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Food Industry Pushes Back on WHO Guidance for Products with Added Color, Sweeteners

Varieties Around 11 million deaths a year are linked to unhealthy diets, according to the agency, based on data from a global study. (Getty Images)

Food Industry Pushes Back on WHO Guidance for Products with Added Color, Sweeteners

Governments should consider regulating foods that include added colors, flavors or sweeteners designed to make the product more appealing to consumers,…

Varieties Dozens of Pakistani farmers are suing German firms RWE and Heidelberg Materials in a rare bid to make big polluters pay damages for climate impacts. Aamir QURESHI / AFP

Pakistan Farmers in Long Fight to Make German Firms Pay for Flood Damage

In a Pakistani village nestled in rice fields, Abdul Hafeez Khoso remembers the vast industrial zones he saw in Germany when he visited to file a pioneering…

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Varieties A tourist holds an umbrella to shelter from the sun while walking on a hot day in Tokyo on July 15, 2026. (AFP)

This Year Set to Be One of Four Hottest on Record, UN Report Says

This year is ‌on track to be one of the four hottest on record, driven by a powerful El Niño and perpetuating a warming streak of more than a decade, a UN…

Varieties A white-tailed eagle over the Isle of Mull in Scotland. (Natural Resources Wales)

Reintroduction of White-Tailed Eagles Puts Seabird Colonies at Risk of Wipeout

White-tailed eagles reintroduced into England and Wales imperil endangered seabird populations and risk wiping out some colonies, The Guardian reported quoting…

Varieties Residents extend a supply hose to fill a barrel with clean water from a tanker truck in Kavling Bakau Serip, amid local water shortages linked to data center developments in Batam. ANDARU / AFP

Can't Cook or Shower: Indonesians Take Aim at Data Centers

Cooking and bathing became difficult when taps ran dry in Batam, an Indonesian island where residents are protesting as data centers spring up to power the…

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Varieties A United Airlines plane takes off from San Francisco International Airport on January 20, 2026 in San Francisco, California. (Getty Images/AFP)

Former Flight Attendant Posed as Pilot, Received Hundreds of Free Flights, US Authorities Say

A former flight attendant for a Canadian airline posed as a commercial pilot and as a current flight attendant to obtain hundreds of free flights from US…

Varieties A woman holding an umbrella rides a bicycle amid snowfall in Shanghai, China January 20, 2026. (Reuters)

Wave of Low Temperature Brings Rare Snowfall to Shanghai

A wave of low temperature sweeping southern China brought rare snowfall to ​Shanghai on Tuesday, delighting residents of the financial hub as authorities…

Varieties View of gentoo (Pygoscelis papua) penguins at the Paradise Bay in the Gerlache Strait -which separates the Palmer Archipelago from the Antarctic Peninsula, on January 20, 2024. (AFP)

Researchers Find Antarctic Penguin Breeding Is Heating up Sooner, and That’s a Problem

Warming temperatures are forcing Antarctic penguins to breed earlier and that's a big problem for two of the cute tuxedoed species that face extinction by the…

Varieties This image taken from video provided by WZZM shows part of a severe multi-car pileup leading Michigan State Police to shut down an interstate south of Grand Rapids Monday, Jan. 19, 2026, in Ottawa County, Mich. (WZZM via AP)

100 Vehicles Pile Up in Michigan Crash Amid Snowstorm

More than 100 vehicles smashed into each other or slid off an interstate in Michigan on Monday as snow fueled by the Great Lakes blanketed the state. The…

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Varieties A man makes his way in the heavy snow in Uonuma, Niigata Prefecture, Japan, Dec. 20, 2022. (Reuters)

Japan’s Airlines Cancel Flights as Blizzards Hit Northwest Coast

Strong winds and heavy snowfall forced the cancellation of dozens of airline flights headed ​to and from Japan's northwestern coast, the country's largest…

Varieties A lifeguard patrols North Steyne beach as beaches are closed after recent shark attacks, in Sydney, Australia, January 20, 2026. (Reuters)

Surfer Bitten in 4th Shark Attack off Australia’s East Coast in 3 Days

A surfer had minor injuries from being bitten by a shark Tuesday in the fourth attack off the coast of Australia's most populous state in three days. The…

Varieties Mirtza Aguilera, right, and her daughter embrace in front of their home burned by wildfires in Tome, Chile, Monday, Jan. 19, 2026. (AP Photo/Javier Torres)

Chile Fights Wildfires that Killed 19 and Left 1,500 Homeless

Firefighters in Chile are battling forest fires that started on Sunday and have killed at least 19 people and left around 1,500 homeless as they swept through…

Varieties A tourist looks at a view of Mt. Everest from the hills of Syangboche in Nepal December 3, 2009. REUTERS/Gopal Chitrakar

Nepal Halts Search after Guide Killed, Iranian Climber Missing

Bad weather forced Nepali rescuers to suspend the search Monday for an Iranian climber missing for four days after an accident which killed a Nepali team…

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Varieties People stand next to warning signs in place, and beaches are closed after a surfer suffered a shark attack at Dee Why Beach in Sydney, Australia, January 19, 2026. REUTERS/Jeremy Piper

Shark Mauls Surfer in Sydney, 3rd Attack in Two Days

A shark mauled a surfer off an ocean beach in Sydney on Monday in the Australian city's third shark attack in two days, authorities said. The surfer,…

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Varieties  Women push baby strollers as they walk along a street in Beijing on January 4, 2026. (AFP)

