Sunday February 8, 2026


February 8, 1974


Seth Green - Videos - Filmography


The failures keep you humble and sane. They make you realize how fleeting any form of success is.



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Wikipedia ~ ~ News


It's almost time for Super Bowl LX. I just watched some of the pregame show where Jimmy Fallon's 'Puppy Predictions' chose the Patriots. Friends agree along with family so that seals it for me. May the best - and luckiest - team win.





2026 Milano Cortina Winter Olympics


Lindsey Vonn crashed in her run on Sunday, bringing her Olympic downhill dream to an end after coming into the Games with a completely ruptured ACL





Frozen Journeys 2026 - Climate, Ships




Planet Earth In the News


Planet Earth Index


This Breakthrough Lets Scientists See Arctic Ice Loss Coming


Wildfires Claim 24,000 Lives in The US Each Year Through Smoke Alone


Scientists studying Antarctica uncovered a surprising twist in how the Southern Ocean absorbs carbon dioxide


Historic cold breaks multiple February records across Florida


Snow Drought in the West Reaches Record Levels


Melting Antarctic Ice Did the Opposite of What Scientists Expected


Iguanas Drop From Florida's Trees as Record Cold Blasts Southern US


The Colorado River's largest tributary flows 'uphill' for over 100 miles - and geologists may finally have an explanation for it


Hundreds of new species found in a hidden world beneath the Pacific


One of Earth's most abundant lifeforms has a fatal flaw


Rare Dolphin Sighting Off the Australian Shore, Here's What Scientists Discovered





Astronomy in the News


Astronomy Index


Voyager 2 may have caught Uranus in the middle of a rare and explosive space weather event.


Dramatic death of Comet C/2025 K1 (ATLAS) caught on camera


A colossal ancient impact may have reshaped the Moon far more deeply than scientists once realized


Runaway Black Holes Are Real After All. Here's What We Know.


Dark matter, not a black hole, could power Milky Way's heart


We May Have Seen a Special Kind of Black Hole Explode, Study Claims


A vast, flat sheet of dark matter may solve the long-standing mystery of why our neighboring galaxy Andromeda is speeding toward us while our other neighbors are moving away from us.


The coming end of ISS, symbol of an era of global cooperation


Scientists just mapped the hidden structure holding the Universe together





Physics in the News


Physics


Physicists Measure Time Inside Quantum Events Without a Clock


Scientists Are Building Detectors to Reveal the Invisible Universe


A Fundamental Quantum Rule May Entangle the Entire Universe


Physicists push thousands of atoms to a 'Schrodinger's cat' state - bringing the quantum world closer to reality than ever before


100 Years Before Quantum Mechanics, a Physicist Spotted Its Hidden Clue


Scientists are hunting for a forbidden antimatter transformation





Chemistry in the News


Chemistry


UCLA Chemists Have Created Impossible 3D Bonds That Shouldn't Exist


Hard to recycle packaging? This glue could let plastics peel apart on cue


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

How RNA reveals clues to life's origins on Earth


Lithium-free battery breaks voltage barrier for ultra-cheap energy storage





Technology in the News


Artificial Intelligence



A Flat Optical Surface Just Broke a Major Rule of Light


Tech firms are floating the idea of building data centers in space and tapping into the sun's energy to meet out-of-this-world power demands in a fierce artificial intelligence race.


'Discovery learning' AI tool predicts battery cycle life with just a few days' data


Unhackable metasurface holograms: Security technology can lock information with light color and distance


Researchers Warn: WiFi Could Become an Invisible Mass Surveillance System


Bridges in North America Are in Worse Shape Than Anywhere Else on Earth


Gladys West, Unsung Figure in Development of GPS, Dies at 95


Breakthrough Water Filter Removes 'Forever Chemicals' 100x Faster Than Carbon





Brain in the News


Brain Index


Yawning Does Something Surprising in Your Brain, MRI Scans Reveal



Depression can look starkly different for everyone but 6 symptoms could increase dementia risk


'Brain-Bone-Axis' May Link Depression With Osteoporosis


Scientists Identify Key Protein That Could Reverse Brain Aging





Health in the News


Health Files ~ Alternative Healing


Scientists Watched Kidneys Age in Months and Found a Kidney Protector


Breakthrough: Scientists Created a 'Universal' Kidney To Match Any Blood Type


Your Genes May Influence Longevity More Than Ever Before. Here's Why.


A hidden Aloe vera compound takes aim at Alzheimer's


Fake Research Is Flooding Cancer Science, Study Warns


How well a cancer treatment works may depend on the time of day you get it


Doctors test brain cell implants to restore movement in Parkinson's


A Surprising Genetic Discovery About How Vertebrates Emerged


Plastic surgeons group calls for delaying gender-affirming surgery until age 19


Dry eyes? These expert-approved heated eye masks can help


Scientists Find New Immune Clue Behind Long COVID's Lingering Symptoms


'Zombie' Remnants of COVID-19 Hunt In Packs And Kill Our Immune Cells


Why aren't more older adults getting flu or COVID-19 shots?


Cholesterol Levels Slashed by 60% in Promising New Pill Trial


47-Year Study Reveals The Age We Hit Our Physical Peak


Game-Changing Blood Test Could Help Catch Pancreatic Cancer Before It Turns Deadly


Scientists Discover Natural Compounds With Unexpected Benefits for Skin, Anti-Aging, and Heart Health


Male and Female Brains Start Developing Differently in the Womb, Scientists Find


Scientists uncover why psoriasis can turn into joint disease. A hidden immune cell journey from skin to joints may explain psoriatic arthritis.


This brain discovery is forcing scientists to rethink how memory works


New Brain Scans Reveal Hidden Intelligence in Babies


No More Jet Lag: New Oral Compound Helps Reset the Body's Internal Clock


Nipah Virus Outbreak Has Asia on High Alert Amid Deaths in India


Study Reveals a Turning Point When Men's Heart Attack Risk Accelerates





Diamonds in the News


Diamonds


Half Pink. Half Colorless. Miners Discover a Massive 37.4-Carat Diamond unearthed in Botswana with a Faultless Split Unlike Any Other Gem





Earth's Magnetic Field In the News


Earth's Magnetic Field


Something Massive Deep Inside Earth Is Steering the Planet's Magnetic Field





Archaeology in the News


Archaeology


Scents of the afterlife: Identifying embalming recipes by 'sniffing' the air around Egyptian mummies


CT scans unwrap secrets of ancient Egyptian life


Olives have been essential to life in Italy for at least 6,000 years - far longer than we thought


Genetic analysis of Deep Maniot Greeks reveals a unique lineage in the Balkans


The Lost Tomb of Legendary Viking 'Ivar the Boneless' May Have Finally Been Found on the English coast


'Landmark' elephant bone finding in Spain may be from time of Hannibal's war against Rome


Ancient Alaskan site may help explain how the first people arrived in North America


Archaeologists Unearth a 16th-Century Imperial Cargo 1,500 Meters Deep, Loaded With Enigmatic Treasures





Paleontology in the News


Paleontology Index


How a Black fossil digger became a superstar in the very white world of paleontology


Famed Montana paleontologist Jack Horner named in Epstein files Horner, of MSU, thanked Epstein for visit with him and 'the girls'


New Dino? ISU Paleontologists Homing in on Possible New Species in Wyoming


Discovery of Mammoth Ivory Tools Resets Human Timeline in North America


Saltwater crocodiles crossed the Indian Ocean to reach the Seychelles - before humans arrived and wiped them out