The World Health Organization (WHO) has released new guidelines recommending people switch to salt substitutes containing less sodium, a move aimed at reducing the risk of heart disease and stroke. The WHO estimates 1.9 million deaths globally each year can be attributed to eating too much salt. The main lower-sodium salt substitute is called potassium-enriched … Read more
A group of hostages freed from Gaza over the weekend described difficult conditions, including rarely seeing sunlight, during their captivity. The six-week first phase of the truce calls for the release of 33 hostages and nearly 2,000 prisoners. The ceasefire deal has led to an influx of Palestinians into northern Gaza, with over 545,000 estimated … Read more
US stock futures were mixed on Tuesday as investors reacted to China’s swift response to President Trump’s imposition of new tariffs. The Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJIA) fell by 115 points, while the S&P 500 and Nasdaq Composite Indexes remained relatively stable. The market’s reaction was largely driven by concerns about the potential impact of … Read more
Google Maps has made a change to its user interface on Android Auto that’s causing frustration among some users. The update now centers the navigation arrow if no destination is set, which means the map view around the car will be blocked by the destination box on smaller screens. This issue affects cars with square … Read more
NASA radar data shows that a decades-old active landslide area on the Palos Verdes Peninsula in Los Angeles County has expanded. The analysis, conducted by researchers at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory, measured the movement of slow-moving landslides and found that they slid toward the ocean by as much as 4 inches per week over a … Read more
The highly anticipated samples from asteroid (101955) Bennu have been released, providing a wealth of information about the composition and origins of this carbonaceous chondrite. As part of the OSIRIS-REx mission, scientists collected and returned samples to Earth in 2023, offering a rare opportunity for scientists to study an extraterrestrial sample up close. The Bennu … Read more
A health crisis has unfolded along Lake Michigan’s shores in the Chicago area as hundreds of ducks infected with avian influenza have been found. The Chicago Bird Collision Monitors (CBCM), a volunteer conservation project, reported that the bird flu outbreak poses a serious threat to migratory birds this winter. The outbreak began in December and … Read more
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Thousands of Palestinians living in Egypt are grappling with the decision of when to return home to Gaza, despite rejecting a proposal by US President Donald Trump to clear out the population and resettle them in Egypt. The plan, which aims to remove up to 1.5 million Palestinians from Gaza, has been widely condemned as … Read more
A series of earthquakes has struck Greece’s volcanic island of Santorini, prompting authorities to dispatch rescuers and shut schools on four islands. The quakes, which have magnitudes between 3 and 4.9, are occurring along a 120-kilometer fault line beneath the seabed, but scientists say they do not expect these quakes to trigger a volcanic eruption. … Read more