IKEA plans to open a new store in Northern Colorado
IKEA announced a new store in Fort Collins, Colorado, which is one of 10 new U.S. locations the company announced this year.
2026/02/17
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Horses of Chernobyl use abandoned buildings as shelter
Camera traps show Przewalski's horses routinely using abandoned barns and buildings in the Chernobyl Exclusion Zone, with repeated visits recorded in both winter and summer; researchers say those structures can serve as focal points for demographic study.
2026/02/17
Malawi vaccinates 1.3 million children after polio detection
Around 1.3 million children in Malawi were vaccinated in a four-day campaign using the novel oral poliovirus vaccine type 2 (nOPV2), with authorities reporting about 97% reach across eight districts; additional rounds are planned to reach children who missed the initial drive.
2026/02/17
Miles for Mom: Georgia lawmaker plans half-marathon runs in all 50 states to honor his mother
Georgia state Rep. Omari Crawford is running a half-marathon in each U.S. state as part of a project called "Miles for Mom" to honor his mother, who died after a battle with breast cancer; he has completed 12 states and plans to finish all 50 within four years.
2026/02/17
Exercise after a cancer diagnosis may lower risk of dying
A study of more than 17,000 cancer survivors found that starting or continuing moderate-to-vigorous physical activity after diagnosis was linked with a lower risk of death, and experts noted benefits both for muscle strength and at the cellular (anti-inflammatory) level.
2026/02/17
Greenland's warming ice is reshaping Inuit life and global seas
Residents of Ilulissat report an unusually snowless January and absent sea ice that is disrupting dog sledding and hunting, while the nearby Sermeq Kujalleq glacier has retreated markedly and is contributing to rising sea levels.
2026/02/17
Five diets linked to added years in a study of 100,000 people
A UK Biobank analysis of more than 100,000 participants found closer adherence to five established healthy diets was associated with an extra one to three years of life for men and one to two years for women, and these associations held after accounting for 19 genetic markers tied to longevity.
2026/02/17
Boy is first in UK to have pioneering leg-lengthening surgery.
A nine-year-old boy at Alder Hey Children’s Hospital underwent the UK’s first surface-mounted, magnet-driven femur lengthening and gained about 3cm; the hospital has since used the technique on three other children.
2026/02/17
Trump honors Jesse Jackson as "force of nature".
President Trump posted condolences on Truth Social after the Rev. Jesse Jackson died at 84, calling him a "force of nature" and noting past support for Jackson's Rainbow PUSH Coalition.
2026/02/17
Rev. Jesse Jackson recalls witnessing Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s 1968 assassination
Civil rights leader Rev. Jesse Jackson died at 84; he had been one of the witnesses to Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s assassination in 1968 and spoke about that day on its 50th anniversary.
2026/02/17
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