Snow melt from the mountains provides up to 75 percent of the West's yearly waterhttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/snow-drought-hits-the-western-united-states-worrying-experts-about-the-regions-water-supply-180988121/
Using artificial intelligence, DinoTracker can accurately classify dinosaur tracks around 90 percent of the timehttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/new-app-can-match-footprints-to-the-dinosaurs-that-made-them-180988122/
Teeth belonging to the fearsome creatures have been discovered throughout the state. Now, they're up for consideration by the state legislaturehttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/megalodons-went-extinct-millions-of-years-ago-the-prehistoric-predator-could-become-marylands-official-state-shark-180988108/
The artifact was discovered by a metal detectorist in 2024https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/this-rare-roman-figurine-of-a-cat-with-its-paws-atop-a-severed-head-is-one-of-britains-newest-treasures-180988116/
Journey around the nation with this interactive map, divided by region or category, and discover American history in a way you’ve never seen beforehttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/travel/250-places-to-celebrate-america-180987824/
The patient is faring well nearly three years later, thanks to the life-saving devicehttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/artificial-lungs-kept-a-dying-man-alive-for-48-hours-until-he-was-well-enough-to-receive-an-organ-transplant-180988109/
Paleontologists have identified thousands of animal species that lived soon after the Cambrian explosion endedhttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/a-fossil-trove-in-china-provides-a-rare-window-into-a-mass-extinction-event-that-happened-more-than-500-million-years-ago-180988112/
Recent discoveries about an alvarezsaur called Manipulonyx have drawn renewed attention to this group of bird-like, clawed creatures and the mysteries around their anatomy and behaviorhttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/small-stubby-armed-dinosaurs-have-confounded-paleontologists-are-answers-finally-within-reach-180988115/
The scholar's picks include "Turn: Washington’s Spies," "John Adams" and "Franklin"https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/what-are-the-best-tv-shows-about-the-american-revolution-a-historian-outlines-five-of-his-favorites-180987995/
Markets in Japan and South Korea surge, while gold and silver rallyhttps://www.wsj.com/livecoverage/stock-market-today-dow-sp-500-nasdaq-02-03-2026?mod=rss_markets_main
Plus, SpaceX, the final frontier?https://www.wsj.com/finance/stocks/gold-buyers-this-isnt-the-1970s-9a7af920?mod=rss_markets_main
Bitcoin fell below $76,000 on Saturday, saddling Michael Saylor’s Strategy with paper losses on its token purchases.https://www.wsj.com/finance/currencies/the-crypto-hoarding-strategy-is-unraveling-34b720f5?mod=rss_markets_main
Wall Street is still forecasting gains for metals despite the sharp selloff.https://www.wsj.com/finance/commodities-futures/what-to-know-about-the-wild-swings-in-gold-and-silver-2fcad7a8?mod=rss_markets_main
The Dow industrials gained 1.1%, boosted by a strong U.S. manufacturing report. Gold ended 1.9% lower, while silver is down 33% over the past two sessions.https://www.wsj.com/finance/stocks/global-stocks-markets-dow-news-02-02-2026-15226e6f?mod=rss_markets_main
Leaders in finance will discuss market regulation, dealmaking and the economy at the event’s debut this week.https://www.wsj.com/finance/investing/wsj-invest-live-event-kicks-off-with-peltz-griffin-interviews-39e12d5d?mod=rss_markets_main
Trump’s Fed chair pick spent over a decade working for the billionaire investor, who instilled in him a relentless trust in data.https://www.wsj.com/economy/central-banking/what-kevin-warsh-learned-working-for-stanley-druckenmiller-7fc07efe?mod=rss_markets_main
Nvidia’s OpenAI pivot puts Oracle’s accounting in the spotlight.https://www.wsj.com/tech/ai/what-oracle-has-to-lose-from-openai-and-nvidias-rocky-relationship-b1ec1e9d?mod=rss_markets_main
Kevin Warsh’s vision of ‘regime change’ at the central bank could mean tighter times for markets.https://www.wsj.com/economy/central-banking/saying-you-want-to-shrink-the-fed-is-one-thing-doing-it-is-another-3ed0e517?mod=rss_markets_main
Even with a stock market that is outperforming the S&P 500, Chinese shoppers aren’t flocking to luxury brands as they once did.https://www.wsj.com/business/retail/luxury-brands-need-a-comeback-in-china-they-shouldnt-count-on-it-2f111ec8?mod=rss_markets_main
Julius Baer reported a sharp drop in profits for 2025 due to a series of previously flagged one-offs including credit write-downs and the sale of its Brazilian subsidiary.https://www.wsj.com/finance/banking/julius-baer-posts-expected-drop-in-profit-8e18a46e?mod=rss_markets_main