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Something Weird Is Happening to Earth’s Magnetic Field

Something Weird Is Happening to Earth’s Magnetic Field

The weak spot in Earth’s magnetic field, a region over the South Atlantic where the field’s strength is significantly reduced compared to its surrounding area, has grown by an area nearly the size of the European continent over the past 11 years. Using data from the European Space Agency’s (ESA) Swarm satellites, scientists revealed that the South Atlantic Anomaly has …

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Satellites reveal weak spot in Earth’s magnetic field keeps growing: “There’s something special happening”

Satellites reveal weak spot in Earth’s magnetic field keeps growing: “There’s something special happening”

A weak spot in the Earth’s magnetic field is growing over the South Atlantic Ocean, according to more than a decade’s worth of satellite data collected by scientists.  The magnetic field surrounding Earth protects the planet from cosmic radiation and particles charged by the sun. Scientists believe it is generated by the outer core of the Earth, according to a …

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Starting to look like this CBS News/Bari Weiss team-up is really happening

Starting to look like this CBS News/Bari Weiss team-up is really happening

A month ago, rumors began circulating in earnest that David Ellison, owner of Skydance (and now, thanks to some very practiced presidential genuflecting from the old management) the owner of Paramount, was thinking about handing the reins of venerable TV news organization CBS News to former New York Times columnist Bari Weiss. Now those murmurings are apparently set to come to …

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3 big things happening in the coffee world : NPR

3 big things happening in the coffee world : NPR

A man harvests coffee in Rio de Janeiro state, Brazil on July 21. Much of the coffee in the U.S. comes from Brazil. Pablo Porciuncula/AFP via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Pablo Porciuncula/AFP via Getty Images Coffee growers are dealing with a lot right now. Most immediately, the Trump administration’s tariffs, which threaten their sales, add to the ongoing …

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Jennifer Lawrence on Gaza: ‘What’s happening is no less than a genocide’ | Jennifer Lawrence

Jennifer Lawrence on Gaza: ‘What’s happening is no less than a genocide’ | Jennifer Lawrence

Jennifer Lawrence has spoken up about Israel’s war in Gaza and censorship in the US. Speaking at a press conference for her new film Die, My Love at the San Sebastián film festival, Lawrence responded to several journalists’ questions about fraught political topics, despite a festival moderator attempting to shut them down, according to Deadline. When asked about Israel’s violence …

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Researchers make concerning discovery after drilling into massive ice shelf — here’s what’s happening

Researchers make concerning discovery after drilling into massive ice shelf — here’s what’s happening

Worrying new research into Antarctic ice shelves has uncovered a previously unknown source that’s hastening their decline. What’s happening? An article in EOS reported that researchers have been closely monitoring the base of the Ronne ice shelf for years. The scientists drilled a hole in the shelf using hot water to lower sensors to the bottom of the shelf. They …

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Goodwill CEO says he’s preparing for an influx of jobless Gen Zers because of AI—and warns, a youth unemployment crisis is already happening

Goodwill CEO says he’s preparing for an influx of jobless Gen Zers because of AI—and warns, a youth unemployment crisis is already happening

Tech leaders have been quick to squash claims that their AI firms could one day cause significant unemployment. But Goodwill’s CEO Steve Preston says it’s already happening. The charity, which has over 650 job centers, saw over 2 million people use its employment services last year—and it’s getting ready for even more. “We are preparing for a flux of unemployed …

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Charlie Kirk memorial happening Sunday in Arizona; Erika Kirk to speak

Charlie Kirk memorial happening Sunday in Arizona; Erika Kirk to speak

Lawmakers wrestle with how to approach hateful political rhetoric in wake of Kirk assassination ​ In the aftermath of conservative activist Charlie Kirk’s assassination, a debate about political rhetoric and its impact on recent spates of political violence has taken hold on Capitol Hill and across the country.  While both Republicans and Democrats have condemned political violence of all kinds, …

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Pope Leo says he is concerned by ‘some things’ happening in the US in first major interview since election

Pope Leo says he is concerned by ‘some things’ happening in the US in first major interview since election

Facebook Tweet Email Link Pope Leo XIV voiced concern over “some things” happening in the United States and revealed he turned down plans for an AI version of himself in his first major interview since his election. The first American pope highlighted the significance of a letter his predecessor Pope Francis had sent to US bishops earlier this year rebuking …

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Something Extremely Strange Is Happening at the Event Horizon of This Supermassive Blackhole

Something Extremely Strange Is Happening at the Event Horizon of This Supermassive Blackhole

In 2019, scientists unveiled the first-ever images of a black hole, M87*. Those observations kickstarted a wave of new investigations into how black holes work, how they grow, and how they change. And now, after a few upgrades, the Event Horizon Telescope network is back with another bombshell centered on M87*—finding tantalizing of previously unknown physics at the event horizon …

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