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Scientists have uncovered a disturbing link between stranded dolphins and a toxin known to trigger Alzheimer’s-like brain damage, which could have implications for millions of people along the US coast.  Researchers examined 20 dolphins that washed up along Florida‘s Indian River Lagoon and found high levels of a brain-damaging chemical produced by cyanobacteria, also called blue-green algae.  These microscopic organisms …

Text messages from Democratic voters in Virginia have exposed the radical views harbored by some supporters of Jay Jones, the party’s nominee for attorney general in a critical swing district race. Jones sparked outrage last week when text messages surfaced showing him gloating about putting ‘two bullets’ through the head of former Virginia House Speaker Todd Gilbert, a Republican.  In …

In the 1950s, it was believed we knew more about the surface of the moon than the deep seas on Earth. Since then, humans have landed on the moon’s surface and have dived nearly seven miles in a submersible to the ocean’s deepest point. Scientists continue to make discoveries about both extreme environments, but so far, only one has been …

More solar storms striking Earth could lead to a dramatic rise in heart attacks, according to concerning new data on disturbances to the planet’s magnetic field. Researchers from the National Institute for Space Research (INPE) in Brazil found that women had nearly three times more heart attacks on days when geomagnetic storms struck the planet’s invisible shield. Earth’s magnetic field is created by the …

What started as a routine cleaning job turned into a once-in-a-lifetime discovery for Jennifer Dowker, a boat captain and scuba instructor in Cheboygan, Michigan. While cleaning the hull of her glass-bottom tour boat, she spotted a small green bottle resting on the riverbed. Curious, she dove down and retrieved it—only to find a delicate, handwritten note inside. To her surprise, …

IN A NUTSHELL 🛰️ The Hayabusa2 mission targets asteroid 1998 KY26, now revealed to be only 11 meters wide. 🌍 Astronomers used the Very Large Telescope to refine measurements, discovering the asteroid’s rapid rotation. 📊 The study of KY26 could inform future asteroid mining and enhance planetary defense strategies. 🔭 Observations of KY26 highlight the advancements in space technology and …

Over dinner, Samira Shamoon’s slim, chic friend let her in on a little secret. She had been dabbling with microdosing – weight loss drugs, but not to drop a few pounds. ‘I’ve been hearing about it for so long,’ Samira, 45, exclusively told the Daily Mail. ‘It seemed that 2023 was the year of like GLP-1 for weight loss, and …

NEED TO KNOW The first, full-length trailer for Monster: The Ed Gein Story is here Charlie Hunnam stars as the titular murderer and grave robber Monster: The Ed Gein Story will debut on Netflix on Oct. 3 The grim first, full-length trailer for Monster: The Ed Gein Story is here. The third season of Ryan Murphy and Ian Brennan’s hit …

A company that provides auto loans to families with poor or no credit has filed for bankruptcy.  Tricolor Holdings, a Dallas-based car fixing and credit company, has filed for Chapter 7 — or liquidation — bankruptcy. The filing typically means the company will quickly go out of business.  The company’s demise is a warning sign for the US economy: Americans …

For thousands of years it was the biggest health threat in the world – killing actors, poets, kings and emperors. Previously called phthisis, consumption and even the White Plague, this deadly lung infection is today known as tuberculosis (TB). Despite sweeping advances in medical care, the World Health Organization (WHO) still considers it the deadliest infectious disease on the planet, killing 1.25 …