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Rats! More rodents are infesting cities as scientists say warmer temperatures mean more rat babies
Rat infestation in many world cities appears to be soaring, especially in Washington, and a new study blames warming temperatures, urbanization and other human actions. Based on individual trends within cities, Washington was by far the leader in rat increases, followed by San Francisco, Toronto, New York City and Amsterdam. Washington's rising rat reporting trend was three times greater than Boston's and 50% more than New York's, the study said.
5 min read - ScienceSpace
Private Athena moon lander arrives in Florida ahead of SpaceX launch on Feb. 26
Athena, the second lunar lander from Intuitive Machines, is set to launch soon, carrying NASA payloads and Nokia's first-ever moon-based 4G network.
3 min read - ScienceSpace
European 'Swarm' satellites detect electric currents from the ocean's tides
Satellites have detected electromagnetic signals generated by ocean tides, suggesting that space-born sensors could obtain insights into the motion of other liquid masses on Earth.
3 min read - LifestyleSpace
20 jaw-dropping places on Earth that look like an alien planet
Earth is home to some truly bizarre and breathtaking landscapes — here are 20 that look straight out of an alien world.
17 min read - ScienceSpace
Space mining company AstroForge identifies asteroid target for Odin launch next month
AstroForge has identified asteroid 2022 OB5 as the destination for its Mission 2 spacecraft, named Odin, which is set to launch next month on a SpaceX rocket.
2 min read - ScienceCNN
A newly discovered asteroid has a slim chance of hitting Earth in 2032
An asteroid first spotted in December has a 1.2% chance of hitting Earth in 2032. Scientists are tracking the space rock to learn more about its size and trajectory.
6 min read - ScienceYale Environment 360
Antarctic Ice Sheet May Be Less Vulnerable Than Previously Thought
A new study reveals the massive West Antarctic ice sheet did not completely collapse during the last warm period, as prior modeling had suggested. The findings offer some hope for the future of the ice sheet as the planet heats up.
1 min read - ScienceThe Conversation
Bogus scientific papers are enriching fraudsters and slowing lifesaving medical research
The world’s library of scientific papers is becoming contaminated as fraudsters use ‘paper mills’ to game scholarly publishing for profit.
7 min read - ScienceSpace
How to see Venus snuggle up to a thin crescent moon this weekend
On Saturday evening, February 1, a lovely crescent moon passes just to the left of Venus, which is now shining at the pinnacle of its brilliance.
8 min read - ScienceSpace
When is an asteroid not an asteroid? When it's Elon Musk's Tesla Roadster, it turns out.
The discovery of a new asteroid this month has turned out to be Elon Musk's Tesla Roadster launched by SpaceX in 2018.
5 min read - USAssociated Press
Grim memories resurface after DNA advances lead to arrest of suspect in Hawaii teen's 1977 murder
Former Hawaii lawmaker Suzanne Chun Oakland remembers arriving at school one morning in 1977 to an eerie buzz. “I don’t know how we got word of it, but everything spread really quickly,” Chun Oakland said. Chun Oakland didn't know Momohara, who was 16, but the unsolved death has haunted her and other McKinley students and staff for nearly half a century.
5 min read - WorldCBS News
Starliner astronauts retrieve failed component in challenging spacewalk
Starliner co-pilot Sunita Williams is now the world's most experienced female spacewalker, moving up to number four overall.
3 min read - ScienceSpace
Mars was hot then cold then hot again. Could life have really survived there?
Scientists may have figured out how Mars hung onto its surface liquid water in its ancient history via alternating periods of hot and cold. But what would the impact have been on habitability?
4 min read - WorldAssociated Press
Study finds India doubled its tiger population in a decade and credits conservation efforts
India doubled its tiger population in a little over a decade by protecting the big cats from poaching and habitat loss, ensuring they have enough prey, reducing human-wildlife conflict, and increasing communities’ living standards near tiger areas, a study published Thursday found. The number of tigers grew from an estimated 1,706 tigers in 2010 to around 3,682 in 2022, according to estimates by the National Tiger Conservation Authority, making India home to roughly 75% of the global tiger popu
3 min read - ScienceSpace
NASA astronaut Suni Williams sets new record on 5.5-hour spacewalk outside ISS (video)
NASA astronauts Suni Williams and Butch Wilmore were able to remove a stuck radio communications unit on a record-setting spacewalk on Thursday (Jan. 30).
4 min read - ScienceCNN
Astronauts at the center of Starliner drama step out for spacewalk after more than 7 months in orbit
Astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams are conducting a spacewalk outside the International Space Station to remove degraded hardware and swab for microorganisms.
6 min read - ScienceSpace
Japan's Resilience moon lander views Earth's most remote region from orbit (photo)
The second lunar lander from Japanese space exploration company ispace snapped a stunning image of the Earth as it prepares for its journey to the moon.
