Ellie's Archives: 2000-2025




FEBRUARY 2026
February 6-22 - 2026 Winter Olympics
February 8 - Super Bowl LX
February 14 - Valentine's Day
February 16 - US Presidents' Day
February 17 - Chinese New Year Year of the Fire Horse
February 17 - Mardi Gras
February 17 - New Moon 28° Aquarius Solar Eclipse
February 17 - March 19 - Ramadan
February 18 - Sun in Pisces
February 18 - People's Choice Awards
February 25 - March 20 - Mercury Retrograde


Reading with Ellie




Sunday February 1, 2026     7:00 PM ET


Ellie's World Blog Today
National Freedom Day
68th Grammy Awards
Full Snow Moon 13° Leo
2026 Winter Olympics
Super Bowl LX


NASA begins a practice countdown for its first moonshot with astronauts in more than 50 years

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A hidden quantum geometry that bends electrons like gravity bends light has finally been observed and it could transform the future of electronics

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AI Is Now More Creative Than the Average Human

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Earth is 'missing' lighter elements. They may be hiding in its solid inner core.

750-year-old Indian poems reveal a landscape scientists got wrong rewriting the history of savannas and changing how we think about restoring the land.

Mysterious Beluga Family Trees Uncovered Beneath the Arctic Ice

Scientists Discover Vast, Ancient Freshwater Reservoir Hidden Beneath the Great Salt Lake

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Existential risk - Why scientists are racing to define consciousness

There's a Surprising Problem Behind The Modern Mindfulness Trend

Missing Link Between Parkinson's Protein And Damage to Brain Cells Discovered

Got an Annoying Twitch? Here's What to Consider Before You Think The Worst

Using a laboratory model of the human nose, scientists have investigated why the severity of common-cold infections varies so widely between individuals.

Alzheimer's scrambles memories while the brain rests

Middle age is becoming a breaking point in the U.S.. For many Americans, midlife is no longer a plateau - it's a pressure point.

Mini Human Brains Reveal How the Brain Wires Itself

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Rare medieval seal discovered in UK is inscribed with 'Richard's secret' and bears a Roman-period gemstone

An AI app is decoding dinosaur footprints and may have just spotted the world's oldest birds hiding in plain sight.

Divers Uncover World's Largest Late Roman Hoard with 50,000 Coins Hidden Beneath the Mediterranean

4 Year-Old Finds $4 Million Treasure While Playing With Dad's Metal Detector

The Ancient Towers That Inspired the Story of the Tower of Babel




Today's Events, Birthdays and Quotes


February 1, 2026

Full Snow Moon 13° Leo

The Full Snow Moon in Leo rises over a frozen landscape,
a luminous mirror of the shifting climate in the northern hemisphere.




February 1, 2026


68th Grammy Awards ~ Wikipedia

The Grammy Awards celebrate the best in music, honoring artists, songwriters, and producers for their creativity and impact. The 2026 Grammys shine a spotlight on the music shaping our world, with unforgettable performances, bold fashions, and iconic moments.




February 1, 2026

National Freedom Day ~ Black History Month

National Freedom Day commemorates the signing of the 13th Amendment and honors the freedom, resilience, and contributions of Black Americans. It is a day to reflect on progress, acknowledge ongoing struggles, and recognize the profound influence of Black voices - especially in music, culture, and history.




February 1, 1901 - November 16, 1960

Clark Gable - Videos - Filmography

Gone With The Wind - Award Winning American Civil War Epic Historical Romance

"Frankly my dear, I don't give a damn" is famously ranked as the #1 movie quote of all time by the American Film Institute (AFI)




February 1, 1971

Michael C. Hall - Videos - Filmography

There are no secrets in life; just hidden truths that lie beneath the surface.

Most people love a good mystery.




February 1, 1979

Rachelle Lefevre - Videos - Filmography

My hair walks into a room before I do.