China’s Population Falls Again as Births Drop to Lowest Rate Since 1949 Communist Revolution

How do you persuade a population to have more babies after generations of limiting families to just one? A decade after ending China's longtime one-child…

Varieties Some experts worry a blanket ban on social media could have unintended consequences. Saeed KHAN / AFP/File

UK, France Mull Social Media Bans for Youth as Debate Rages

Countries including France and Britain are considering following Australia's lead by banning children and some teenagers from using social media, but experts…

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Varieties High levels of triglycerides in the blood increase the risk of heart disease (Monash University) 

Innovative Drug Lowers Triglycerides, Other Blood Lipids

A study led by researchers from the Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL) in Switzerland, revealed a new liver- and gut-targeted oral drug that can…

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Varieties A rare snow is seen in Holt, Florida, on Sunday, Jan. 18, 2026. (Danielle Brahier via AP)

Small Part of Sunshine State Becomes Snowy State as Florida Gets Snow Second Year in a Row

A small part of Florida is the Snowy State for the second year in a row. Snow briefly covered the grass and rooftops in parts of the western Florida…

Varieties  This photo shows an aerial view of Bondi Beach and Sydney Harbor as seen from a plane flying over Sydney on January 14, 2026. (AFP)

Shark Mauls Boy in Sydney Harbor

A shark mauled a boy swimming in Sydney Harbor on Sunday, leaving him in critical condition with serious leg injuries, authorities said. The predator bit the…

Varieties A 13-year-old boy poses at his home as he looks at social media on his mobile phone in Sydney on December 8, 2025.  (Photo by Saeed KHAN / AFP)

Social Media Addiction's Surprising Challenger? Anti-doomscrolling Influencers

It’s simple to accidentally become entranced by an endless loop of videos on Instagram or TikTok. But sometimes, that mindless scroll is interrupted by a…

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Varieties Swiss Air Force's aerobatic team "The Patrouille Suisse" perform prior to the FIS alpine skiing Men's World Cup Super G event in Wengen, Swiss Alps, on January 19, 2026. (Photo by Dimitar DILKOFF / AFP)

German Killed in Swiss Avalanche, 4 Other Skiers Hurt

A German man has been killed in an avalanche in the Swiss alps and four other people were hurt as they were cross-country skiing, Swiss police said Saturday. …

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Varieties NASA's Artemis II SLS (Space Launch System) rocket and Orion spacecraft, secured to the mobile launcher, is seen inside the Vehicle Assembly building as preparations continue for roll out to Launch Pad 39B, Thursday, Jan. 15, 2026, at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida. (Keegan Barber/NASA via AP)

NASA's New Moon Rocket Heads to the Pad Ahead of Astronaut Launch

NASA’s giant new moon rocket headed to the launch pad Saturday in preparation for astronauts’ first lunar fly-around in more than half a century. The out…

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Varieties The fresco on the wall of a house in Pompeii that dates back 2,000 years (AFP)

Iron Age Teeth Fossils Reveal Diet Diversity of Italians 2,500 Years Ago

Italians began exploring a varied diet sometime between the 7th and 6th centuries BC, according to a new analysis of ancient teeth from Iron Age Italians. …

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Varieties In this undated handout photo provided by Heinrich Heine University Duesseldorf in January 2026, a blacktip reef shark swims at Sealife Oberhausen in Oberhausen, Germany. (Maximilian Baum/Heinrich Heine University Duesseldorf via AP)

Sharks Are Famous for Fearsome Teeth, but Ocean Acidification Could Make them Weaker

Sharks are the most feared predators in the sea, and their survival hinges on fearsome teeth that regrow throughout their lives. But changes in the ocean's…

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Varieties This undated image provided by Communications Earth and Environment shows the mummified remains of a cheetah. (Ahmed Boug/Communications Earth and Environment via AP)

Mummified Cheetahs Found in Saudi Caves Shed Light on Lost Populations

Scientists have uncovered the mummified remains of cheetahs from caves in northern Saudi Arabia. The remains range from 130 years old to over 1,800 years old…

Varieties  US' Lindsey Vonn crosses the finish line to win the Women's Downhill event of the FIS Alpine Ski World Cup in Altenmarkt Zauchensee, Austria, on January 10, 2026. (AFP)

Vonn Launches Social Media Search Mission After Ski Pole Goes Missing

Lindsey Vonn may be dominating World Cup downhills at 41, but even the US speed queen is not immune to missing equipment. Vonn took to social media on…

Varieties FILE - This photo provided by NASA shows the Moon's shadow covering portions of Canada and the US during a total solar eclipse as seen from the International Space Station on Monday, Aug. 8, 2024. (NASA via AP, File)

ISS Crew Splashes Down on Earth After Medical Evacuation

Four International Space Station (ISS) crewmembers splashed down in the Pacific Ocean early Thursday, video footage from NASA showed, after a medical issue…

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Varieties The Lonely Tree, often pictured submerged in water, was first planted in 2010. (Getty Images)

Lonely Tree in Wales Is an Instagram Star, but its Fate Is Inevitable

It is one of Wales' most-loved beauty spots - but the time of the so-called Lonely Tree being an Instagram star could be slowly coming to an end. The birch…

Varieties Threat or uncertainty can reduce cognitive regulation and increase avoidance behaviors. (Indiana University)

Four Signs You're Self-Sabotaging Your Joy

Most of us, at some point in our lives, have stood in the way of our own growth. We make progress on a project, start to feel hopeful about a relationship, or…