Sub-Saharan Africa could split up in a few million years, and scientists believe they might be witnessing the early stages of this geological process. The Kafue Rift As CNN reports, the split would occur along the Kafue Rift, which is part of a roughly 1,500-mile-long (2,500-kilometer) rift line spanning from Tanzania to Namibia. A rift […]
The World Health Organization (WHO) on Sunday declared an Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo and Uganda a “public health emergency of international concern.” As CNN reports, this latest epidemic is being driven by the Bundibugyo virus, one of several viruses known as Orthoebolaviruses that can cause Ebola disease, according to WHO. The outbreak does not […]
Any pet lover knows that the answer to that question is a resounding, “OF COURSE!” Well, as CNN reports, a new study has confirmed what we’ve known all along: having a long-term pet companion may delay memory loss and other kinds of cognitive decline. Pet ownership was especially beneficial for working verbal memory, such as […]
Big Tech may be on the verge of its Big Tobacco moment. As CNN reports, Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg, one of the leading architects of the modern online world, testified for the first time before a jury last week over claims that social media harms young people. His testimony comes more than four years after internal documents […]
The tongue is one of TikTok’s latest fixations. With 4.9 million views on the hashtag #tonguescraping, people are curious about the oral health practice that’s proven to banish bad breath. But, considering that a lot of TikTok’s health advice can range from looney to downright dangerous, many are wondering if this is something they should try, […]
Getting trapped in quicksand is a corny peril of old movies and TV shows, but it really did happen to one unfortunate hiker in Utah’s Arches National Park. As CNN reports, the park famous for dozens of natural, sandstone arches gets over 1 million visitors a year, and accidents ranging from falls to heatstroke are common. Quicksand, well, not […]
As fall foliage nears its peak and eventually fades across most of the United States, trees will shed their leaves in preparation for winter. This annual event poses a common question for homeowners: Should they rake the leaves in their yard, or let nature take its course? As CNN and AccuWeather report, while there is […]
In a major blow to the polarizing fur industry, the venerable fashion bible Vogue will no longer feature “new animal fur in editorial content or advertising,” according to updated guidelines on the website of its parent company, Condé Nast. And that’s not all. As CNN reports, the guidelines — which allow for “defined exceptions, including byproducts of […]
A service disruption at Amazon Web Services (AWS), Amazon’s popular cloud hosting and data service, caused massive problems for internet users starting their workweek on Monday. Since AWS powers huge portions of the internet, the list of services and sites that suffered outages on Monday was pretty staggering. As Mashable reports, according to user-reported issues […]
After days of intense backlash, including from President Donald Trump, Cracker Barrel is scrapping its new minimalist logo. “We thank our guests for sharing your voices and love for Cracker Barrel. We said we would listen, and we have. Our new logo is going away and our ‘Old Timer’ will remain,” the company said in […]