’: an adventurous redesign of a tiny top floor flat

This pint-sized Brighton Regency renovation is full of fun, colour and stylish space-saving hacks. ‘Us, 15 years ago, pre-kids, is how we imagined the perfect inhabitants for this space,” says ...

The Guardian - Jan. 17

Forty years and counting, Lou Mathews knows a tale or two about 'Hollywoodski'

Lou Mathews, author of "L.A. Breakdown" and "Shaky Town," is back with "Hollywoodski," a novelized collection of short stories about a faded screenwriter.

Los Angeles Times - Jan. 17

Holyhead port counts the cost of storm damage as services resume

A full daily service to and from Dublin is planned but one of the two ferry berths remain closed.

BBC News - Jan. 16

Once a site of horror, a tiny Caribbean island could become a Garifuna shrine

Thousands died on Baliceaux in the 1790s as the British almost wiped out the descendants of Africans and Indigenous Kalinagos. Now the island is for sale. Arriving in Baliceaux, it is hard to ...

The Guardian - Jan. 13

The Tiny Change That Carlos Alcaraz Hopes Will Bring A Career Grand Slam

The 21-year-old would become the youngest man to win all four majors if he won the Australian Open. Is the secret in his serve?

The New York Times - Jan. 11

Scientists just excavated an unprecedented specimen from Antarctica

Yahoo News - Jan. 11

How a Raytheon Scientist Accidentally Invented the Microwave Oven

The microwave has a messy origin story. That’s how innovation works sometimes.

Inc. - Jan. 10

Nvidia's tiny $3,000 computer for AI developers steals the show at CES

Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang was greeted as a rock star this week at the CES tech show in Las Vegas.

CNBC - Jan. 10

WATCH: Wildfire scientist on cause of Southern California wildfires

Wildfire scientist and fire ecologist Chad Hanson discusses the factors that led to the historic and devastating Southern California wildfires and how climate change played a role.

ABC News - Jan. 8

Don’t Count Out Human Writers in the Age of AI

The appetite for AI-derived drivel isn’t as strong as many publishers would have you believe, and demand for quality content is growing.

Wired - Jan. 8

Robot Vacuums Are Now the Tiny Butlers of Your Dreams

This year’s crop of robot vacuums can climb stairs and pick up dirty socks that are in their way. Soon they will be able to play with your cat. Good luck to us all.

Wired - Jan. 6

Congress to finalize Trump's victory as lawmakers count electoral votes

Congress will convene to count the votes of the Electoral College and formally cement President-elect Donald Trump's victory in the 2024 presidential election.

CBS News - Jan. 6

A 2022 law changed how Congress counts electoral votes. Here's how.

Monday's joint session will be governed by a revised set of procedures that clarify the vice president's role, a change aimed at preventing attempts to overturn election results.