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High diesel prices may put ‘another squeeze’ on the consumer, economist says
Diesel prices have surged 68% since the Iran war began, threatening to increase consumer costs for groceries and goods through higher transportation expenses, economists warn.
Thousands of homeowners face adjustable-rate mortgage resets — and much higher payments
About 150,000 homeowners with adjustable-rate mortgages face interest rate adjustments this year, with monthly payments potentially jumping by hundreds or thousands of dollars as rates have risen since origination.
The power of AI is worrying senior Labour figures – as is the fear of ‘falling behind the public’
Senior Labour figures are increasingly concerned about artificial intelligence threats, with government officials warning of concentrated power in bad actors’ hands and risks from hacking and bioweapons.
SpaceX’s ambitious, pricey gamble to replace AT&T and Verizon
SpaceX has acquired significant wireless spectrum and announced plans to become a major mobile carrier, challenging AT&T, Verizon, and T-Mobile with an advanced network combining satellite and terrestrial infrastructure.
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Simpler, older version of Stonehenge found three miles from famous site
Archaeologists discovered a simpler, earlier version of Stonehenge about 3 miles away, consisting of two wooden posts aligned with solar solstices and dating back approximately 5,000 years.
Antarctica’s first ever dinosaur bone discovered in a drawer
A dinosaur tail bone discovered in Antarctica in 1985 and stored in a drawer for 40 years has been confirmed as the continent’s first dinosaur fossil, belonging to a long-necked Titanosaur species.
The clues that hint our planet might be heating faster than we realised
Scientists suggest Earth may be warming faster than previously thought due to declining sulphur pollution from clean-air policies, which had previously helped offset carbon dioxide’s warming effects.
This summer was hot. August shattered global heat records
Global temperatures in August shattered records, tying as the hottest month on record and exceeding a key climate threshold, according to international climate agencies.
France lifts alcohol content limit on champagne after record heatwaves
French champagne producers can temporarily raise alcohol content to 15% this year due to record summer heat that produced grapes with unusually high sugar levels, marking the region’s earliest-ever harvest.
Global warming is breaking a 400-year climate link between two oceans
Researchers found that the tropical Indian and Pacific oceans’ long-standing climate connection is being disrupted by human-caused greenhouse gas emissions in ways that appear unprecedented over the past 400 years.
Nepal floods: The Himalayas are melting faster – and India’s economy is ‘at risk’
Himalayan glaciers are melting 65% faster than a decade ago, with only 21 of 40,000 glaciers monitored, raising risks for hundreds of millions across South Asia dependent on mountain water systems.
Back-to-back Arctic storms can double sea ice loss
Consecutive Arctic storms can reduce sea ice cover twice as much as isolated cyclones, according to a new international study analyzing decades of weather data.
Giant lion’s mane jellyfish caught on camera off Pembrokeshire coast
A free diver off the Welsh coast captured footage of a giant lion’s mane jellyfish measuring approximately 10 to 15 metres, marking the first sighting of the species in Wales for the young conservationist.
Supermassive black hole winds are 100 times more powerful than scientists thought
New observations reveal that winds from supermassive black holes carry energy across roughly 300,000 light-years with about 100 times more power than previously estimated.
The shape behind the Einstein problem just revealed strange new physics
Researchers have discovered that optical structures based on the Smith hat, a shape that solved a decades-old mathematics problem, exhibit unusual chiral light patterns, revealing new physics at the intersection of geometry and optics.
UV light reveals possible camouflage on a 125-million-year-old crocodile
Scientists using ultraviolet light have revealed soft tissues and possible camouflage patterns on a 125-million-year-old crocodile fossil from Spain, providing rare insights into ancient skin and coloration.