The ice was supposed to be solid. That’s what the scientist expected, anyway. Instead, they stepped into water — standing meltwater, in February, in the Arctic. That’s not a weird fluke. That’s the new normal in Svalbard, and it’s happening faster than most of us realize. If that sounds far off, it’s not. Because what happens in the Arctic doesn’t …
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CISA issues Microsoft Exchange Server CVE-2025-53786 warning Getty Images Update, August 10, 2025: This story, originally published on August 7, has been updated with additional information following a demonstration of the shared service principal exploit at the Black Hat hacking conference in Las Vegas, which, in turn, follows a Microsoft Exchange vulnerability directive issued by CISA. Details of a newly …
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A Japanese spacecraft is on a remarkable journey toward one of the most puzzling celestial objects in our solar system — a dark comet. These enigmatic bodies, neither fully asteroids nor classic comets, have baffled scientists with unexplained bursts of acceleration, all without the visible tails that define their icy counterparts. When the Hayabusa2 probe reaches its target, 1998 KY26, …
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Buffett’s company, Berkshire Hathaway, once again sounded the alarm on tariffs in Berkshire’s second-quarter earnings report. Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway (BRK.A -0.40%) (BRK.B 0.83%) reported its second-quarter earnings results on Aug. 2. Buffett will be stepping down as the company’s CEO in a little under five months, and investors are likely paying close attention to the last reports with him …
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The solar day we experience is exactly 24 hours, or 86,400 seconds. Small variations occur naturally, caused by shifts in wind patterns, ocean currents, and movements within Earth’s interior. Over the long term, the Moon’s tidal pull gradually slows Earth’s rotation. Source link
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Researchers were shocked to discover that a weather station at the top of the Greenland ice sheet had registered temperatures approaching the melting point in mid-July, according to MKweather.com. With 8% of the world’s freshwater locked in its ice, the melting of the Greenland ice sheet would result in a cataclysmic 24 feet of sea level rise around the world, …
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One common food all of us are guilty of indulging in from time to time can have devastating long-term health consequences. When you think of lung cancer, you probably think about smoking and the graphic warnings and pictures on the packets. Now, researchers have found that the food we eat can also be causing it, even if you’ve never smoked …
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Health warning issued after pet cat dies from plague The Independent Jefferson County on alert after cat tests positive and dies from plague KUSA.com Colorado on alert after dead cat tests positive for the plague – weeks after Arizona man died from disease The Independent First plague case of the year confirmed in pet cat in Evergreen, Jefferson County Public Health says Denver7 Jefferson …
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Getting 10,000 steps a day. Improving your VO2 max. Putting berries on your breakfast. What are the habits you embrace in an effort to live a long, healthy life? Certainly it’s the routines we do regularly that impact our health the most. But there’s one well-intentioned habit in particular that longevity experts say can actually take years off your life …
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President Donald Trump on Wednesday fired another salvo against late-night TV hosts Jimmy Kimmel and Jimmy Fallon as well as radio icon Howard Stern, saying they could soon follow in the footsteps of “Late Show” host Stephen Colbert, who was canceled last month by CBS. “Colbert has no talent,” he said. “Fallon has no talent. Kimmel has no talent. They’re …
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