Portland, Oregon set a record this week hitting mid 90’s to triple-digits for seven days in a row, the longest heat wave on record in the area. The hellish temperatures hit one tree particularly hard, causing a 30,000-pound limb to explode.
The oddly named Chips and Science Act and the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) are both positioned to fix some real problems for the USA. Here is everything you need to know about the two acts.
Patton Oswalt, who plays Pip in the Marvel Studios’ Eternals film, took to the Today Show where he let it slip that Eternals 2 is on the way.
One of the biggest presences at San Diego Comic-Con is Marvel Studios, who this year is coming back to Hall H on Saturday for a mega-panel from the Marvel Cinematic Universe, in which there will surely be some big announcements and reveals…
A Texas man was sentenced today to 7 years in prison on civil disorder, obstruction of justice, and other charges for his actions before, during, and after the breach of the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021.
In celebration of Disney+ Day, Disney and Pixar’s original series “Cars on the Road” will debut exclusively on the streaming service Sept. 8, 2022. Check out a new trailer, key art and image for Disney and Pixar’s “Cars on the Road” now.
The Lucapa Diamond Company announced the discovery of a record-breaking 170-caret pink diamond discovered in their Lulo Alluvial mine.
We’re gonna have to start reading the fine print. Like Amazon, Google’s privacy policy includes language which lets police access data from its products, without user permission and without a warrant.
In a spectacular sign of the times, Spain, this week, hit temperatures above 100 degrees Fahrenheit in a heatwave that became the first named heatwave of a new pilot program for naming and ranking heat waves
“The Inheritance Cycle” tells the story of a farmboy named Eragon who discovers an egg that hatches into a dragon he names Saphira.
Scientists at Tel Aviv University announced the results of a study today that found that while the CRISPR genome-editing method is very effective, it is not always safe and that sometimes, rearranging pieces of DNA compromises genomic stability, possibly triggering cancer in the long run.
We knew heart damage was common among patients hospitalized with COVID-19, but now how or why. Today, researchers announced the results from studies that have found the spike protein from the coronavirus 2 virus can lead to heart muscle injury through the inflammatory process.
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