Meanwhile. . .

The Greens in England and Wales have more than 100,000 members for the first time, the party has announced, a near-50% rise since Zack Polanski took over as leader last month. It puts them on a potential course to overtake the Conservatives and comes little more than a week after the Greens announced they had moved past the Liberal Democrats in membership numbers, getting to 83,500

AI-fueled crimes are stumping courts around the globe, including in Latin America. (Read) 

Methane is increasingly leaking out of cracks in the Antarctic seabed amid rising temperatures. (CNN)

Smithsonian museums and the National Zoo temporarily closed as funding dries up during the shutdown.  

Population numbers for more than half of Earth’s bird species are decreasing, researchers say, but the rebound of the green sea turtle “reminds us that conservation works.” (The Guardian)

A famous dinosaur statue was stolen from a Los Angeles gas station—after public outcry, it was returned with an apology.