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Racking up the miles – and the pounds – on 70-day county marathon
AFTER 70 days of planning the logistics of paddling ten nautical miles and climbing to the highest peak in every county of England and Wales, an Islander has returned to Jersey “emotionally drained”, but with an impressive amount of money raised...
‘Meghalayan Age was erroneously chosen’: Top climatologist on Holocene debate
When the International Union of Geological Sciences (IUGS) announced in 2018 that the youngest subdivision of the Holocene epoch would be called the Meghalayan Age, a ripple of pride passed across the northeastern hill state of Meghalaya. The...
Hapag-Lloyd Previews Deployment for 2028 With 127 Routes
Hapag-Lloyd Cruises has unveiled a preview of 127 routes across its now fully bilingual fleet, inviting travelers to explore extraordinary destinations, culinary moments and expedition experiences in 2028. Guests can place non-binding pre-bookings...
Q&A: Video games, artificial intelligence and podcast recommendations with the co-hosts of Hidden Levels
Calling all video game fans, leader board heroes and pop culture lovers. Hidden Levels, a new eight-part series from WBUR's Endless Thread and 99% Invisible, explores how video games left the arcade, the keyboard and the couch, and reshaped the...
In the News… quick recap of the week. Oct. 4, 2025
New RIPTA schedule in effect HealthSourceRI individual subscribers (not Medicare) could see premiums rise as much as 85% Newport, RI named #4 in the top places to live on the East Coast by Travel & Leisure Barrington School Committee announces the...
Antimony Market In The U.S. Projected To Grow Significantly As Critical Minerals Are Becoming Vital Across Many Sectors - Financial News Media
(MENAFN- Financial News Media) data-id="165ecfe1" data-element_type="widget" data-widget_type="theme-post-content"> Palm Beach, FL – October 3, 2025 – The global Antimony market is expected to continue the substantial growth it has seen in recent...
Trump, China, and Declining US Influence in Asia
The clashing interests of the United States and China sustain their continuing rivalry in Asia, the main determinant of regional dynamics. The struggle focuses on the Indo-Pacific countries ranging from India in the west to Japan in the northeast,...
Pope Bob From Chicago Says Death Penalty Bad, Immigrants Human, Climate Change Real. Wingnuts Outraged!
Pope Bob, aka Leo XIV, blesses ice from a glacier in Greenland, outraging dozens. Photo: Vatican Media. Pope Bob from Chicago upset a bunch of people who are always upset anyway this week. On Tuesday, Pope Bob said that being against abortion but...
What are climate tipping points? They sound scary, especially for ice sheets and oceans, but there’s still room for optimism
As the planet warms, it risks crossing catastrophic tipping points: thresholds where Earth systems, such as ice sheets and rain forests, change irreversibly over human lifetimes. Scientists have long warned that if global temperatures warmed more...
United Adds New Europe and Asia Flights for Summer 2026
United Airlines has unveiled its Summer 2026 schedule, announcing new routes that will expand the carrier’s transatlantic and transpacific network. The U.S. airline will introduce nonstop service to four new European destinations and add new...
RAF A400M Conducts Historic Landing on Remote Arctic Island in NATO Mission
The Royal Air Force (RAF) revealed on Oct. 9, 2025 a first-of-its-kind operation conducted in cooperation with the U.S. and Norway in late September. As part of the operation, an RAF A400M Atlas transport aircraft landed for the first time on...
Palmer Lake residents will vote to approve or deny annexation for Buc-ee’s
PALMER LAKE — Residents will vote on whether to approve or deny an annexation proposal for a Buc-ee’s travel center in Colorado at the corner of Interstate 25 and County Line Road between Denver and Colorado Springs. Palmer Lake’s seven-person...
Aurora hunting: Last chance to see northern lights before solar maximum peak
The northern lights, or aurora borealis, have long captivated travellers with their shifting curtains of green, purple and red light dancing across the night sky. Interest has surged since last year, when the Sun entered the most active phase of...
A massive weak spot in Earth's magnetic field is growing, scientists discover
When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. A massive weak spot in Earth's magnetic field has grown and changed shape since 2014. | Credit: ESA (Data source: Finlay, C.C. et al., 2025)A...
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A weak spot in Earth's magnetic field over the South Atlantic Ocean has ballooned in size since 2014, satellite data reveals. The region, known as the South Atlantic Anomaly, has grown by an area nearly half the size of continental Europe,...
The six words no one wants to hear from a tradie
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Letters: Trump doesn’t deserve the Nobel Peace Prize
RIGGED! Everyone knows the Nobel Prize voting is RIGGED! If it weren’t, President Donald (“I hate my opponents.”) Trump would have won in multiple categories. In part, the Nobel Peace Prize is awarded to a nominee who has “done the most or the...
Bigger isn’t always better when it comes to cruise ships
Cruise ships these days are truly massive. Just this year, Royal Caribbean unveiled the Star of the Seas family vacation cruise liner. With a capacity of 5,610 passengers, the vessel has a “population” larger than many small towns. But bigger...
Western Development Commission wins European award for boosting creative economy
Published: Tue 14 Oct 2025, 8:34 AM THE Western Development Commission (WDC) has been honoured with a prestigious Interreg Northern Periphery and Arctic (NPA) Award in the category ‘Reaching a Critical Mass’, recognising its leadership in...
Giant deep-sea beasts aren’t just the stuff of legend – here’s how they got so massive
The deep sea is by far the largest habitat on Earth. It is, says Natalie Lawrence in her book Enchanted Creatures, “the last wilderness vast enough to hide monsters”. Unsurprisingly, many myths have arisen about the terrifying things that lurk in...