Tag: CNN

TGI Friday’s Just Joined the Chapter 11 Bankruptcy Club

In May, Red Lobster filed for Chapter 11 Bankruptcy after a tumultuous few years. Buca Di Beppo followed suit this summer. Now, TGI Fridays is heading down the same path. As Delish reports, TGI Fridays filed for bankruptcy protection over the weekend. The restaurant chain said that struggles following the Covid-19 pandemic were the “primary driver of our financial […]

Hurricanes Helene & Milton showed why Net-Zero Communities might need to be the Wave of the Future

Nestled between Sarasota Bay and the southwestern part of Tampa Bay in Florida, the developers of the new Hunters Point community, Pearl Homes, billed the property as the first “net-zero” single-family home development in the US, meaning residents produce more energy from solar panels than they need, with the excess energy either being stored or sold back to […]

This year’s World Egg Day Celebration is Marred by Bird Flu Hiking Prices and a deadly Salmonella Outbreak

Since 1996 World Egg Day has been celebrated every year on the second Friday in October. This year, on October 11, countries throughout the world will join together to celebrate the egg in a variety of different ways. This year’s theme, ‘United by eggs’ emphasizes how eggs can help to connect people from diverse backgrounds, […]

Scientists looked deep beneath the “Doomsday” Glacier. Here’s What They Found – and What it Means.

Scientists using ice-breaking ships and underwater robots have found the Thwaites Glacier in Antarctica is melting at an accelerating rate and could be on an irreversible path to collapse, spelling catastrophe for global sea level rise. As CNN reports, since 2018, a team of scientists forming the International Thwaites Glacier Collaboration, has been studying Thwaites — often […]

Scientists Say they Know what Caused a 2023 Landslide that Triggered a 650-foot Mega-Tsunami in Greenland

It started with a melting glacier that set off a huge landslide, which triggered a 650-foot high mega-tsunami in Greenland last September. Then came something inexplicable: a mysterious vibration that shook the planet for nine days. Over the past year, dozens of scientists across the world have been trying to figure out what this signal was. Now, […]

New Study shows that Humans Age Dramatically at 2 Key Points in their Lives

Scientists have found that human beings age at a molecular level in two accelerated bursts – first at the age of 44, and then again at 60. As CNN reports, in a study published in the journal Nature Aging, scientists at Stanford University and Nanyang Technological University in Singapore followed 108 participants over several years […]

First West Nile, then EEE, and now the Oropouche Virus? What You Need to Know.

A little-known disease spread by insect bites has turned deadly, and health officials are sounding the alarm. As CNN reports, more than 8,000 cases of Oropouche virus have been reported this year as of August 1. Most have been in South America, but infections are also spreading in countries where it hasn’t been seen before, […]

Ukrainian Fashion Week to return for the first time since Russian invasion

The organizers of Ukrainian Fashion Week have announced the event’s 55th season in September will take place in Kyiv — the first time the shows have been on home soil since Russia invaded the country on February 24, 2022. Around 50 brands are scheduled to show via a variety of mediums, from traditional runway shows […]

Johannes Kepler’s Sunspot Sketches made in 1607 Helped to Solve Solar Mysteries Today

German astronomer Johannes Kepler made sketches of sunspots in 1607 from his observations of the sun’s surface — and centuries later, the pioneering drawings are helping scientists solve a solar mystery. Even though everything in the solar system revolves around the sun, scientists have yet to unlock many of the star’s secrets. However, as CNN […]

New Study Finds Eating these Foods Lowers Dementia Risk

Eating an anti-inflammatory diet of whole grains, fruits and vegetables instead of an inflammatory diet focused on red and processed meats and ultraprocessed foods, such as sugary cereals, sodas, fries and ice cream, lowered the risk of dementia by 31%, a new study found. As CNN reports, that benefit held true even for people with existing diagnoses of cardiometabolic conditions such […]