TodayWhy Editorial 
Hurricane Lowell tore through the Central Pacific hard enough to become the first Category 5 storm in that basin since 2018, and now it’s curving straight toward Hawaii. Why is Hurricane Lowell turning toward Hawaii, why did it explode in strength so fast, and why are there three hurricanes churning across the Pacific at the … Read more
A volcano with one of history’s deadliest names is erupting again. Anak Krakatau, the island that rose from the crater of the catastrophic 1883 Krakatoa eruption, has been sending lava fountains and ash 50,000 feet into the sky since September 4, 2026, grounding hundreds of thousands of travelers across Indonesia. Why did Anak Krakatau erupt … Read more
If you only need the dates: when does daylight saving time start and end in 2026 depends on where you are. As of early September 2026, much of North America and Europe is still on summer time. The clocks have not gone back yet. Hawaii and most of Arizona never moved them in the first … Read more
On Friday, 4 September 2026, the United Nations General Assembly did something it has never done before: it voted on a map. By a margin of 164 to 1, with six abstentions, the world’s governments adopted the “Correct the Map” resolution, formally encouraging schools, media organizations, and international institutions to retire the 457-year-old Mercator projection … Read more
Gloria Steinem, the writer who became the public face of American feminism, died Wednesday at her home in New York City. She was 92. Why is Gloria Steinem so famous, why did an undercover assignment as a Playboy Bunny launch her career, and why did she wait until her 30s to become the activist the … Read more
On Tuesday, 1 September 2026, search boxes filled with the same cluster: Dyson toothbrush, Dyson CameraJet, Dyson electric toothbrush, toothbrush with a camera. The spike is not a leak. James Dyson unveiled the product in Paris that morning. The official name is CameraJet. The price is $499 in the United States, £419.99 in the United … Read more
Thirty years after Tupac Shakur was gunned down on the Las Vegas Strip, a jury has finally held someone accountable. Why was Duane Davis found guilty in Tupac’s murder now, after nearly three decades with no charges at all? Davis, known as “Keffe D,” was convicted of first-degree murder on Monday, the first and only … Read more
On Monday, 31 August 2026, Lionel Messi posted a handwritten letter on Instagram. Within hours, the internet search lists filled with the same cluster: messi retired, did Messi retire, Messi retirement, did Messi retire from international football. The phrase people actually needed was narrower. Why did Messi retire from the Argentina national team — and … Read more
A wall of water roughly 15 feet high tore through one of the most popular campgrounds at the bottom of the Grand Canyon on Saturday afternoon, destroying nearly every footbridge in its path. Why did the Grand Canyon flash flood happen, why were dozens of hikers caught with almost no warning, and why is the … Read more
Imran Khan has been behind bars in Pakistan for more than three years, and the question of why he’s still there has gotten more urgent in recent weeks. Why is Imran Khan in prison, why did Pakistan’s Supreme Court just order him to a hospital, and why is his family now openly worried about his … Read more