February 1, 1994

Harry Styles - Videos - Discography - News

The amazing thing about music: there's a song for every emotion.
Can you imagine a world with no music? It would suck.




February 1, 1987

Heather Morris - Videos - Filmography

The tiger quietly crouches and waits for its moments to spring into action.




February 1, 1968 - January 12, 2023

Lisa Marie Presley - Videos - Discography

I've been through so much in my life. I've seen so much.
I know how fast things can change.
I know someone can be here one minute and gone the next.




Saturday January 31, 2026     7:00 PM ET


Puffy baby planets reveal a missing stage of planet formation

Radio Signals Reveal a Star's Final Years Before a Violent Supernova

Alien Signals? Mysterious Object in the Milky Way Fires Pulses Every 44 Minutes

AI on Mars? NASA’s Perseverance Rover Just Drove Across the Red Planet Without Humans

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Optical atomic clocks poised to redefine how the world measures seconds

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AI Slashes Defect Simulations From Hours to Milliseconds

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Bomb cyclone starts strengthening as it spreads snow across the Southeast

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It's freezing cold and you've lost power. Here's what emergency doctors want you to do

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773,000-Year-Old Moroccan Fossils Pinpoint a Critical Moment in Human Evolution

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What's inside the latest Epstein files released by the Justice Department

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Lindsey Vonn withdraws from super-G race a day after crash, no update on Winter Olympics status: Doing my best right now




Today's Events, Birthdays and Quotes


January 31, 1981

Justin Timberlake - Videos - Discography - Filmography

The best part about being alone is that you really don't
have to answer to anybody. You do what you want




January 31, 1977

Kerry Washington - Videos - Filmography

There is something about hair that sets your image in the moment.




January 31, 1977

Bobby Moynihan - Videos - Filmography

Lots more going on beyond the cameras of reality than what viewers see.




January 31, 1841 - April 10, 1911

Sam Lloyd Puzzle maker, Chess player - Videos

Reality was constructed as a never-ending multidimensional puzzle.




January 31, 1923 - November 10, 2007

Norman Mailer Novelist, director, screenplays - Videos


Every moment of one's existence, one is growing into more,

or retreating into less.




Friday January 30, 2026     7:00 PM ET


Don't Miss This Once-in-a-Decade Planet Parade Lighting Up the Sky This February, Here's When to Look

Strange Bright Lines on Mercury Suggest It's Not 'Dead' After All

Unlike Anything We Have Seen Before - An Unexplained Space Object Is Sending Powerful Signals Across the Galaxy

Curiosity Just Lit Up Mars At Night And Revealed A Never-Before-Seen Side Of The Red Planet

BepiColombo is slowly uncovering more and more fun facts about Mercury. One of the more interesting things found so far is a magnetic "chorus" that appears similar to a phenomenon found in Earth's much larger magnetic field

Why are Tatooine planets rare? General relativity explains why binary star systems rarely host planets

A new method to search for ultralight dark matter with advanced optical cavities

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Laser Light Rewrites Magnetism in Breakthrough Quantum Material

Physicists Watch a Superfluid Freeze, Revealing a Strange New Quantum State of Matter

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Scientific Breakthrough Could Double Rare Earth Elements Extraction

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Watch awkward Chinese humanoid robot lay it all down on the dance floor

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Scientists marvel at a Galapagos seabird that wandered 3,000 miles to California

Scientists Found a Spider That Builds 80-Foot Webs, And Its Silk Is Tougher Than Steel

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Argentina declares emergency over Patagonia wildfires

Submarine mountains and long-distance waves stir the deepest parts of the ocean

Data reveals hidden divide in coping with heat waves

We know how to cool our cities and towns: So why aren't we doing it?

