PC: TIME/National Geographic Far from the beaches and busy coastlines where plastic pollution is easiest to see, scientists found evidence of a much less visible problem in the Sargasso Sea. During a 2019 Greenpeace expedition, actress Shailene Woodley joined researchers collecting samples from the remote North Atlantic ecosystem, where floating Sargassum provides habitat for marine…

American rapper and singer T-Pain has filed a second lawsuit against Konvict Entertainment, the record label co-founded by singer Akon, alleging that it owes him $489,047.76 in unpaid royalties. Filed in Fulton County Superior Court in Georgia on September 4, 2026, the lawsuit concerns royalties from music sales during the second half of 2025. T-Pain,…

Image Credit: Hansons Auctioneers A vintage Patek Philippe wristwatch discovered during a house clearance in Camborne, Cornwall, has sold for £59,000 after attracting fierce competition from international collectors. The 1930s timepiece had remained among jewellery in a family home for decades before its value was properly assessed. Initially estimated at between £5,000 and £10,000 by…

Save the Sound released its 2026 Long Island Sound Report Card, showing that water quality improved or remained stable across all five open-water regions of the Sound. The biennial report, based on 2025 monitoring data and detailed on Save the Sound’s own Report Card project page, grades the open Sound using four water quality indicators…