The genes of great white sharks defy scientific explanation. An animal’s genome can be deeply revealing, but ever since researchers started decoding great white shark (Carcharodon carcharias) DNA more than 20 years ago, their discoveries have raised more questions than answers. In 2024, a study confirmed that, contrary to common thought, this fierce ocean predator does not belong to a …
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The Perseid meteor shower hits its peak on Aug. 12-13, bringing with it a torrent of shooting stars along with the potential for spectacular fireball sightings. The Perseids are one of the most highly anticipated shooting star displays of the year. However, the 2025 shower happens to coincide with the rise of a waning gibbous moon, the glare from which …
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During my 20 years overseeing the Associated Press Top 25, I can’t count how many times I had to tell people that no, I don’t vote in the college football poll. It was a common and totally understandable misconception. And, frankly, I would often joyfully make the correction. “Don’t blame me. I don’t vote.” Now you can blame me. For …
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Don’t let the brilliant Moon deter you from enjoying the best meteor shower of the year: the 2025 Perseids. It’s that time of year once again. August sees warm nights, with late summer campers out awaiting that ‘Old Faithful’ of annual meteor showers: the August Perseids. While 2025 also sees the shower peaking right around Full Moon; with a little …
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Heart attacks are usually framed as sudden emergencies, but research shows they commonly follow a slow, silent buildup that begins long before pain or hospital alarms. A major analysis of CARDIA participants found that moderate-to-vigorous physical activity (MVPA) — things like brisk walking, cycling or swimming — often starts a steady decline about 12 years before a cardiovascular diagnosis, with …
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Tesla electric vehicles at a charging station in Alhambra, California on March 11, 2025. Frederic J. Brown | AFP | Getty Images On President Donald Trump‘s first day in office, he signed an executive order aiming to eliminate the “electric vehicle mandate” and remove subsidies that favor EVs. Since then, his administration has taken steps to do exactly that, while …
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Facebook Tweet Email Link President Donald Trump recently made his boldest claim yet in his longstanding promise to lower drug prices. “You know, we’ve cut drug prices by 1,200, 1,300 and 1,400, 1,500%,” he told reporters on Sunday, noting the reductions will start over the next two to three months. “I don’t mean 50%. I mean 14- 1,500%.” Trump has …
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Jada Jones/ZDNET In the past few years, Bose, Sony, Sonos, and Beats have released premium headphones to compete with each other and Apple’s AirPods Max. I’ve worn all of the AirPods Max’s top competitors, and they each excel in different categories. But for an older dog in this fight, the AirPods Max are still kicking. Since their 2020 release (and …
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Reba McEntire opened up about her former stepson, Brandon Blackstock, before he died in early August. Was Reba McEntire Close to Brandon Blackstock Before He Died? McEntire was married to Blackstock’s father, Narvel Blackstock, for 26 years before they split in 2015. In an interview with Entertainment Tonight in 2021, she said she still considered Blackstock “my blood” (quote via …
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A study that began in the year 2000 is finally paying off. Northwestern University’s SuperAger program has been in the works for over 25 years, and a new report in the Journal of the Alzheimer’s Association is detailing what the group has found. Published on August 7, the report details the scope of the study and its results so far — 25 …
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