Sharks off the coast of Brazil have tested positive for cocaine, scientists say. As BBC News reports, Marine biologists tested 13 Brazilian Sharpnose sharks taken from the shores near Rio de Janeiro and found they tested for high levels of cocaine in their muscles and livers. The concentrations were as much as 100 times higher […]
Wildfires are raging out of control in the Western United States and Canada – destroying homes, forcing evacuations and injuring residents. One inferno has reportedly destroyed the historic mining community of Havilah in Kern County, California. And in Northern California, the Park Fire has scorched more than 360,000 acres – an area larger than the […]
Cake is wonderful in just about any form, but there’s something especially refreshing about a big slice of cheesecake in the middle of summer. The cold, creamy treat is about to have its moment in the spotlight on National Cheesecake Day — Tuesday, July 30! As NBC’s The Today Show reports, here are 9 restaurants […]
Move over, Miuccia Prada: Last week, shopping platform Lyst released its quarterly ranking of the most-wanted brands and, for Q2 of 2024, Loewe came out on top, taking Miu Miu’s crown from Q1. As Fashionista reports, the Jonathan Anderson-designed Spanish fashion house took the #1 spot on the list of buzziest brands in the period spanning April to June 2024, up from #3. (Coincidentally, […]
About a week after millions of Windows machines displayed the blue screen of death around the world, Microsoft has confirmed the root cause of the incident that grounded thousands of flights and disrupted numerous businesses and public services. “Our observations confirm CrowdStrike’s analysis that this was a read-out-of-bounds memory safety error in the CrowdStrike developed CSagent.sys driver,” Microsoft […]
California’s wildfires have been increasing in size and frequency, producing vast amounts of smoke that contribute to what state boards call a “growing public health problem.” New research links the long-term exposure of this wildfire smoke to brain health, suggesting that it greatly increases risk of dementia compared with other sources of air pollution. As CNN reports, […]
Mtn Dew Baja Blast is turning 20 years old, and Taco Bell is celebrating by giving people even more Baja Blast. “For two decades, Mtn Dew Baja Blast has been the drink that loyal fans just can’t get enough of,” Taylor Montgomery, the chief marketing officer at Taco Bell, shared in a statement. “We’re extremely […]
Whether you make them an appetizer or a meal, chicken wings are the bomb. And there’s a special day to celebrate the dish: National Chicken Wing Day today, July 29. As USA Today reports, National Chicken Wing Day goes back almost 50 years, to 1977, when then-mayor of Buffalo, New York Stan Makowski, proclaimed July 29 as […]
Ask any dermatologist, and they will tell you that the best way to fight aging skin is to apply SPF daily. Unfortunately, sometimes that’s easier said than done. As HEALTH magazine reports, that’s where moisturizers with SPF come in. Rather than having to apply a moisturizer and then sunscreen, there are many products on the market that […]
Glenn Powell and Daisy Edgar Jones sat down for an interview recently to talk about their new movie Twisters. The subject came up about how the movie brought Glenn and his adopted dog Brisket together. People magazine shared a clip of the interview on Saturday, July 20th, and it was so fun to hear about the impact […]