Trump Wants Venezuela’s Oil. Getting It Might Not Be So Simple

The administration has made it clear that Nicolás Maduro’s capture was tied to Venezuela’s vast oil reserves. Much less certain is how US companies will actually access them—or if they even want to.

Cop Transforms Into Frog According To AI Generated Police Report

An AI police report tool turned a cop into a “frog,” exposing how generative AI in policing can warp reality.

Why The Sky Was So Dramatic Over North Florida This Weekend

An explanation for the dramatic sky many people observed Saturday night in Florida.

Meet The Most Formidable Lizard On The Planet. Hint: It’s Killed 5 People

This lizard’s physiology rewrites what we thought reptiles were capable of. Here’s the truth behind its notorious reputation, by a herpetologist.

A New Bridge Links the Strange Math of Infinity to Computer Science

Descriptive set theorists study the niche mathematics of infinity. Now, they’ve shown that their problems can be rewritten in the concrete language of algorithms.

How A Wall Street Analyst Started A $4 Billion Obesity Drug Company

Brian Lian founded publicly traded Viking Therapeutics to focus on metabolic diseases. With obesity drugs in development and the GLP-1 space booming, it’s now a prime M&A target for giants jostling for their share of a potential $100 billion market.

In Photos: See 2026’s First Full Supermoon Rise Around The World

The first full moon of 2026 — the wolf supermoon — rose after sunset on Saturday, Jan. 3, lighting up the night sky across the world. Here are the best photos.

3 Relationship Patterns You Need To Break In 2026, By A Psychologist

Relationship patterns keep us safe. And in order to break them gently, we need more discernment and less self-criticism.

On This Day In 1944, Helicopters Became Lifesaving Tools

On January 3, 1944, Coast Guard pilot Frank Erickson flew straight into the teeth of a raging storm to deliver blood plasma to wounded sailors.

2025’s extreme weather had the jet stream’s fingerprints all over it, from flash floods to hurricanes

First, instead of moving storms quickly eastward, the sluggish jet stream stalled storm systems in place, causing prolonged downpours and flash flooding.
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