If there’s one thing Justin Bieber is going to do, it’s wear a pair of humongous pants on a night out with his lady. While the rest of the world is still catching up on the “baggy pants are back” wave, Justin has long been its keenest surfer; he’ll wear huge trousers whether they’re on […]
The super-rich are ecstatic. Bitcoin’s value surged past $100,000 last year, and bankers were “dancing in the streets” after Donald Trump’s victory in November. Wall Street is already licking its chops over forecasts for stock gains in 2025. Meanwhile, a stark year-end report showed an 18 percent jump in homelessness. And small business owners are […]
Sunspotswhich are temporarily darkened areas on the surface of the sun, are the result of intense magnetic fields generated through the movement of materials within the sun. In other words, they can tell us indirectly about what’s happening within our home star. And importantly, these spots aren’t unique to the sun — astronomers have observed […]
Name: Hairy giant tarantula (Trichopelma grande) Where it lives: Western Cuba What it eats: Insects, lizards, frogs and other small reptiles Why it’s awesome: Arachnophobes may not appreciate the discovery of a never-before-seen “giant” tarantula species, but for fans of these misunderstood creatures, Trichopelma grande is a special find. Not only is it larger and […]
BBC Billionaire Elon Musk has hailed Twitter as a bastion for freedom of expression ever since he acquired the social media site two years ago. But over the course of 2024, X, as it is now called, has evolved from what felt like a communal town square into a polarised hub where views and posts […]
Pitchers and habit of Nepenthes pongoides. (a) Rosette pitcher of immature plant showing highly developed peristome column. (b) Pendent pitcher of a scrambling plant. Note ventral attachment of tendril and scattered large nectar glands of same. (c) Large terrestrial pitcher. (d) Mature rosette emergent from humus-filled fissure between ultramafic boulders; a cutting from this rosette […]
Health care company Ascension lost sensitive data for nearly 5.6 million individuals in a cyberattack that was attributed to a notorious ransomware gang, according to documents filed with the attorney general of Maine. Ascension owns 140 hospitals and scores of assisted living facilities. In May, the organization was hit with an attack that caused mass […]
Domingo—following sound journalistic protocol here—follows up by inquiring about the other bracelets, “only because [they’re] so significant.” Culkin runs down the beaded bracelets on his right wrist, identifying where each one came from: most from his children, others given to him by fans at events, one he got in Mexico with his wife. He adds […]
A Hudson Valley homeowner recently noticed something surprising in his backyard: two large, partially buried animal teeth. A bit of amateur digging followed by professional assistance from New York State Museum and SUNY Orange soon revealed much more. Now, researchers are preparing to analyze the first complete mastodon jaw discovered in the state in over […]
How did you learn that you needed to market your art like that? I learned that from being in Nashville for 13 years! I think it was all my time here. It was year seven when I signed a publishing deal. Year eight, I signed a record deal. You know how it is when you’re […]