King's Trough: How a shifting plate boundary and hot mantle material shaped an Atlantic mega-canyon

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Scientists Replicate Real Blood Vessels To Unlock New Treatments for Vascular Disease

Men's heart disease risk starts rising in their mid-30s, long before most screenings begin

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Fierce Storms Expose 19th-Century Maritime Mystery on Jersey Shore

Scientists Discover 40-Million-Year-Old Ant Hidden in Historic Amber Collection

More than 43,000 years ago, Neanderthals spent centuries collecting animal skulls in a cave; but archaeologists aren't sure why

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Buddhist monks' 2,300-mile walk for peace captures widespread attention

Halley wasn't the first to figure out the famous comet. An 11th-century monk did it first, new research suggests.

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Justice Department releases millions of pages of documents in Epstein investigation

Trump nominates inflation hawk Kevin Warsh to replace Jerome Powell as Fed chair

Why is ICE at 2026 Winter Olympics? Explaining the agency's dual functions

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Catherine O'Hara, Home Alone and Schitt's Creek star, dead at 71




Today's Events, Birthdays and Quotes


January 30, 1980

Wilmer Valderrama - Videos - Filmography

In your darkest times there's always room for a little light.




January 30, 1925 - July 2, 2013

Douglas Engelbart - Engineer, inventor, pioneer in many aspects of computer science - Videos

Founded the field of human-computer interaction while at his Augmentation Research Center Lab in the 1960's. This resulted in the creation of the computer mouse.

Quote: In the future, you'll be able to hold in your hand as much computing knowledge as exists now in a whole city, or even the whole world.




January 30, 1974

Olivia Colman - Videos - Filmography

We travel to many places; this reality being just one of them.
Mysteries are part of every journey; it's written in the script.




January 30, 1937

Vanessa Redgrave - Videos - Filmography

Theater and poetry were what helped people stay alive and want to go on living.




January 30, 1974

Christian Bale - Videos - Filmography

The art of survival is a story that never ends.




January 30, 1930 - February 26, 2025

Gene Hackman - Videos - Filmography

Relationships are a funny thing. You can't go back,
but sometimes what lies ahead could be even better.




January 30, 1785 - October 31, 1852

Edward Bransfield - Master in the Royal Navy - Explored Antarctica - Videos


I could not believe my eyes when I beheld the Great White Continent,
a frozen sculptured wasteland of endless beauty at the bottom of the world.

Planet Earth ~ Earth Changes ~ Ice Index




Thursday January 29, 2026     7:00 PM ET


The best of February's stargazing events - with key dates and the must-have gear to see them at their best.

Scientists Found a Surprising Way to Track Falling Space Junk

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Is Time A Fundamental Part Of Reality? A Quiet Revolution In Physics Suggests Not

Physicists Discover a New Way To Connect Qubits Using Crystal Imperfections

Did Edison Make a 'Wonder Material, Graphene' 125 Years Before Its Official Creation?

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Scientists Found a Platinum Alternative Hiding in Plain Sight

A breakthrough that turns exhaust CO2 into useful materials

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Donut-Shaped Light Could Make Wireless Signals Far More Reliable

Scientists found a way to cool quantum computers using noise

Can AI detect cognitive decline better than a doctor? New study reveals surprising accuracy

Drones could achieve 'infinite flight' after engineers create laser-based wireless power system that charges them from the ground

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Ancient oceans stayed oxygen rich despite extreme warming

A Hidden Climate Crisis Is Unfolding in the World's Mountains

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Tricks for remembering where you put things

This Brain Condition Quadruples Dementia Risk And Most People Have Never Heard of It

Scientists Found a Hidden Brain Failure Behind Alzheimer's Memory Loss

Exercise Can Actually Make Your Brain Look Younger, MRI Scans Reveal

Brain cancer may begin years before doctors can see it

Why is my migraine worse in summer? Glare, heat, and changes to sleeping and diet - can make migraine attacks more likely or more severe.

