A small drone flies into a damaged Fukushima reactor for the first time to study its melted fuel
TOKYO (AP) A drone small enough to fit in one’s hand flew inside one of the damaged reactors at Japan’s Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant Wednesday in hopes it can examine some of the molten fuel… [read more]

A Major ‘Stardew Valley’ Update Is Coming in March
I’m insanely excited about the tweet Barone made in December revealing one of the new items: bigger storage chests! (If you know, you know, and if you don’t know, you will soon after you start playin… [read more]

Family plea to bring home charity rower found dead at sea
The family of a 54-year-old charity rower found dead in his boat while crossing the Atlantic are appealing for help to bring his body home.
Michael Holt, from Porthmadog, Gwynedd, fell ill about 70… [read more]

How FX’s Shōgun Miniseries Compares to James Clavell’s Classic 1975 Novel
Warning:This post contains spoilers for the first two episodes of FX’s Shgun.
When the Dutch warship Erasmus is wrecked off the coast of turn-of-the-17th-century feudal Japan in the opening scene of… [read more]

Your pictures on the theme of ‘on the horizon’
We asked our readers to send in their best pictures on the theme of “on the horizon”. Here is a selection of the photographs we received from around the world.
Image source, Martin Offer
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Photos show never-before-seen sea creatures living in an underwater mountain that dwarfs the Himalayas
A squat lobster was spotted in coral during a Schmidt Ocean Institute expedition.ROV SuBastian/Schmidt Ocean Institute
An ocean expedition revealed 100 never-before-seen sea creatures in und… [+4816 chread more

Fishermen rescued as boat capsizes in strong winds
Four fishermen have been rescued after their boat sank off the Argyll coast.
The Oban RNLI lifeboat, a rescue helicopter and a local work boat went to the aid of the vessel off the Garvellach island… [read more]
I live in a Canadian city where hundreds of popular shows are filmed. From sprawling forests to skyline views here’s what it’s like.
Vancouver, Canada, is a popular filming location, especially for TV productions. Sher Hackwell
I live in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, where hundreds of popular TV shows are filmed. read more

Supreme Court will hear challenge to EPA’s ‘good neighbor’ rule that limits pollution
The U.S. Supreme Court will hear a challenge from GOP-led states and industry groups seeking to block the EPA’s “good neighbor” provision, which is designed to reduce smog and air pollution.
Catie D… [read more]
Get used to it: America’s winters will be a lot less snowy from now on
Last December was the warmest on record for much of the Midwest. It’s the beginning of a new normal. Tara Anand for BI
Jocie Nelson has been cross-country skiing for as long as she can remember. Whe… [read more]