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NASA released the Artemis II Official Flight Kit, which contains more than 2,300 items including historic artifacts such as a Wright Flyer fabric swatch, an Apollo-era flag and a Ranger 7 photo negative.

Archaeologists working in Fano, Italy, say they have unearthed a 2,000-year-old basilica identified from Vitruvius’s descriptions during redevelopment work at Piazza Andrea Costa. Officials described the find as historically significant and said investigations at the site will continue.

NASA's updated open-source AI, ExoMiner++, was trained on Kepler and TESS observations and flagged about 7,000 TESS signals as exoplanet candidates; the software is available on GitHub.

Experts say dark chocolate contains sleep-supporting nutrients like magnesium and tryptophan but also contains stimulants such as caffeine and theobromine, which can interfere with sleep when eaten in the evening.

Spotify is expanding its Prompted Playlist beta from New Zealand to Premium listeners in the U.S. and Canada; the feature generates playlists from user-written prompts combined with listening history and real-time music trends.

The 2025–2030 Dietary Guidelines for Americans present a much shorter report and an upside-down food pyramid that emphasizes fruits, vegetables, higher protein, and healthy fats; dietitians praised the focus on produce and gut health but raised concerns that the pyramid’s imagery may conflict with written advice on red meat, fiber, sodium, and alcohol.

NatWest and Halifax have reduced some two- and five-year mortgage rates. The article also reports cashback offers and lenders expanding borrowing options amid ongoing affordability pressures.

An article lists nine Disney park changes said to respond to guest feedback, including storyline updates for Millennium Falcon: Smugglers Run and animatronic upgrades for Frozen Ever After.

A study in ACS Central Science reports that frozen hydrogen cyanide (HCN) surfaces can promote reactions with water that produce polymers, amino acids, and nucleobases, and HCN is found across the Solar System.

At Davos, Laila Nutraceuticals unveiled a science-led women's wellness initiative led by Yuthika Gokaraju and publicly supported by Smriti Irani; the platform is rooted in decades of botanical research and aims to offer life-stage preventive care using clinically validated bioactives.

Doctors explain that flu vaccines do not cause influenza and that common mild side effects reflect the immune response and usually resolve within a day or two.

The article presents two-minute, mantra-less meditation as a free, workplace-ready pause and reports experts linking meditation to lower cortisol (up to 30%) and increased prefrontal activity after mindfulness training.

Mitsui O.S.K. Lines held a groundbreaking on January 19 for a new MOL Training Center within the MOL Magsaysay Maritime Academy in Dasmariñas City, Cavite, and the facility is planned to begin operations in April 2027.

Lizzie Ens says she developed disordered eating while growing up in a Swartzentruber Amish community, where comparison with her twin, bullying and heavy manual labor affected her relationship with food; she later studied holistic nutrition and launched UnDiet You in 2020.

A British Heart Foundation study and related surveys report many adults consume more salt than recommended; the article lists five common signs linked to higher salt intake: intense thirst, bloating, headaches, frequent urination and fatigue.

Researchers dated a faded reddish hand stencil in Liang Metanduno cave on Muna, Indonesia, to at least 67,800 years by analyzing mineral crusts that formed over the image.

Researchers dated a faded reddish hand stencil found in the Liang Metanduno limestone cave on Muna island, Indonesia, to at least 67,800 years old using analysis of mineral crusts.

Holtec is reviving Michigan's Palisades plant and plans to add small modular reactors, while experts caution that SMRs remain costly, largely unproven in the US and face timeline and fuel-supply challenges.

Indiana completed a 16-0 season with a 27-21 CFP championship win, and the roster combined incoming transfers with players who remained through a coaching change or later returned.

Food Lion will build a new 37,000-square-foot store on Talbert Boulevard in Lexington, replacing a renovation plan and aiming to open in early 2027. The company says the store will feature expanded ready-to-eat and prepared food options, self-checkout lanes, and pickup and delivery services.

UnitedHealth Group says it will return profits it earns in the Affordable Care Act marketplace to consumers in 2026, an item CEO Stephen Hemsley is expected to announce in testimony before a House Energy and Commerce subcommittee. The company reports about 1 million ACA marketplace enrollees and says details are still being worked out.

Suni Williams retired from NASA after a 27-year career, having logged 608 days in space and completed nine spacewalks totaling 62 hours and 6 minutes.

Researchers report tan handprint stencils on cave walls in Sulawesi, Indonesia, that were dated to at least 67,800 years old by mineral crusts formed on top of the paintings; the study was published in Nature.

Demis Hassabis, known for AlphaFold 2 and his role leading Google's AI efforts, founded Isomorphic Labs to use AI to design drugs; the company has raised large funding rounds but has not yet advanced a drug into clinical trials.

Andrew Pappachen was honored with the 2025 Good Samaritan Award by the Global Malayalee Christian Forum on January 17, 2026, recognizing decades of service to the Malayalee community. He was also felicitated by classmates and professors from CMS College, Kottayam.

The John Fornetti Dental Center will hold its 20th annual 'Dentistry from the Heart' event on Saturday, Feb. 7, offering adults 18 and older one complimentary dental service (cleaning, filling or extraction) at no out-of-pocket cost; the program runs 8 a.m.–3 p.m. CST and is first come, first served.

Sen. Mark Kelly said in a CNN interview that he is weighing a 2028 presidential run and described an obligation to push back against what he called a weaponization of the federal government; he has also been targeted by the Trump administration after appearing in a video urging troops to refuse 'illegal orders'.

The long-running dispute over Western Sahara is foregrounded by the story of Ali Radjel, a Spanish-based footballer born in Tindouf refugee camps, as Morocco prepares to co-host the 2030 World Cup. A UN-brokered truce in 1991 promised a referendum that has not taken place and Morocco now administers most of the territory.

A dog found in a sewer drain in the Pikes Peak region was rescued after a passerby heard whimpering and Animal Law Enforcement officers retrieved her; she was taken to a shelter and the family was reunited the same day.

Vanna White announced on Instagram that she and longtime partner John Donaldson were married in a private ceremony after more than a decade together.