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NASA Satellite Images Reveal New Island In Alaska Formed By Decades Of Glacial Retreat

NASA Satellite Images Reveal New Island In Alaska Formed By Decades Of Glacial Retreat

Global warming is a tricksy beast. In some places, it’s transforming once-lush environments into barren deserts; in others, it’s doing essentially the opposite – albeit through an irony-fueled, monkey’s paw kind of interpretation of “re-green the Earth’s deserts”. Now, a new set of photos from NASA has laid bare a striking example of the latter effect – and it’s right …

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Expert biochemist says a daily exercise that takes less than an hour is the ‘gold standard’ for reversing your age by decades

Expert biochemist says a daily exercise that takes less than an hour is the ‘gold standard’ for reversing your age by decades

A renowned biochemist has identified what she calls the “gold standard” exercise routine that could turn back the clock on your heart by up to two decades, taking less than an hour to complete and needing to be performed just once or twice weekly. Dr. Rhonda Patrick, a prominent researcher with a Ph.D. in Biomedical Science from the University of …

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Monthly mortgage payments are highest in decades, Census Bureau says – The Washington Post

Monthly mortgage payments are highest in decades, Census Bureau says  The Washington Post U.S. median household income rose slightly in 2024—the bump may still be ‘economically meaningful,’ economist says  CNBC The average American hasn’t gotten any richer over the last 5 years after a breakneck 21% boost from 2014-2019  Fortune Homeownership Costs Have Jumped 26% Over 5 Years as Hidden Expenses Rise  Realtor.com Income, …

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David Bowie archive opens in London chronicling five decades of icon’s restless creativity

David Bowie archive opens in London chronicling five decades of icon’s restless creativity

LONDON (AP) — When David Bowie died in 2016, he left a vast musical legacy – and a trove of unrealized projects. Tantalizing details of those abandoned and unfinished ideas are revealed in Bowie’s archive, which opens to the public this week. The 90,000 items acquired from Bowie’s estate by London’s Victoria and Albert Museum include handwritten notes for a …

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Anglo, Teck strike $50B merger in decade’s top mining deal

Anglo, Teck strike B merger in decade’s top mining deal

Anglo American (LON: AAL) is acquiring Teck Resources (TSX: TECK.A TECK.B, NYSE: TECK), Canada’s largest diversified miner, in a $50-billion all-share merger that would create the world’s fifth-largest copper producer — if regulators in Canada, the United States and China sign off. Anglo will exchange 1.3301 shares for each Teck share, a structure it called a “zero-premium” merger. The math tells a …

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Scientists have been wrong about phantom limbs for decades – new study

Scientists have been wrong about phantom limbs for decades – new study

Inside every human brain lies a detailed map of the body, with different regions dedicated to different body parts – the hands, lips, feet and more. But what happens to this map when a body part is removed? For decades, scientists believed that when a body part is amputated, the brain’s body map dramatically reorganises itself, with neighbouring body parts …

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Trump’s Appointees Could Rule the Fed for Decades

Trump’s Appointees Could Rule the Fed for Decades

Note: Powell was appointed as governor by Obama and nominated as chair by Trump. When President Trump took office in 2025, just two of the seven seats on the Federal Reserve’s Board of Governors were held by his appointees. He had also elevated Jerome H. Powell to the chair position during his first term. Note: Powell was appointed as governor …

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For more than two decades, a family lived full time at the Minnesota State Fair grounds – MPR News

For more than two decades, a family lived full time at the Minnesota State Fair grounds – MPR News

For more than two decades, a family lived full time at the Minnesota State Fair grounds  MPR News Wilmont teen named Minnesota 4-H Ambassador  Worthington Globe Area 4-Hers enter cattle in State Fair contests  Mankato Free Press RICE COUNTY 4-H: The Grand Finale: 4-H at the Minnesota State Fair  southernminn.com ‘Our way of life’: State Fair traditions keep a Minnesota farm family close across …

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Eye Exams Could Spot Alzheimer’s Decades Before Symptoms Appear

Eye Exams Could Spot Alzheimer’s Decades Before Symptoms Appear

Summary: Eye exams could help detect Alzheimer’s disease years before symptoms arise. By studying mice with a common genetic mutation, researchers found abnormal changes in retinal blood vessels that paralleled brain changes linked to dementia risk. Because the retina functions as an accessible extension of the brain, these findings highlight its potential as a powerful biomarker. The research paves the …

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