This artist’s rendition shows woolly mammoths in northern Spain. These animals lived in Europe and North America during the last glacial period, around 21,000 years ago. A new study used updated climate maps from that period, when atmospheric carbon dioxide was lower, to better predict future warming under rising CO2.
As it has always stood and currently stands, cold fusion is not possible. It’s as real as Big Foot and time travel as far as the scientific community is concerned. But unlike Big Foot — Jesse Eisenberg and Riley Keough have a new movie coming out in which they literally play sasquatches — and time […]
Australia’s leading environmental activist groups will be gathering outside the Crown Casino in Perth this morning as the country’s leading oil and gas company holds its annual general meeting. Activists from Greenpeace Australia Pacific, the Australian Conservation Foundation, the Conservation Council of WA (CCWA), Market Forces and Environs Kimberley will be protesting Woodside Energy’s continued […]
Tesla (TSLA) reported first quarter results that missed analyst estimates on both the top and bottom lines. Adjusted earnings per share of $0.45 fell short of the $0.52 Wall Street was expecting. Revenue of $21.3 billion fell short of the estimated $22.3 billion. Operating income also missed, $1.17 billion versus the $1.53 billion estimate. However, the company said it plans to accelerate the launch of new models, including a more affordable one. Yahoo Finance's Julie Hyman and Jared Blikre are...
A derelict school in Livingston is set to be knocked down as part of a plan to build 47 homes. Cedarbank School, which caters for pupils with additional needs, relocated in 2022. Its former home just off Ladywell East Road was left vacant as a result with many locals feeling the abandoned site is an eyesore. Springfield Partnerships has submitted plans to West Lothian Council for a development of affordable two-bedroom apartments. The project also includes a large green space, benches, parking...
Two planning applications have been lodged for a major new housing development at a derelict site in Edinburgh which could transform the local area. Cruden Building, on behalf of City Of Edinburgh Council, has applied to build 125 affordable flats and 106 flats and townhouses at a derelict site at Broughton Road in two separate planning applications. There is a proposed residential development comprising 106 flats and townhouses with associated roads, parking, and greenspace to the west of the...
The secretary of state for levelling up, housing and communities has issued a 'holding directive' on London Wall West even after the City of London Corporation's councillors signed off on the plan.
Some one and a half million of the victims of the Holocaust were children. A small number survived on their own, but most were saved by programs like Kindertransport and One Thousand Children that removed them from their homeland and transported them to safer countries. Others became part of a group known as the Hidden […]
Aside from touring around Zurich, you can also include day hikes with Lauterbrunnen, Grindelwald, and Interlaken as jump-off points in your itinerary
As Apple gears up for its highly anticipated Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC) in 2024, the tech giant is poised to unveil a plethora of significant updates that could transform the way you interact with your devices. From sophisticated artificial intelligence (AI) enhancements to groundbreaking hardware improvements, Apple is set to showcase its commitment to […]
The year is 2024, and the place is the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival in Indio, California. Deftones are ripping through one of their headbanging nu metal jams while the Aquabats, donning their trademark swim caps, goggles and spandex, hurl giant inflatable pizza pool floaties into the crowd. Lauryn Hill and Wyclef Jean scintillatingly sing “Killing Me Softly With His Song,” right before Busta Rhymes emerges onstage to rattle off spitfire bars proving once again why he’s one of the...