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January 28, 2024

Activists throw soup at Mona Lisa in Louvre climate protest

Two climate activists hurled what museum employees called pumpkin soup at the protective glass around the Mona Lisa at the Louvre museum Sunday.

January 28, 2024

Ocean exploration company believes it may have found Amelia Earhart's wrecked plane: 'We're all hopeful'

Deep Sea Vision, an ocean exploration company based in South Carolina, believes it may have found the plane that Amelia Earhart died in in 1937, capturing it on sonar.

January 26, 2024

Energy secretary confronted on Biden's campaign pledge to end fossil fuels: 'I did not hear him say that'

Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm was grilled about President Biden's past promise to end the usage of fossil fuels, arguing one can easily view it on social media.

January 26, 2024

North Carolina sea turtles are dying en masse due to plunging temperatures

The North Carolina State University Center for Marine Sciences and Technology took in 109 sea turtles stunned by frigid temperatures from Cape Lookout, but only 36 survived.

January 26, 2024

Ukraine to start construction on 4 new nuclear reactors later this year

Ukraine is set to ramp up its nuclear energy production with the construction of four new nuclear power reactors later this year despite its ongoing war with Russia.

January 24, 2024

Man finds 7-carat diamond at Arkansas state park, names gem after his fiancée

A man recently found a large diamond at the Crater of Diamonds State Park in Pike County, Arkansas. The tourist plans to have the gem cut into two for his daughter and his future wife.

January 24, 2024

Democrat in another blue city joins push to ban gas stoves

A city official in Chicago is pushing to ban natural gas, making it the latest of a slew of cities aiming to limit gas stoves.

January 23, 2024

New Mexico faces opposition to governor's water recycling initiative over concerns of increased fracking

New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham is facing opposition from environmental activists over her initiative to finance the treatment and recycling of wastewater.

January 23, 2024

Largest deep-sea coral reef mapped off East Coast: 'Breathtaking in scale'

The largest deep-sea coral reef to date was mapped off the U.S. Atlantic coast. It not only provides benefits to sea life, but humans and planet Earth, as well.

January 22, 2024

Indonesia's Mt. Merapi erupts, displacing thousands

Thousands were evacuated from the area surrounding Indonesia's Mount Merapi as it erupted Sunday, with residents advised to remain at least 4.3 miles away from its crater's mouth.