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How much B6 is safe? What to know about the supplement found in energy drinks

Experts warn that people may not be aware they're getting too much of the popular nutrient, which can cause poisoning.
Handful of Vitamins
Handful of Vitamins

Western states face 'snow drought' as snowpack hits record lows

Despite the recent storm, scientists are growing concerned about the water supply and a risk of wildfires later in the year.
Mount Saint Helens on Jan. 17. 2026.
Mount Saint Helens on Jan. 17. 2026.

'Doomsday Clock' moves closer to midnight over threats from nuclear weapons, climate change and AI

The Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists, an advocacy group, uses a clock to symbolize the likelihood of people doing something to end humanity.
Three people stand to either side of an oversized clock sculpture with text reading "IT IS 85 SECONDS TO MIDNIGHT".
Three people stand to either side of an oversized clock sculpture with text reading "IT IS 85 SECONDS TO MIDNIGHT".
11d ago

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Europe

Shaped by ancient humans, 430,000-year-old wooden tools are the oldest ever found

"What's particularly exciting about finds like this is that we just so rarely have wood preserved for that long," the study's lead author said.
Top: This undated image provided by Katerina Harvati shows a 430,000 year old wooden tool from Greece that was possibly used for digging.
Below: This undated image provided by Katerina Harvati shows various angles of a 430,000 year old wooden tool from Greece.
Top: This undated image provided by Katerina Harvati shows a 430,000 year old wooden tool from Greece that was possibly used for digging.
Below: This undated image provided by Katerina Harvati shows various angles of a 430,000 year old wooden tool from Greece.

Map shows winter storm forecast across the U.S.

Severe weather is bringing subzero temperatures to the northern Plains, then onto the Mississippi Valley, the Northeast and the Ohio Valley by Sunday.
Capitol Weather
Capitol Weather

Looming water supply 'bankruptcy' puts billions at risk, U.N. report warns

Widespread water insecurity is the result of decades of overuse, as well as shrinking supplies from lakes, rivers, glaciers and wetlands, the researchers found.
Water crisis forces families into long queues and threatens children's education in Kabul
Water crisis forces families into long queues and threatens children's education in Kabul
16d ago

Hand stencil made almost 68,000 years ago is the oldest cave art ever found

The discovery, in Indonesia, helps scientists trying to determine when and where early humans first learned to make art.
Oldest Cave Art
Oldest Cave Art
17d ago

Blue Origin to deploy thousands of satellites for new communications network

Jeff Bezos' space company announced a plan to deploy 5,408 satellites in space, jumping into a market dominated by Elon Musk's SpaceX.
Blue Origin launches NASA's EscaPADE Satellites from Cape Canaveral
Blue Origin launches NASA's EscaPADE Satellites from Cape Canaveral

Northern lights may put on a show for U.S. tonight

The aurora could be visible across Canada and much of the northern tier of U.S. states — and possibly farther south — after a major disturbance in the Earth’s magnetic field.
Aurora Borealis Over Minneapolis
Aurora Borealis Over Minneapolis
21d ago

NASA rolls out 11 million-pound moon rocket in preparation for astronauts' launch

The rollout sets the stage for tests and dress rehearsals ahead of NASA's first crewed flight to the moon since 1972.
All work platforms are retracted from around NASA’s Artemis II SLS (Space Launch System) rocket and Orion spacecraft, secured to the mobile launcher, inside the Vehicle Assembly Building on Friday, Jan. 16, 2026, in preparation for rollout to Launch Complex 39B at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida.
All work platforms are retracted from around NASA’s Artemis II SLS (Space Launch System) rocket and Orion spacecraft, secured to the mobile launcher, inside the Vehicle Assembly Building on Friday, Jan. 16, 2026, in preparation for rollout to Launch Complex 39B at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida.
23d ago

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Politics News

Congress passes bill to fund U.S. science agencies, rebuffing Trump's requested cuts

The Senate voted to provide billions more to NASA, NOAA and the National Science Foundation than the president had asked for.
Trump's Return Gives China A Shot At Being The Next Weather Superpower
Trump's Return Gives China A Shot At Being The Next Weather Superpower

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