Severe thunderstorms are known for producing hazards such as dangerous winds, damaging hail and large, destructive tornadoes. But medical experts say there’s another reason to take precautions before a storm. “Thunderstorm asthma” was first reported in the 1980s in England and Australia, and doctors have described it as an attack of asthma that starts or […]
April 22 is Earth Day, a celebration of all things green and sustainable. You can help honor the planet that sustains us by pitching in with a few of these home improvement ideas from Safewise. Start Composting Coffee grounds, egg shells, veggie clippings, and tons of organic materials get tossed into landfills every day. Turn […]
H&M just officially launched its new Stella McCartney collaboration, first teased during the Fashion Awards in London last year. As Hypebae reports, this will be the second time McCartney has teamed up with the brand, which first took place 20 years ago, the new collection builds on H&M’s 25-year history and taps into its accessible approach to designer fashion. The […]
Starbucks is officially kicking off summer on May 12, and as Delish reports, this year’s menu is doing a little bit of everything: tropical refreshers, the return of horchata, and—random but important—the comeback of the Unicorn Cake Pop. The Tropical Butterfly Refresher is the big debut of the season, combining passionfruit and guava flavors with mango-pineapple pearls for a layered texture. […]
An unusual public health policy in Wales may have produced the strongest evidence yet that a vaccine can reduce the risk of dementia. In a new study led by Stanford Medicine, researchers analyzing the health records of Welsh older adults discovered that those who received the shingles vaccine were 20% less likely to develop dementia […]
AI firm Anthropic has a new tool it says can help those without a design background bring their ideas to life, or assist time-strapped designers prototype more ideas. As PCMag reports, Claude Design, powered by Anthropic’s latest Claude Opus 4, “gives designers room to explore widely and everyone else a way to produce visual work,” the […]
Ongoing drought is expected to worsen and continue raising the wildfire risk across multiple parts of the United States this spring, with vast areas facing heightened drought and fire danger in the weeks ahead. As AccuWeather reports, abnormally dry to extreme drought conditions persist across the Southeast. A front pushing through the region this weekend […]
PinkPantheress and UGG is the collaboration we didn’t know we needed until right now. As Hypebae reports, the British singer-songwriter, hot off the stage where she sizzled at Coachella, is officially the new face of the brand. Known for bringing back bedroom pop, Pink is now bringing her signature mix of soft introspection and cheeky wit to a […]
Allbirds, the sustainable sneaker company once known for making Silicon Valley’s go-to shoe, suddenly suddenly announced last week that it was turning its focus to… artificial intelligence? As Yahoo Finance reports, the reaction to the news of this publicly traded company was swift. First, on Wednesday, the stock soared nearly 600% on news of the […]
A man in his 40s died after being struck by lightning during a storm in Waukesha, Wisconsin, on the evening of April 15, marking the first lightning-related fatality in the United States in 2026, according to the National Lightning Safety Council. As AccuWeather reports, emergency responders were dispatched around 7:43 p.m. to a gas station in Waukesha […]