Rachel Feltman: Happy Monday, listeners! And happy August. For Scientific American’s Science Quickly, I’m Rachel Feltman. Let’s kick off the month with a quick roundup of some of the latest news in science. First, we have Andrea Thompson, senior news editor for sustainability at Scientific American, to tell us about last week’s earthquake and the…
Newcastle have reignited their interest in Milan defender Malick Thiaw, though Rossoneri coach Max Allegri is said to be keen to keep the German at San Siro. Reports in Italy from several sources, including Gazzetta dello Sport, have claimed that Milan had previously accepted an offer of €25 million from Serie A side Como, however,…
Current and former AT&T customers may be eligible for compensation after two major data breaches exposed personal information. After suffering two significant data breaches in recent years, AT&T has agreed to pay $177 million to customers affected by the incidents. Some individuals could receive as much as $5,000 as part of the settlement.
Summer routines are their own kind of magic. But as school edges closer, many parents find themselves staring at their calendars wondering, how in the world do I get these kids back on track for the new year? From summer fun to first bells, here are some tips to get your kids into a back-to-school…
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Record-setting rain has brought chaos to parts of Hong Kong, with submerged streets, stranded buses and landslides, as officials warn residents to avoid going out.
How many atoms are there in the observable universe? Current estimates point to a number we would write as 1 followed by 80 zeroes, or 1080. If you peered inside each of these atoms and counted their subatomic particles, you could count a bit higher. But what happens beyond that? Take 1090 – even if…
The Philadelphia Eagles are always in the trade market, and pulled off another player-for-player swap in the first week of the preseason. Philadelphia on Monday traded defensive tackle Thomas Booker to the Las Vegas Raiders in exchange for cornerback Jakorian Bennett. Bennett, 24, was a 2023 fourth-round pick out of Maryland. He appeared in 24…
When Parthi Duraisamy was a consultant at McKinsey’s Dubai office, he discovered that the American Express cards his company relied on for corporate expenses were rarely accepted in the Middle East. This forced Duraisamy to cover significant travel expenses out of pocket and file endless expense reports. “It was a constant pain,” Duraisamy explained on…
Justin Timberlake is expressing with every fibre of his being that he needs a break – especially the fibre of his clothes. The singer, 44, has just wrapped up his two-year-long world tour, the Forget Tomorrow World Tour, after which he revealed his debilitating diagnosis of Lyme disease. Ready to hit the couch, he even…
