Mount Erebus is the highest active volcano in Antarctica, and the southernmost active volcano on Earth. It has a constant lava lake in its main caldera. Mount Erebus is a stratovolcano, the same type of volcano as Mount St. Helens. The lava lake in the summit crater counts as an ongoing eruption but it is not a…
In a surprise move, tech behemoth Apple announced it will lay off over 600 employees in California, marking the company’s first major post-pandemic job cuts. The impacted workers come from eight offices in Santa Clara County and were notified of the impending terminations on March 28, with the layoffs set to take effect on May…
In an unexpected turn of events, the autopsy report for Cornelius van der Walt, the pilot of a hot air balloon that crashed in Arizona and took four lives in January, has revealed he had elevated levels of ketamine in his system at the time of the accident. According to the Pinal County autopsy and…
The U.S. labor market delivered a strong performance in March with job growth exceeding expectations and wages remaining steady, suggesting that the economy ended the first quarter on solid ground and potentially delaying anticipated Federal Reserve interest rate cuts this year. According to the Labor Department’s employment report released on Friday, nonfarm payrolls increased by…
Google Trends, a tool that allows users to explore data on search requests, has been used to predict the outcomes of presidential elections. It tracks search interests for presidential candidates and has been deemed as a reliable predictor of election outcomes. Historically, Google Trends has accurately predicted every United States presidential outcome since 2004. This…
The immigration crisis has reached new heights as hundreds of migrants breached the Texas-Mexico border in El Paso on March 21. Over 200 migrants were charged with rioting after the breach became violent with the Texas National Guard troops in El Paso. The immigration crisis has graced headlines for months, with increasing urgency. There has…
The Global Forum on Food Security and Nutrition: ” Insects as food and feed emerge as an especially relevant issue in the twenty-first century due to the rising cost of animal protein, food and feed insecurity, environmental pressures, population growth and increasing demand for protein among the middle classes. Thus, alternative solutions to conventional livestock and…
A group of California business have rallied against Newsom’s most recent tax hike in what some people are thinking may be the next tax revolt. The businesses claim taxes in California have grown out of control and are taking matters into their own hands. The business community in California is unhappy with the tax increases…
Colorado State University’s (CSU) hurricane research team, headed by senior research scientist Phil Klotzbach, has raised alarm bells for an “extremely active” Atlantic hurricane season in their initial 2024 forecast unveiled on Thursday. Predictions point to a staggering total of 23 named storms, well above the average of 14 tropical storms and seven hurricanes annually…
Researchers have found new clues that link a mysterious group of ancient humans, called Denisovans, to another early human species called Homo longi, also known as “Dragon man” from Harbin in northeast China. Carbon dating places the jawbone at and age older than 120,000 years. Denisovans are hard to understand because we only have a…