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A diabetes drug shows surprising promise against heart disease

Game-Changing Blood Pressure Drug Works for Patients Not Controlled by Standard Treatments

A simple blood test could spot Parkinson's years before symptoms

Study raises red flags over long-term effectiveness of popular weight loss drugs like Ozempic

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Stone Age teenager was mauled by a bear 28,000 years ago, skeletal analysis confirms

Almost a hundred new animal species that survived a mass extinction event half a billion years ago have been discovered in a small quarry in China,

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Inside the White House in the chaotic hours after Alex Pretti's shooting

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AI Detected a Mysterious Detail Hidden in a Famous Raphael Masterpiece

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Unnerved by Trump, U.S. allies are making nice with China

Palestinians crowded into Gaza tents struggle to see a better future even as ceasefire moves forward

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Mayor Mamdani calls for raising taxes on the wealthy, citing NYC budget crisis

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New Bridgerton series tackles sex taboo




Today's Events, Birthdays and Quotes


January 29, 1954

Oprah Winfrey - Videos - Media

Don't let stress overwhelm you in these trying times.




January 29, 1977

Justin Hartley - Videos - Filmography

If you sit and feel sorry for yourself, you're wasting time.
Get help. Move your body, mind and soul.




January 29, 1945

Tom Selleck - Videos - Filmography

I was planning to study architecture in college,
but when I registered, architecture was filled up.
Acting was right next to it, so I signed up for acting instead.




January 29, 1968

Edward Burns - Videos - Filmography

Guilt is a good reality check. It keeps that
'do what makes you happy' thing in check.




January 29, 1985

Isabel Lucas - Videos - Filmography

Astronomy is the roadmap that takes us
to the edge of the universe and beyond.




January 29, 1970

Heather Graham - Videos - Filmography

Whenever I meet people who seem really sweet
and unassuming, I kind of wonder about them.




January 29, 1975

Sara Gilbert - Videos - Filmography

I'm super shy, especially at parties.




January 29, 1960

Matthew Ashford - Videos - Filmography

Love can find you over and over again if it's the right person.




January 29, 1905 - July 4, 1970

Barnett Newman - Videos - American Artist - Abstract Expressionism

A painter is a choreographer of space.

Any art worthy of its name should address
life, humanity, nature, death and tragedy.




Wednesday January 28, 2026     7:00 PM ET


Low-Earth orbit is just 2.8 days from disaster

Dark matter-powered stars may be the missing link behind JWST's strangest and most exciting cosmic discoveries.

Radio waves revealed what happened before a star exploded

Scientists Crack Mystery Behind Jupiter and Saturn's Wild Polar Weather

Don't Miss This Weekend's Full Moon, It Will Do Something We Won't See Again Until the 2030s

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Superfluids are supposed to flow indefinitely. Physicists just watched one stop moving

CERN chief upbeat on funding for new particle collider'

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Google adds AI image generation to Chrome browser, side panel option for virtual assistant

AI can generate a feeling of intimacy that exceeds human connections

Stanford's Light Breakthrough Could Finally Make Quantum Computers Scale

Days numbered for 'risky' lithium-ion batteries, scientists say, after fast-charging breakthrough in sodium-ion alternative

Teaching AI to talk to itself could be the key to smarter, more adaptable machines.

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Hidden Faults Discovered at a Major US Earthquake Hotspot

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Scientists May Have Found How the Brain Becomes One Intelligent System

Episodic Memory - 10,000 Brain Scans Reveal Why Your Memory Gets Worse With Age

Scientists Identify 'Master Regulator' Behind Alzheimer's Problematic Proteins

People who don't eat meat may be less likely than meat eaters to reach the age of 100

Scientists turn tumor immune cells into cancer killers

Scientists Discover How Psoriasis Turns Into Painful Joint Disease

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Ancient Teeth Are Treasure Troves of Iron Age Secrets




Today's Events, Birthdays and Quotes


January 28, 1936

Alan Alda - Videos - Filmography

One day you'll leave your comfort zone and go into the wilderness of your intuition.
What you'll discover will be wonderful. What you'll discover is yourself.




