A dozen masked commandos crouch inside a jet-black navy dinghy as it carves across shimmering Jakarta Bay. At the bow, loops of 12.7mm bullets spill from a tri-barreled gatling gun; at the stern, Pra… [read more]
How President Prabowo Subianto Is Steering Indonesia’s Future
The U.S. gets a new national marine sanctuary the first led by a tribe
More than 4,500 square miles of ocean will soon be protected by the federal government off the Central California coast. The Biden administration is creating a new national marine sanctuary, which wi… [read more]
Deep inside a Norwegian fjord a dream of farming salmon sustainably
Farm-raised Norwegian salmon for sale in Oregon.
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If you eat salmon, there’s a good chance that it comes from a salmon farm in Norway. The country has been farming salmon for o… [read more]
Adventurer faces venomous scorpions in world-first kayak journey
Ash Dykes kayaked the length of the Coppename river in Suriname from source to sea in 37 days
A Welsh adventurer has kayaked the length of one of the world’s most remote rivers in a 37-day journey, … [read more]
‘We were ecstatic:’ Coast Guard rescues a man clinging to a cooler in open water
When youre looking for a person in an ocean, a physical description isnt much help. But thats what the Coast Guard helicopter crew had: The day after Hurricane Milton blasted into Floridas Gulf Coast… [read more]
Although Milton Has Moved On at Least Eight Are Dead and Millions Remain In the Dark
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. Rescue teams plucked Florida residents from the flotsam of Hurricane Milton on Thursday after the storm smashed through coastal communities where it tore homes into pieces, fille… [read more]
Halo: Flashpoint a new miniatures game has all the right moves
First announced in January, Mantic Games’ Halo: Flashpoint makes its way into the world in November as the first wave of pre-orders start shipping out to eager fans. Polygon got a brief, early look a… [read more]
I work on an oil rig. It has lonely moments but every rig I’ve been on is like a family.
Oil and Gas Drilling Rig over Offshore PlatformGetty
Kailem Donovan, 37, from Middlesborough, England, works on oil rigs in the North and Baltic seas.Donovan works 12-hour shifts bu… [+6197 chars]read more
My son’s favorite smart watch is at its lowest price ever on Prime Day
Looking to get your kids off screens and a little more active this school year? The Fitbit Ace LTE is the perfect way to do that with original games and activities that encourage your kids to move al… [read more]
The mystery of why left-handers are so much rarer (2016)
Relatively few people are left handed, but why? (Credit: iStock)
Relatively few people are lefties, and its a puzzle why. Still, the science of handedness is revealing fascinating insights about you… [read more]