Researchers in India have discovered a giant extinct snake, measuring up to 50 feet long and believed to be the largest madtsoiid snake ever recorded. The Vasuki indicus specimen dates back 47 million years and is almost double the average size of similar snakes, like pythons. Researchers from the Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee discovered […]
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Citizen scientist measured Rockies snowfall for 50 years. Two new hips help him keep going
GOTHIC, Colo. (AP) — Four miles from the nearest plowed road high in Colorado’s Rocky Mountains, a 73-year-old man with a billowing gray beard and two replaced hips trudged through his front yard to measure fresh snow that fell during one mid-March day. Billy Barr first began recording snow and weather data more than 50 […]
A half-foot of rain measured in Lake Worth Beach as records smashed across South Florida
Rainfall records were toppled across South Florida on Friday as a sloppy system drove through the state,9 dumping a half-foot of rain in some areas of coastal Palm Beach County. At Palm Beach International Airport, where the National Weather Service has its official gauge, 3.47 inches of rain was measured through Friday at 11:59 p.m. […]
1 in 8 people worldwide are now obese. How is obesity measured?
On March 1, the World Health Organization (WHO) reported findings from a recent Lancet study that revealed 1 in 8 people worldwide are now living with obesity. More specifically, the latest data reveals that, in 2022, 2.5 billion adults (or 43%) were overweight; of those, 890 million adults were living with obesity — a figure […]
1 in 8 people worldwide are now obese. How is obesity measured?
On March 1, the World Health Organization (WHO) reported findings from a recent Lancet study that revealed 1 in 8 people worldwide are now living with obesity. More specifically, the latest data reveals that, in 2022, 2.5 billion adults (or 43%) were overweight; of those, 890 million adults were living with obesity — a figure […]
Jamie Dimon wants to see more teenagers landing $60K roles, with schools measured on student job occupancy instead of college admission rates
In the work experience versus college experience debate, the former has won a powerful new advocate: JPMorgan CEO Jamie Dimon. The Harvard Business School alumnus said he wanted to see more of a focus in the education system on high school graduates landing jobs instead of being forced into further education. Although Dimon paid his […]
A Buoy in the Pacific Detected the Most Extreme Rogue Wave Ever Measured
Water covers roughly two thirds of our planet in a cold, dark blanket thousands of meters thick. Those vast global waters hold never-before-seen creatures, undiscovered ecosystems, and untold secrets. In the case of one well-meaning teenager, the ocean hides monsters and the truth of her identity as Ruby Gillman: Teenage Kraken (streaming now on Peacock). […]