Leyla Kazim, the woman who endured a year warming her chair without working: “If you don’t complicate your boss’s life, you’ve won”

Lifestyle

Woman does no work for a year, and no one noticed

Álvaro Valladares
In 1936, the Nazis started building the world’s largest beach resort for 20,000 tourists in Germany: 80 years later, it opened to visitors

History

The German seaside resort of 1939: now a WWII Nazi relic that can be visited

Laura Martin SanjuanJavier Gálvez
IRS tax refunds: What is the deadline to claim your money?

Taxes

The deadline you can’t miss if you want a tax refund

Corina GonzálezJavier Gálvez
The USS Arizona rests at Pearl Harbor: Over 80 years later the sunken ship has become an artificial reef with corals, invertebrates and algae colonizing the hull

Nature

Over 80 years later, the USS Arizona has become an artificial reef

Joseph McMahon
In 1974, a German fisherman released thousands of baby catfish into a river; 50 years later, they rule the waters

Nature

The 'Freshwater Titan' taking over Spain's rivers

Adrián LevyDavid Nelson
What happens to Social Security payments when a beneficiary passes away in the United States?

Social Security

SS payments after a beneficiary dies explained

Corina GonzálezCalum Roche
Can veterans collect military retirement and Social Security? ‘Double-dipping’ rules explained

Social Security

Veterans and Social Security: 'double-dipping' rules explained

Calum Roche
Social Security Administration issues warning: What beneficiaries must do to avoid losing payments

Social Security

What you should do to avoid losing Social Security payments

Corina GonzálezJavier Gálvez
In 1940, the U.S. inaugurated its first major toll highway; 86 years later, a 13-mile stretch of the Pennsylvania Turnpike is a ghost road reclaimed by nature

Hidden Places

Pennsylvania's Ghost Road

David Nelson
In the 1960s, the U.S. ran nuclear tests and dumped radioactive waste off Johnston Atoll. After decades of being uninhabited, it became a refuge for hundreds of species

Science

Johnston Atoll: How a nuclear test site became a wildlife refuge

Javier Gálvez
Not round, not an ellipse: NASA’s gravity-based model reveals Earth’s true geoid shape

Science

NASA’s gravity-based model reveals Earth’s true shape

Lucía Martín PayoDavid Nelson
Social Security is paid out on Monday, August 3: who benefits?

Social Security

August's Social Security payments to kick off next week

William Allen
The Social Security Admin is sending out payments on Friday, July 31: who gets benefits?

Social Security

SSI recipients to get early August benefits

William Allen
Can Green Card holders claim Social Security? These are the requirements and the 40-credit rule

Social Security

Which Green Card holders are eligible for Social Security

Jennifer Bubel
Social Security lump-sum death benefit: Who is eligible?

Social Security

Lump-sum death benefit: Who's eligible?

Diana VelayosWilliam Allen
An ancient city, 2,400 years old, reemerges underwater and surprises experts: “Historic structures have preserved their integrity”

Science

An ancient city, 2,400 years old, reemerges underwater

Raúl IzquierdoGreg Heilman
Experts predictions on the next "Big One": Seismologists predict where next major earthquake will hit the U.S.

Nature

Experts predict where the next major US earthquake will hit and when

Paul Reidy
The world’s largest tectonic fault has reached its highest stress level in 1,000 years: Experts fear the next “Big One”

Nature

Experts fear “major rupture” for world’s largest tectonic fault

Marta García AguadoCalum Roche
These are the world’s most earthquake-prone countries, and the US isn’t spared

Nature

Some places are more earthquake-prone than others

Calum Roche
The 2011 Japan earthquake was so powerful it shifted the Earth - But how fast did the tsunami arrive?

Nature

How strong was the 2011 earthquake in Japan?

Daniel Pérez G.AS USA
7.1-magnitude earthquake strikes southwestern Japan: Tsunami warnings are issued

Japan

7.1-magnitude earthquake strikes southwestern Japan: Tsunami warnings are issued

William Allen
When scientists discovered the “road to Atlantis” 2,000 feet below the sea surface

Science

When scientists discovered the “road to Atlantis” 2,000 feet below the sea surface

As.comAS USA
Unexpected discovery at the bottom of the sea: “Just amazing…”

Science

Unexpected discovery at the bottom of the sea: “Just amazing…”

Mario Sáez
NASA scientists peer into the ocean and discover the tiny creatures that keep the titans of the sea alive

Nature

Plankton movement tracked from space

Laura Martin SanjuanAS USA
Scientists discover the largest and oldest whale graveyard ever found – 10 million carcasses may lie on the deep ocean floor

Science

Largest and oldest whale graveyard discovered with 10 million remains

Raúl IzquierdoCalum Roche
Largest great white shark ever tagged in the Atlantic is heading toward a popular vacation destination: It weighs 1,700 pounds and measures more than 13 feet long

Nature

Largest great white shark ever tagged in the Atlantic is heading toward a popular vacation destination

Miguel VarelaDavid Nelson
Anita, the 90-year-old who landed a daily ‘happy hour’ at her nursing home: “We are celebrating this golden era”

Golden Years

Anita, the 90-year-old who landed a daily ‘happy hour’ at her nursing home: “We are celebrating this golden era”

Laura Martin SanjuanDavid Nelson
Lightning strikes Chinese rocket seconds after launch in unexpected turn: It continues its journey to space

Space

Lightning strikes Chinese rocket seconds after launch

Marta García AguadoJavier Gálvez
The U.S. dumped 500,000 tons of oyster shells into the ocean in 2007 - Nearly two decades later, they have created a thriving habitat for thousands of marine species

Environment

The U.S. dumped 500,000 tons of oyster shells into the ocean with surprising results

Alberto Zaragoza LermaDavid Nelson
In 1977, the U.S. buried 120,000 tons of radioactive waste in a Pacific ‘nuclear tomb’ - Almost 50 years later, the ocean is threatening to expose the Runit Dome

Science

In 1977, the U.S. buried 120,000 tons of radioactive waste in a Pacific ‘nuclear tomb’ - Almost 50 years later, the ocean is threatening to expose the Runit Dome

Adrián LevyDavid Nelson
Archaeologists discover an impressive 2,000-year-old Roman canal buried underground

Archaeology

Archaeologists discover an impressive 2,000-year-old Roman canal

Alberto Zaragoza LermaGreg Heilman
Deep sea divers lifted what looked like an ocean rock - What they found was enormous and alive

Nature

Beneath a rock on the ocean floor they found something surprising

Beto V. ÁlvarezGreg Heilman
An ancient city, 2,400 years old, reemerges underwater and surprises experts: “Historic structures have preserved their integrity”

Science

An ancient city, 2,400 years old, reemerges underwater and surprises experts: “Historic structures have preserved their integrity”

Raúl IzquierdoGreg Heilman
Thomas Jefferson, 3rd U.S. President: “I am not a friend to a very energetic government. It is always oppressive”

History

Thomas Jefferson, 3rd U.S. President: “I am not a friend to a very energetic government. It is always oppressive”

David Nelson