2 min read - ScienceSpace
Twisted magnetic fields in space sculpt the jets of black holes and baby stars
By studying the fastest jet ever seen erupting from an infant star, astronomers have discovered that the mechanism that launches these jets also launch supermassive black hole jets.
3 min read - ScienceAssociated Press
The oldest evidence for lead pollution comes from ancient Greece
Ancient Greece produced the earliest records of democracy, western philosophy — and, it turns out, lead pollution. Researchers studying sediment cores recovered from mainland Greece and the Aegean Sea have found the oldest known evidence of lead pollution in the environment dating to around 5,200 years ago. “Silver was used for jewelry, for special objects — but it wasn't found in a pure state,” but mined in ore combined with lead, said Heidelberg University archaeologist Joseph Maran, co-auth
2 min read - ScienceSpace
SpaceX and Vast want ideas for science experiments on Dragon spacecraft and Haven-1 space station
SpaceX and Vast Space are looking for research ideas to fly aboard Vast's new Haven-1 space station launching later this year.
3 min read - USAssociated Press
NASA's 2 stuck astronauts take their first spacewalk together
NASA’s two stuck astronauts took their first spacewalk together Thursday, exiting the International Space Station almost eight months after moving in. Commander Suni Williams and Butch Wilmore removed a broken antenna and wiped the station’s exterior for evidence of any microbes that might still be alive after launching from Earth and escaping through vents. During the job 260 miles (420 kilometers) up, Williams set a new spacewalking record for female astronauts.
1 min read - USReuters
After fires, Los Angeles gets moonshot moment to rebuild
As Los Angeles recovers from its devastating wildfires, environmental engineers, urban planners and natural disaster experts are casting forward with visions of what could come next for neighborhoods that have been reduced to ash and rubble. The city could "infill" vertically to add affordable housing in safer downtown areas, rather than outwards with more single-family homes on fire-prone hills. These are some of the bold ideas academics have for Los Angeles as it recovers from the Eaton and
5 min read - ScienceSpace
How did life's building blocks end up on dwarf planet Ceres?
The building blocks of life could have been delivered to solar system dwarf planet Ceres by one or more space rocks from the outer asteroid belt.
4 min read - ScienceSpace
Watch NASA astronauts Suni Williams and Butch Wilmore perform spacewalk outside the ISS today (video)
NASA astronauts Suni Williams and Butch Wilmore are scheduled to begin U.S. Spacewalk 92 early Jan. 30.
4 min read - USYahoo Sports
Federal prosecutors say there is no evidence Shohei Ohtani's ex-interpreter, Ippei Mizuhara, has gambling addiction
Mizuhara is scheduled to be sentenced on Feb. 6.
3 min read - SportsUncrowned
Conor McGregor drops multiple racial slurs in unhinged tirade against former UFC rival
Conor McGregor is once again in the headlines for the wrong reasons.
3 min read - BusinessYahoo Finance
Why this 50-year-old restaurant chain has a stock that's smoking Nvidia's
Brinker International CEO Kevin Hochman is leading one of the hottest stocks on the planet.
3 min read - BusinessYahoo Personal Finance
Mortgage and refinance rates today, January 31, 2025: How can you snag a rate under 7%?
These are today's mortgage and refinance rates. Rates are staying high, but you can use several strategies to get a better one. Lock in your rate today.
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Jordana Brewster on Dwayne Johnson returning for 'Fast 11' after Vin Diesel feud: 'The more the merrier'
While promoting her new film "Heart Eyes," Jordana Brewster said she's "super excited" Dwayne Johnson and Gal Gadot will return to "Fast" franchise.
2 min read - SportsUncrowned
Ranking potential surprise Royal Rumble 2025 entrants, from WWE's Randy Orton to Bad Bunny
Ranking the chances of some surprise WWE returns at the 2025 Royal Rumble.
6 min read - WorldTechCrunch
Elon Musk is reportedly taking control of the inner workings of US government agencies
People working for, or with, Elon Musk are reportedly taking over the inner workings of multiple government agencies, including the Office of Personnel Management, the Treasury Department, and the General Services Administration. The Washington Post reported Friday that the highest-ranking career official at Treasury is leaving the department after "a clash" with people working for Musk's so-called Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) over "access to sensitive payment systems," citing thr
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Best and worst Grammy's red carpet moments from this year's nominees: Taylor Swift, Lady Gaga & more
Ahead of this year's Grammy's, we're looking back at the fashion hits and misses from some our favourite artists.
12 min read - SportsYahoo Sports
Cam Newton says he wouldn't trade NFL MVP for Super Bowl win: 'I did my job'
At least he's honest?
3 min read - BusinessYahoo Finance
New inflation reading reinforces Fed's go-slow strategy
A fresh reading from the Federal Reserve's preferred inflation gauge showed prices remained sticky in the final month of 2024, likely reinforcing a wait-and-see approach from the central bank.
