Donald Trump was frothing mad in a new video as he urged his supporters to vote in any way they can ― including by mail, a form of voting the former president has repeatedly attacked as corrupt. But what stood out to some critics was the literal froth ― along with some spit ― appearing […]
Donald Trump was frothing mad in a new video as he urged his supporters to vote in any way they can ― including by mail, a form of voting the former president has repeatedly attacked as corrupt. But what stood out to some critics was the literal froth ― along with some spit ― appearing […]
A strange planet discovered with NASA’s Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite (TESS) has astronomers confused. Despite getting relentlessly bombarded with radiation from its red giant parent star, the world has, against all odds, hung on to its atmosphere. It is also smaller, older and hotter than scientists thought possible for such a planet. In truth, the […]
So, Intel has lifted the lid on its radical Lunar Lake mobile CPU and it’s an awful lot to absorb. It’s new across the board. New CPU cores, new graphics architecture, a new approach to both the internal fabric of the chip and its multi-die construction, a new external foundry node, just new everything. And […]
Walmart might be best known for selling name-brand products at ridiculously low prices, but the mega retailer is also one of our standby sources for fun, ingenious, off-the-beaten-path finds. Check out their website, and you’ll find it’s filled with weird yet wonderful products. From a gadget that perfectly cooks four eggs at a time to […]
Read the full story on Backfire News Weird Warfare: Russian Turtle Tanks With the war in Ukraine grinding on, both sides have evolved their warfare tactics as what was once thought to be effective has proven otherwise. This of course will continue to happen as it has in most wars as the two sides escalate […]
New research has revealed that the secrets of the sun’s magnetic field, which has remained shrouded in mystery for four centuries, could lie close to its surface. The sun’s magnetic field is responsible for generating dark patches called sunspots, erupting solar flares, and even explosive ejections of matter called coronal mass ejections (CMEs). Yet, ever […]
A strange, green blob lurched across the weather radar Wednesday morning. And it wasn’t rain. According to Justin Gibbs with the National Weather Service office in Paducah, Kentucky, the spot that flared up around the Shawnee National Forest in Southern Illinois was likely caused by a confluence of bugs. And considering the time of year, […]
Velella velella, or by-the-wind sailors, still cover California beaches. Over the last few months, these blue blobs have been washing up on shores in droves. And while they pose no threat to people, they can be harmful to dogs that want to put these little creatures in their mouths, or even eat them. But velellas […]
Smaller black holes can meet and merge in the wake of supermassive black holes. This may be because of the turbulence created by overlapping accretion disks and torque effects. Supermassive black holes form the cores of many galaxies, including the Milky Way. In new research, scientists analyze how supermassive black holes at the heart of […]
If picturing yourself on a sunny beach somewhere with a sparkly drink in hand has been getting you through the workweek lately, a lot of Us can relate. Everyone seems to be planning a trip to Europe, Asia or some island down South. What a wonderful and exciting time! The only aspect of travel that […]
Attorney General Bob Ferguson speaks to a reporter as his 2024 gubernatorial campaign launch event gets underway in Seattle, on Saturday, Sept. 9, 2023. ( Jerry Cornfield/Washington State Standard) The number of Bob Fergusons running to be Washington’s next governor grew to three on Friday. A conservative Republican activist threw a monkey wrench into the […]