Los Angeles firefighters did not use thermal imaging technology to detect lingering embers underground after a New Year’s Day fire in Pacific Palisades that flared up days later to become one of the most destructive infernos in the city’s history. Interim Fire Chief Ronnie Villanueva said in an interview Wednesday that fire officials decided against employing the technology, which would …
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Winds On Mars Are Faster Than Thought, Analysis Of 1,039 Dust Devils Over 20 Years Shows
The European Space Agency’s (ESA) Mars Express and ExoMars Trace Gas Orbiter are excellent spacecraft that have provided insights into the Red Planet time and time again. They are also capable of doing things beyond their standard job. They recently looked at interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS. They were also used to measure the winds on the surface of Mars, something that …
Read More »Interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS is losing water ‘like a fire hose’ on full blast — and it’s ‘rewriting what we thought we knew’ about alien star systems
The interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS began blasting water “like a fire hose” before it was anywhere near the sun, according to a recent study. Researchers observed the comet scattering water unusually early in a discovery that sheds light on how the building blocks of life are distributed across other planetary systems. Initial James Webb Space Telescope observations have suggested that 3I/ATLAS …
Read More »Jimmy Kimmel Thought His Show Might Not Return After Stations Boycott
In the hours after ABC benched “Jimmy Kimmel Live!” and both the Sinclair and Nexstar affiliate groups said they would put the show on indefinite hiatus, Kimmel thought the show might be over for good. He figured that might be a real possibility after Sinclair shared a list of demands (including an apology) from Kimmel before it would reinstate his …
Read More »Dust storms around the Great Salt Lake more frequent than previously thought
Editor’s note: This article is published through the Great Salt Lake Collaborative, a solutions journalism initiative that partners news, education and media organizations to help inform people about the plight of the Great Salt Lake. SALT LAKE CITY — Health risks associated with dust pollution continue to kick up interest in the Great Salt Lake, and new research shows Utah’s …
Read More »‘I thought dad lied about illness, but he was victim of an NHS scandal’
Suzanne AllanBBC Scotland BBC Maegan says she was a “daddy’s girl” when she was young but their relationship broke down Maegan Clay’s relationship with her father broke down during her childhood and she thought he was faking illness to excuse his behaviour. It was only in 2019, when Maegan was in her 20s, they discovered he was one of thousands …
Read More »Mike McDaniel: We thought we were prepared for this, clearly we weren’t
The Dolphins were sitting pretty when they were up 17-0 in the second quarter of Sunday’s game against the Panthers, but there were no smiles when the game ended. Carolina cut the lead to 17-10 before halftime and scored two touchdowns in the fourth quarter, including the game-winner on the final play before the two-minute warning. They fueled the comeback …
Read More »Arc Raiders was delayed so much because of a surprisingly simple reason: not even its devs thought it was fun
Remember how the upcoming extraction shooter Arc Raiders was meant to launch in 2022? Good times! And quite different times, because back then the game was PvE, seeing you and a few friends take on some nasty bots. Three years on, the game has shifted into a PvPvE experience, and the reason for 1. such a lengthy delay, and …
Read More »Samsung’s One UI 8.5 update is a bigger deal than you thought
Mishaal Rahman / Android Authority TL;DR Leaked builds show Samsung’s next One UI 8.5 update, debuting with the Galaxy S26, will be based on Android 16’s second quarterly release (QPR2). This is significant because most device makers skip quarterly Android updates, delaying new features until the next major annual version is released. By adopting QPR2, Samsung can bring new Android …
Read More »Just when I thought it might be over for the Guardians … BOOM! – Terry Pluto
CLEVELAND, Ohio – Don’t you love the playoffs? Don’t you love the Guardians? How about Brayan Rocchio? He hit a clutch home run … AGAIN! Final score: Guardians 6, Detroit 1. The Guardians live on. The playoffs are on to Game 3 of these best-of-three Wild Card Series on Thursday at Progressive Field. Both teams will know this: One team …
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