The diabetes and weight loss drug semaglutide significantly reduced symptoms and improved quality of life in people with obesity and the most common form of heart failure in a clinical trial, potentially expanding the already wildly popular drug’s use beyond diabetes and weight loss and offering a new treatment option where few are available. As […]
As an extreme drought grips Mexico, leading to crop losses, a lack of water and higher food prices, the government is trying to bring desperately-needed rain by turning to a controversial technology: cloud seeding. As CNN reports, in mid-July, more than 40% of Mexico was in moderate to extreme drought, according to the national weather service. The country […]
After three straight years of sales growth, Home Depot went into reverse in the first quarter, and sales and profit were down again in the second quarter of fiscal 2023, with reported sales of $42.9 billion, a decrease of 2.0% from the second quarter of fiscal 2022. Comparable sales for the second quarter offiscal 2023 […]
Federal officials are easing water restrictions on the Colorado River set to take effect next year. This is music to the ears of affected residents and an incredible improvement after above-average winter snowpack helped shore up plummeting water levels at the nation’s two largest reservoirs. As CNN reports, last week, the US Bureau of Reclamation announced Lake Mead and […]
When Rihanna was pregnant with her first child in 2022, she subverted many of the conservative social and sartorial boundaries of maternity style — regularly photographed attending events and red carpets in minidresses, heels and baby bump-baring garments with cutouts. As CNN reports, now, as the singer and businesswoman and her partner, rapper A$AP Rocky, expect their […]
As of Saturday, Wildfires on Hawaii’s Maui island and Big Island have killed at least 93 people, forced thousands of residents and tourists to evacuate, and devastated the historic resort city of Lahaina. Here are some key questions and answers about the disaster. How Did the Fires Start? Echoing wildfire experts, Gov. Green said Friday that he […]
In order for their fruit to fully develop, peach trees need around 1,100 “chill hours” during the winter, during which temperatures stay between 32 and 45 degrees Fahrenheit. Unfortunately for peach growers and peach lovers, this year’s crop only accumulated around 730 chill hours during the winter. But according to the Atlanta Journal-Constitution, this past winter was one […]
Climate feedback loops are cyclical chain reactions that happen when one change triggers further changes, in a process that keeps on repeating itself. Some of these feedback loops drive down warming, but others amplify it. As CNN reports, according to a new study, these dangerous climate feedback loops are increasing global warming and risk causing a permanent […]
Canadian wildfire smoke is bringing unhealthy air across the northern tier of the United States to start the week, triggering air quality alerts for more than a dozen states from Montana to Vermont. Forecasters predicted around 70 million people would see decreased visibility and poor air quality, including residents of Chicago, Detroit, New York, St. […]
Jane Birkin, the British singer and actress who found fame in France, has died aged 76, CNN affiliate BFMTV reported Sunday, citing its sources. Birkin spent nearly six decades in the limelight in her adopted home, to which she moved at just 20 years old and without knowing the French language. She was affectionately regarded […]