✨🌈🪐 Videos & News Today • January 12, 2026

VIDEOS & NEWS TODAY •  January 12, 2026

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Editor's note: Howdy everyone and a happy belated new year! As you might have noticed, we took a bit of an extended break to enjoy the holidays and do some traveling to far-off lands. Now we're back, ready to take on 2026. It may not seem like it these days, but there are still lots of uplifting and inspiring discoveries and stories being told every day. We're starting our 15th year now, and we have no intention of slowing down. Thanks for sticking around!

In today's science news: A space shuttle stays put in DC 🚀, how video games change your brain 🎮, and why is Greenland so valuable? 🇬🇱. Plus, more headlines after today's video 👇

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✨🌈🪐 Today on TKSST

Why does Garibaldi Lake in British Columbia reflect a bright turquoise color instead of looking greenish brown or dark blue like most mountain lakes? Geoscientist Rachel Phillips explains...

🪐🧬🧠 Things we learned today

🚀 No, NASA won't be moving the Space Shuttle Discovery • Washington Post($)

👾 The "13-Year Gap": How video games actually change your brain age • Popular Science

🇬🇱 In the news: How a billion-year-old volcanic "mistake" made Greenland a 21st-century treasure chest • The Conversation

🐶 Your dog might be learning from eavesdropping on your conversations • The Guardian

🧬 Scientists may have just discovered Leonardo da Vinci’s DNA • The Leonardo DNA Project

🦫 There’s a beaver-made skyscraper that’s twice as long as the Hoover Dam • Discover Wildlife

🛰️ The world's largest camera just caught a "rule-breaking" asteroid • Stanford University

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