Erwin Cruz
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A physics loophole suggests that rapidly rotating black holes might split in two.
A theoretical study in Physical Review D finds that rapidly rotating black holes may be able to split into two smaller ones, bypassing thermodynamic prohibitions under extreme conditions.
Rubin Observatory Discovers First Dwarf Planet Candidate 2026 ED138
The Vera C. Rubin Observatory has identified its first dwarf planet candidate, 2026 ED138, a significant find in the outer solar system.
NASA's Swift Observatory Set to Fall Back to Earth After Rescue Failure
NASA's Swift Observatory, launched in 2004, is re-entering Earth's atmosphere after a failed rescue mission, with debris expected to land safely.
Five Hundred Days of Not Knowing, and Then a Door Opens
A Utah teenager missing for over 500 days was found alive in Oregon with a 39-year-old man in custody; the FBI has linked the case to online “gore groups” targeting children.
A District That Dances and a City That Watches Over It
Raleigh police reported 26 arrests and four citations in Glenwood South during Halloween weekend, with charges including weapons, drugs, and assault, in a multi-agency safety operation.
When a Parking Lot Becomes the Front Line of a Larger Argument
Mayor Mamdani has threatened legal action against ICE over the agency’s use of city-owned parking lots for immigration operations, escalating a dispute with Homeland Security.
What if the ancestor of all apes lived in the north?
A 17–18 million-year-old ape fossil from northern Egypt suggests the ancestors of all living apes, including humans, may have originated in North Africa rather than East Africa.
What does it mean that the early solar system favored rock over ice?
A Yale-led study finds that within the first million years of the solar system, chondrules (heat-forged rock) dominated over icy matrix in the formation of the earliest solid bodies.
The Red Planet sent us a fragment, and we are only beginning to read it.
A meteorite found in Mali, named Teghaza 001, has been dated to over 4.1 billion years ago, making it one of the oldest Martian meteorites ever discovered and offering rare insight into early Mars.
The Rain Fell, the Light Was Thin, and a Crosswalk Became a Threshold
A 45-year-old woman was killed in a marked Vancouver crosswalk early Sunday, the second pedestrian struck in three days, as police urge caution in darker, wetter conditions.
Two Mornings, Two Crossings, and the Space Between Headlights and Footsteps
A pedestrian suffered life-altering injuries in a two-vehicle collision at a northwest Calgary intersection Tuesday, the second serious pedestrian incident in as many mornings.
Seven New Voices in a Chamber That Remembers the Old Ones
Seven new councillors join Toronto City Council after Monday's election, including former MPs, activists, and a returning former councillor, with three incumbents defeated.
A Camera, a Moon, and the Patience of Seeing.
On October 26, 2004, Cassini flew within 1,200 kilometers of Titan, capturing the first close-up images of its hazy surface and revealing a young, geologically complex landscape.
Twisted Fields and the Unfinished Language of the Sun.
Parker Solar Probe data reveal paired, counter-rotating magnetic braids near the solar wind’s ion kinetic interface, offering new clues about how energy moves—and stalls—in the sun’s corona.
Thirty Years, Ten Generations, and a Shift in Plumage
A 30-year study of Swiss barn owls reveals a genetic shift toward redder, more spotted plumage, demonstrating that natural selection can produce measurable evolutionary change within decades.
A quiet road, a sudden stop, and a life remembered.
An 87-year-old Queens County man died after his car struck a garbage truck on Route 207 in Belfast, P.E.I. The truck’s occupants were uninjured. RCMP continue to investigate.
What do we call violence before we know its name?
A gunman killed one person and wounded four, including a 12-year-old girl, in the Paris suburbs. The suspect is in custody as anti-terror prosecutors investigate.
A woman survived her execution; now the questions begin.
Christa Pike survived a botched lethal injection in Tennessee, waking after days on a ventilator. Her case has halted executions and renewed debate over capital punishment.
Someone called, and that call is the quiet hero of this story.
Winnipeg police arrested high-risk sex offender Harley Aaron Okemow, 34, after finding him sexually assaulting an unconscious woman; he was being monitored at the time.
The arithmetic of a deadly year cannot be reduced to a trend
Two fatal crashes in Ottawa Wednesday night—a pedestrian struck in Barrhaven and a driver killed in Navan—brought the city's 2026 traffic death toll to 32.
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