It’s an unfortunate side effect of summer fun: Bugs want to join in too. But you don’t just notice bugs more in the summer — they’re actually more active this time of year. “Bugs gain their metabolic energy from whatever the temperature is outside,” Michael Raupp, professor of entomology at the University of Maryland, tells […]
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Why climate change means more jellyfish stings for ocean swimmers
Jellyfish, unlike many other sea creatures, are the winners of climate change. In a sign of the poor state of the world’s oceans, jellyfish are set to penetrate further and further into the Arctic Ocean and dominate those areas as water temperatures rise, new research shows. Jellyfish stings have grown increasingly common in recent years, […]
UCF Board of Trustees member, Sheriff’s Office employee among 4 arrested in sex stings at parks
Seminole County deputies arrested four people at local parks, including Harold Mills, a member of the University of Central Florida Board of Trustees. Mills is accused of meeting up with an undercover deputy for inappropriate activity on Thursday. Deputies also arrested a Seminole County Sheriff’s Office employee, Leroy Green. The undercover operation happened at Sanlando […]
American Debt Stings Like Never Before in New Era for Households
(Bloomberg) — After years of managing household budgets through the stress of the worst inflation in a generation, US families are increasingly pressured by a different kind of financial squeeze: The cost of carrying debt. Most Read from Bloomberg Two years after the Federal Reserve began hiking interest rates to tame prices, delinquency rates on […]