Mosquitoes Have Been Found in Iceland for the First Time Ever

Mosquitoes are one of the most pervasive pests on Earth. Over the species’ 217-million-year history, they have spread far and wide, with only the frigid temperatures of Antarctica and some parts of the Arctic keeping them at bay. As global...

United Just Announced 4 New Routes to Some of Our Favorite (and Lesser-Traveled) European Cities

United Airlines continues to expand its international network with new flights to four European destinations that will start service in summer 2026 from Newark Liberty International Airport (EWR). On an October 8 call with the media, the...

Luxury expedition cruises set sail as personalization and family travel drive new demand

Luxury travel demand is rising across the seas as more Americans prepare to sail in the coming year. Bookings and spending are climbing at record levels, with fall and the holidays becoming peak seasons for high-end voyages. Cruise lines are...

Climate Change Weekly # 558 — Climate at a Glance Redux! New Book Puts the Science Back in Climate Science

IN THIS ISSUE: Climate at a Glance Redux! New Book Puts the Science Back in Climate Science Meso-American Megadroughts Were Worse in the Past Greenland Ice Melt Grossly Overstated Climate at a Glance Redux! New Book Puts the Science Back in...

Exodus Adventure Travels expands Finland portfolio

Exodus Adventure Travels, a leading small-group tour operator specialising in active and cultural travel, has expanded its Finland portfolio with the launch of its first summer itinerary, complementing its established winter and multi-country...

Why rare earths are a flashpoint in US-China relations

Why are they called rare earth elements (REEs)? It’s a bit of a misnomer: Despite their name, they are relatively abundant in the Earth's crust – but rarely found in concentrated forms suitable for mining. These elements possess unique magnetic,...

Rare Earth Boom: Defense Heavyweight Joins Critical Mineral Effort

The escalating geopolitical competition over critical mineral supply chains has driven a major corporate maneuver, as REalloys Inc., a company focused on establishing a North American mine-to-magnet rare earth pipeline, announced it has appointed...

US and Australia agree to partner to break up China's dominance of rare earths

WASHINGTON (TNND) — The Trump administration took another step in its bid to find new sources of critical minerals and rare earth metals to reduce the country’s dependence on China for the resources that are key ingredients in a wide range of...

Weekend Scene has family events from Poetry Talk to Appalachian Horror Fest

The sights of fall can be seen peeking around parks and greenland all across Knoxville, as the smell of revenge begins to permeate Neyland Stadium this week in preparation for their faceoff against the Razorbacks. While the boys in orange get...

Stuhini Engages Tetra Tech to Advance Economic Assessment of Ruby Creek Molybdenum Deposit

Stuhini Exploration Ltd. (TSXV: STU) (OTCQB: STXPF) (WKN: A2PLBV) ("Stuhini" or the "Company") is pleased to announce that it has engaged Tetra Tech Canada Inc. ("Tetra Tech") to complete a conceptual-level economic viability assessment of the...

Critical Metals Secures 10‑Year Offtake Deal for 15 % of Tanbreez Output

Critical Metals Corp (NASDAQ: CRML) has inked a 10‑year offtake agreement for 15 % of its production from the Tanbreez Rare Earth Project in Greenland with US processor REalloys. The deal, announced today, follows a prior agreement with Ucore....

Massive Global Study Finds 99% of Heart Attacks and Strokes Are Tied to Just 4 Risk Factors

Credit: ZME Science/Midjourney. AI-generated illustration. A new global study demolishes the myth of the “out-of-nowhere” heart attack. According to new research, more than 99 percent of heart attacks, strokes, and heart failures are preceded by...

Quark Expeditions Launches 2027 Arctic and 2027/28 Antarctica Seasons

Quark Expeditions is opening bookings for its Arctic and Antarctica seasons earlier than ever before, citing the “strong demand” for its Polar journeys. The portfolio of itineraries includes popular options as well as refreshed choices visiting...

Weekly Commentary: A Feature, Not A Bug

Image Source: Pixabay It’s the type of extraordinary backdrop that flashes “critical juncture”. Ongoing “Terminal Phase Excess” is the culmination of a historic multi-decade global Credit Bubble. The post “liberation day” tariff pause rally –...

Trump for me, not for thee: Former US President stock pick tumbles as Albo-Trump meeting overlooks Dateline

Join our daily newsletter At The Bell to receive exclusive market insights Dateline Resources (ASX:DTR) has had a pretty good year, and it all started when the company’s ‘Colosseum’ rare earths project was named by Trump specifically, on his...

Danes and Greenlanders living in fear: Trump may still be planning an invasion

Almost immediately after his election, former US President Donald Trump pushed the idea that Greenland—a mineral-rich, autonomous island belonging to Denmark—should join the United States. Both sides resisted at the time, but the Danish Prime...

Scream's Melissa Barrera has signed on for new horror movie about killer orcas – and with Deep Blue Sea's director on board, I reckon we're in for a whale of a time

Melissa Barrera is set to take on killer orcas in a new sea-themed horror movie from director Renny Harlin. She joins John Travolta, who's been attached to the project since May 2025, Álvaro Mel (A Perfect Story) and the former's daughter Ella...

‘Shoot down Russian, drones, period!’ Europe’s noisy effort to unify against Russia

Russian incursions into NATO allies’ airspace are causing rare public disagreements between treaty allies. Is this the disarray that Moscow wants, or a sign of healthy debate? Officials we spoke to suggested that the answer is both. On the eve of...

Shovel-ready? Building US Critical Mineral Resilience

In nine months, the Trump administration's policy of energy dominance has reshaped the competitive landscape for the mining & metals sector in the US and beyond. American policy has pivoted from a focus on tax credits for critical minerals...

Trump Is Effortlessly Destroying Washington’s International Influence

October 7, 2025 With Congress compliant, the Supreme Court complicit, and media corporations compromised, Trump has forged a clear path to international irrelevance. Edit Ad Policy President Donald Trump in the Oval Office of the White House on...