January 28, 1611 - January 28, 1687

Johannes Hevelius Astronomer, Founder of Lunar Topography - Videos

To find yourself in space is to find your true essence.

Physicist Brian Greene - Simulation Theory




January 28, 1981

Elijah Wood - Videos - Filmography

Dream the impossible because dreams do come true.




January 28, 1980

Nick Carter - Videos - Discography - Filmography

I kind of consider myself a chameleon in music. I love all sorts of music.




January 28, 1912 - August 11, 1956

Jackson Pollock Iconic Abstract Painter - Videos


My painting does not come from the easel. I prefer to tack the unstretched canvas to the hard wall or the floor. I need the resistance of a hard surface. On the floor I am more at ease. I feel nearer, more part of the painting, since this way I can walk around it, work from the four sides and literally be in the painting.

Ellie at Metropolitan Museum of Art (MOMA)




January 28, 1969

Kathryn Morris - Videos - Filmography

Proper exercise and diet helps the body cure itself.




Tuesday January 27, 2026     7:00 PM ET


Bright white rocks on Mars may be the strongest clue yet that the Red Planet once had rain, rivers, and potentially life-friendly environments

Watch Orion's Red, White And Blue Stars Shine As The Winter Sky Puts On A Rare Show Tonight

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A hidden magnetic order could unlock superconductivity

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Cars and planes could avoid hazardous ice, freezing rain with new sensors

Scientists Develop a New Way To See Inside the Human Body Using 3D Color Imaging

Quantum tech is at its transistor moment - promising, real, and powerful, but still years of hard work away from changing the world

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Ancient lake full of crop circles lurks in the shadow of Saudi Arabia's 'camel-hump' mountain=

An Egyptian-Chinese archaeological mission announced on Saturday that the team has uncovered an ancient "sacred lake" at the Montu Temple precinct in the Karnak Temple Complex in Luxor, a city renowned for its rich monuments in southern Egypt.

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South Carolina measles outbreak is largest in US since measles was declared eliminated

New Brain Study Challenges Decades of Memory Research

This Powerful New Brain Tool Could Tell Us How Consciousness Works

Several Psychiatric Disorders Share The Same Root Cause, Study Suggests

The Most Effective Treatment for Osteoarthritis Isn't a Pill or Surgery

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Primate Teeth Just Rewrote a Key Chapter of Human Evolution

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Rock climbers in Italy accidentally discovered evidence of an 80-million-year-old sea turtle stampede

1,400-year-old Zapotec tomb discovered in Mexico features enormous owl sculpture symbolizing death

Bizarre pre-Cambrian creatures weren't preserved by tough bodies - but by ancient oceans that turned sand into a natural fossil-making machine

The Great Mongolian Road: Japanese Imperial Army maps reveal first detailed documentation

AI Is Solving a Dinosaur Mystery That Stumped Scientists for Decades

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"Doomsday Clock" moves to 85 seconds to midnight, closest point to catastrophe since its debut

Doomsday Clock 2026: Scientists set new time to 85 seconds

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White House shows first signs of retreat as backlash grows over Minnesota killing

America's economic mood deteriorated in January to its lowest level in more than a decade as consumers fretted about geopolitical tensions, affordability and President Donald Trump's unrelenting trade war

Republican gives first national interview after dropping out of MN Governor's race; cites ICE clashes, GOP 'retribution'




Today's Events, Birthdays and Quotes


January 27, 1965

Alan Cumming - Videos - Filmography

Pantomime is a big thing in the cultural calendar of
my country, you know. So subtlety's not my forte.




January 27, 1969

Patton Oswalt - Videos - Discography -- Filmography

Our country is being run by a bunch of bad alcoholic dads.




January 27, 1959

Keith Olbermann Sports and political commentator - Videos

The world often feels like it's spinning out of control.




