The melting of Alaska’s Juneau Icefield, home to more than 1,000 glaciers, is accelerating, with the snow-covered area shrinking 4.6 times faster than it was in the 1980s, according to a new study. Researchers kept close track of snow depth in the nearly 1,500 square mile icy plain going back to 1948 with added data … Read more
The number of pubs disappearing from communities in England and Wales has risen by a third in the first months of 2024 amid pressure on punters’ budgets, figures show. Official government statistics show that 239 pubs were demolished or converted to other uses in the three months to March 31. It means around 80 pubs … Read more
Just hours after announcing two new pairs of earbuds, Jabra parent company GN revealed that the Elite 10 Gen 2 and Elite 8 Active Gen 2 will mark the end of its consumer earbuds business. That’s all she wrote for the long-running Elite series after years of quality products. The decision seems somewhat abrupt; earlier … Read more
MCDONALD’S is shaking up its main menu offering tomorrow, meaning seven favorites are getting the chop. The fast food giant is adding a total of eight items, a mix of new and returning, but this means fans only have until closing time tonight to get their hands on the current menu. Maccies has confirmed that … Read more
Rather than dying dramatically in a massive supernova explosion, some large stars may die quietly and without fanfare. This could explain the mysterious and sudden disappearance of certain stars from the night sky that astronomers have noticed over the years, according to a new article in the journal Physical Assessment Letters. These massive stars can … Read more
At various points in our tangled history, modern humans have mated with each other Neanderthals. This left a telltale signature on the genomes of today’s modern humans, and this Neanderthal DNA impacts our health in countless ways. However, there is one part of our genome where no Neanderthal DNA is present: the Y chromosome. But … Read more