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America was winning the race to find Martian life. Then China jumped in.
To most people, rocks are just rocks. To geologists, they are much, much more: crystal-filled time capsules with the power to reveal the state of the planet at the very moment they were forged. https://www.technologyreview.com/2026/02/26/1133584/america-china-mars-sample-return-space-race-nasa/
Winning it for Johnny Hockey: Team USA wins a historic gold and honors a fallen teammate
Outside the arena here, it felt like all of Canada had arrived, not so much for a hockey game but for a statement. https://edition.cnn.com/2026/02/22/sport/team-usa-johnny-gaudreau-hockey-gold-medal
Wimbledon stabbing: Murder probe launched after man in his 40s killed in town centre attack
The Met has launched a murder investigation after a man in his 40s was fatally stabbed in the centre of Wimbledon. Officers, the London Ambulance Service and London’s Air Ambulance rushed to reports of a stabbing on The Broadway, Wimbledon, at 12.37am on Sunday, February 22. A man was found with stab wounds and treated […]
Sweeping 578 mile snow bomb to dump 23 inches in icy blast of wintry weather
The icy snow bomb is set to stretch from Oban, in Scotland, down to Plymouth in the first week of March. New maps from WXCharts, which uses MetDesk data, show a large purple mass sweeping across the UK. Weather maps show many regions of Scotland will be covered in snow. The North West, the North […]
United States wins 3rd Olympic gold in women’s hockey, beating Canada 2-1 on Megan Keller’s OT goal
MILAN (AP) — A last Olympic goal for Hilary Knight, a gold medal-winning overtime one for Megan Keller, and the Americans cemented their reputation as one of the most dominant women’s hockey teams to take the ice. https://apnews.com/article/us-canada-womens-hockey-olympic-final-141b5904352673676656cbe2a1c253e5
6 close friends on a backcountry ski trip identified as among those killed in devastating avalanche
A group of close friends and experienced skiers had long planned a backcountry trip in the rugged Sierra Nevada Mountains, but their trek ended in tragedy as a football-field-sized crush of snow and ice overtook their tour. https://edition.cnn.com/2026/02/19/us/california-avalanche-skiers-lake-tahoe-thursday