3 min read - LifestyleYahoo Life Shopping
We tested hundreds of kitchen products this year — these 17 are actually worth your money
Of the 250+ items we vetted, only 17 made it to our top picks. Peruse our favorite chef's knife, air fryer and more.
1 min read - USYahoo News
Who were the D.C. plane crash victims? Figure skaters, a soon-to-wed pilot, civil rights lawyer among those killed in American Airlines-Black Hawk collision
Neither American Airlines nor U.S. aviation authorities have released an official list of the passengers and crew aboard the commercial flight, but a number of them have been identified in media reports. Here's what we know.
12 min read - SportsYahoo Sports
Pelicans G Dejounte Murray exits game after non-contact injury in right leg
The New Orleans Pelicans might have yet another major injury to deal with.
2 min read - TechnologyTechCrunch
MLCommons and Hugging Face team up to release massive speech dataset for AI research
MLCommons, a nonprofit AI safety working group, has teamed up with AI dev platform Hugging Face to release one of the world's largest collections of public domain voice recordings for AI research. MLCommons says it was motivated to create it by a desire to support R&D in "various areas of speech technology." "Supporting broader natural language processing research for languages other than English helps bring communication technologies to more people globally," the organization wrote in a blog
3 min read - NewsThe Yodel
Who were the American Airlines crash victims, Trump picks face heated confirmation hearings, artists gather for FireAid benefit
Get caught up on this morning’s news: The American Airlines crash victims, an L.A. fire benefit concert and more in today’s edition of The Yodel newsletter
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The weekend's best sales: A $29 Coach wristlet, a Le Creuset pan under $100 and more
With January coming to a close, it's time to get serious about Valentine's Day gifts. Shop these deals on top-tier presents.
2 min read - SportsYahoo Sports
What John Calipari did for Kentucky will eventually be appreciated ... just not now
Calipari's tenure at Kentucky ended with too many losses in March, but there's no denying he breathed instant life into a program that was struggling when he arrived.
5 min read - BusinessYahoo Finance
Apple earnings top Wall Street forecasts while iPhone, China sales fall short
Apple reported its Q1 2025 earnings after the bell Thursday, beating on expectations, but falling short on iPhone sales.
2 min read - USYahoo News
D.C. plane crash live updates: All 3 black boxes found, 67 dead after American Airlines jet collides with military helicopter
A commercial plane with 60 passengers and four crew members on board collided with a military helicopter with a crew of three near Washington, D.C., on Wednesday night.
1 min read - PoliticsReuters
Trump moves to cancel recent union agreements with federal workers
Donald Trump said on Friday that any collective bargaining agreements reached with federal workers within 30 days of his inauguration will not be approved, the latest salvo in the U.S. president's bid to remake the federal workforce. In a memo addressed to the heads of all executive departments and agencies, Trump said former U.S. President Joe Biden's administration purposefully finalized collective bargaining agreements with federal employees in its final days "in an effort to harm my adminis
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Adult Film Star, 25, ‘Permanently Disabled’ Following Rehab Incident
Family suing Malibu rehab facility.
2 min read - USABC News
Federal employees told to remove pronouns from email signatures by end of day
Employees at multiple federal agencies were ordered to remove pronouns from their email signatures by Friday afternoon, according to internal memos obtained by ABC News that cited two executive orders signed by President Donald Trump on his first day in office seeking to curb diversity and equity programs in the federal government. "Pronouns and any other information not permitted in the policy must be removed from CDC/ATSDR employee signatures by 5.p.m. ET on Friday," according to one such mes
2 min read - PoliticsPeople
Trump Vowed to 'Immediately' Bring Down Egg Prices. His New Press Secretary Says Sudden Spike Is Biden's Fault
White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt is aiming to prevent her boss from falling into the same trap as Biden, whose early presidency was infamously remembered as an expensive era for eggs
3 min read - LifestyleE! News
Dave Portnoy Announces Barstool Employee Iga Obrycka’s Sudden Death
Barstool founder Dave Portnoy announced that Barstool Nashville’s general manager Iga Obrycka has died suddenly Jan. 29. She was 28.
2 min read - SportsUs Weekly
Patrick Mahomes’ Trainer Says Chiefs QB Is Successful Because of His Dad Bod
It may be time to retire the Dad Bod and embrace the Mahomes Bod — at least that’s what his trainer, Bobby Stroupe, believes. “I think the problem is you look at him and his body type is not what you would think of,” the performance trainer told The Athletic in a story published on
2 min read - HealthAssociated Press
RFK Jr. kept asking to see the science that vaccines were safe. After he saw it, he dismissed it
The man who hopes to be President Donald Trump’s health secretary repeatedly asked to see “data” or “science” showing vaccines are safe – but when an influential Republican senator showed him evidence, he dismissed it. While appearing to ignore mainstream science, he cited flawed or tangential research to make his points, such as suggesting Black people may need different vaccines than whites.
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