El Niño, disruptive wind shear, dry air, and Saharan dust have all helped limit the number of Atlantic tropical storms and prevented any from becoming hurricanes so far this season. Although those factors will remain in play, as AccuWeather reports, a zone near the United States may become somewhat more favorable for tropical development in […]
The most famous little black dress in royal history is heading back under the auction hammer. As Vogue reports, few dresses have crossed the confines of fashion to become a pop culture icon like Princess Diana’s famous “revenge dress.” It even has its own Wikipedia page. Now, the striking Christina Stambolian number is headed to […]
Every fall, people across the country trade out their signature coffee order for something a bit more seasonal. A bit more… pumpkin spicey. Now, as Delish reports, Dunkin’ is going all in on the “spice” factor by bringing in the Spice Girls to help get us all in the PSL mood. “Spice Up Your Life” may have […]
In the 25 years since 9/11, researchers have examined first responders’ later-life exposure to fine-particle air pollution, known as PM2.5, as well as temperature and greenness in the neighborhoods where they lived. As ABC News reports, researchers at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai analyzed data from 18,734 responders who live in New […]
Anna Camp (Scream 7, True Blood, Pitch Perfect) is headed to HGTV with the spooky new series A Very Haunted Renovation, which will follow “six brave renovators and designers who will stay at one of the most haunted houses in America for 31 days with only one mission: completing the renovations,” per the show’s release. As TV […]
Every fall, the iconic brown bears (Ursus arctos) of Katmai National Park do something extraordinary. They spend weeks gorging on sockeye salmon along Brooks River, packing on hundreds of pounds of fat in order to survive an Alaskan winter in the den. And every fall, fans around the world get to weigh in on who did it […]
Over the weekend, Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei called on AI companies to slow the rate at which they advance model capabilities. “We must slow the pace at which we improve the capabilities of AI models. Progress will still seem fast, and we must make wise use of the time we gain,” Amodei wrote in a […]
Summer 2026 was hot, and it turns out it didn’t just feel that way, according to the data. As AccuWeather reports, August 2026 tied the record for the hottest month ever measured globally, matching a benchmark set during the powerful heat of July 2023. The global average surface air temperature reached 62.5 degrees Fahrenheit, according […]
September 13 is National Peanut Day, a day to celebrate all the wonderful things about this tasty legume. That’s right! Peanuts aren’t actually nuts – nuts grow on trees – they grow underground, like potatoes. Since they are an edible seed that forms in a pod, they belong to the family Leguminosae with peas and […]
If someone in your home got sick or injured today, or if there was a natural disaster (knock on wood), would you have everything you need to care for yourself and the other members of your household? Don’t wait until you need them to stock your home first-aid kits. If you haven’t gotten around to […]