January 27, 1940

James Cromwell - Videos - Filmography

What is magnificent about humans is when they decide
to turn and stand. If they respond with non-violence on
principle and hold their ground, they are really magnificent.




January 27, 1966

Tamlyn Tomita - Videos - Filmography

There are many platforms to make a difference.




January 27, 1976

Zoriah Miller - Videos

Award winning American photojournalist and war photographer

Everywhere I turn I find another story waiting to be told.




January 27, 1948

Mikhail Baryshnikov - Videos - Filmography

Soviet-born American dancer, choreographer, actor


I do not try to dance better than anyone else.

I only try to dance better than myself.




January 27, 1832 - January 14, 1898

Lewis Carroll Author, poet, mathematician, photographer - Videos

Alice's Adventures in Wonderland ~ Through the Looking-Glass


If you don't know where you are going, any road will get you there.




January 27, 1756 - December 5, 1791

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Composed 600 + works - Videos


I pay no attention whatsoever to anybody's praise or blame.
I simply follow my own feelings.




Monday January 26, 2026     7:00 PM ET


Microbes in Space Mutated And Developed a Remarkable Ability

Jupiter's Clouds Hide a Secret and Scientists Just Got Their Best Look Yet

NASA Prepares Its First Crewed Moon Orbit in Over 50 Years

A Glowing Bar of Iron Is Haunting The Ring Nebula - And No One Knows Why

NASA Confirms Private American Spacecraft - Blue Ghost - Has Landed On The Moon

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AI makes quantum field theories computable

A strange in-between state of matter is finally observed

Distant entangled atoms acting as one sensor deliver stunning precision

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Microsoft says its newest AI chip Maia 200 is 3 times more powerful than Google's TPU and Amazon's Trainium processor

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World not ready for rise in extreme heat, scientists say

Is Earth Really Losing Gravity for 7 Seconds in 2026? Here's What NASA Actually Said

The Arctic Has Entered a New Era of 'Extreme Weather', Scientists Warn

A drying climate is making East Africa pull apart faster

Sea levels are rising - but in Greenland, they will fall

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A Surprising Brain Benefit of Spending Time With Grandkids

Alzheimer's may trick the brain into erasing its own memories

A lost disease emerges from 5,500-year-old human remains - infectious diseases were already evolving in the Americas thousands of years before European contact

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Varna Gold: Humanity's first gold jewelry was found in a cemetery with a gold 'penis sheath'

A 3-Year-Old Girl Found a Beautiful Stone on a Walk That Turned Out to Be 3,800 Years Old From the Bronze Age

A private metal detectorist searching in a forest near Borsum, Lower Saxony, uncovered one of the most significant Roman-era hoards found in Germany in recent decades

Scientists recover the oldest wooden tools from a site in Greece

The masters behind Bronze Age rock art

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The Seattle Seahawks and New England Patriots will face off in Super Bowl LX after dramatic conference title wins

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Remains of Last Captive in Gaza - Master Sgt. Ran Gvili's - Are Retrieved, Closing a Chapter for Israel

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What can't a man wear? Designers break convention at Paris Men's Fashion Week

Signature Hairstyle Months Before 11th Birthday




Today's Events, Birthdays and Quotes


January 26, 2026


Australia Day

To my friends, clients and Crystalinks readers in Australia - enjoy your day.




January 26, 2009


Nadya (Natalie) Suleman's Octuplets turn 17




January 26, 1979

Sara Rue - Videos - Filmography

Eat healthy to stay healthy this winter.




January 26, 1958

Ellen DeGeneres - Videos - Filmography

Accept who you are.




January 26, 1958

Anita Baker - Videos - Discography

I like to take some time to myself every day
but I know better than to overthink issues.




January 26, 1967

Bryan Callen - Videos - Filmography

Everyone's looking for their voice - to be heard.




January 26, 1964

Paul Johansson - Videos - Filmography

Moving ahead in 2025 will be like living in a film filled with emotions and surprises