The horror franchise Final Destination premiered 25 years ago, leaving a lasting impact on the genre. Writer Jeffrey Reddick’s original idea, inspired by a true story of a woman who avoided a plane crash after a premonition, centered around Death itself as the killer. The concept was initially pitched to The X-Files as a spec … Read more
Lake Baikal, located in southeast Siberia, holds the record as the world’s oldest lake, dating back approximately 25 million years. This enormous freshwater body is not only the world’s oldest but also its deepest and most biologically diverse. Measuring 12,239 square miles, it ranks seventh-largest globally. The lake’s age was determined using isotopic dating, which … Read more
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A team of scientists, led by Bruce Jakosky, has challenged a recent study suggesting that Mars retains significant amounts of liquid water in its mid-crust. The analysis, published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, used data from NASA’s InSight mission to determine what types of rocks and pore space characteristics could account … Read more
Google-backed satellite constellation FireSate kicks off wildfire detection era with first launch. The 50-satellite project aims to provide near real-time fire updates, solving current problems of low-resolution imagery and high costs. The initial three-satellite phase will revisit the globe twice daily by 2026, offering five-meter resolution images and detecting wildfires at a distance. A joint … Read more
Astronomers have discovered four smaller-than-Earth exoplanets orbiting Barnard’s Star, the closest single-star system to Earth. The star, a small red dwarf just six light-years away, has been found to have these tiny and rocky worlds in its vicinity. According to researchers, including University of Chicago PhD student Ritvik Basant, who led the discovery, the exoplanets … Read more
General Motors is recalling over 90,000 Cadillac and Chevrolet vehicles due to a potential transmission issue. The affected vehicles include the 2019-2020 Cadillac CT6, 2020-2021 CT4, CT5, and 2020-2022 Chevrolet Camaro models equipped with a 10-speed transmission. According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), the transmission may become damaged internally, causing the front … Read more
US President Donald Trump has appointed Michelle Bowman, a former Kansas banking commissioner, as the new vice chair for supervision at the Federal Reserve. The move comes as part of the Trump administration’s efforts to overhaul the regulatory framework put in place following the 2008 financial crisis. Bowman will oversee giant US banks and is … Read more
The Pokémon Company has taken steps to combat scalping in the Pokémon Trading Card Game (TCG) by removing plastic packaging from new boxes at a select store in Singapore. This move will be implemented “until further notice” and aims to curb the practice of buying products at retail price and reselling them for high profits. … Read more
A growing tariff conflict between the US and EU is putting $9.5 trillion of annual business at risk, according to a report from the American Chamber of Commerce to the EU (AmCham). The organization’s Transatlantic Economy report highlights the deepening relationship between the two economies, with goods and services trade reaching $2 trillion in 2024. … Read more