New secrets have emerged about a rare, bizarre shark that is thought to live for 500 years. Scientists say the secrets could hold important clues to the increasing lifespan of humans. The elusive Greenland shark, long admired for its astonishingly extreme longevity, experiences no significant decline in its muscle metabolic rate as it ages, according … Read more
(NEXSTAR) – Certain ultra-processed foods may shorten your life, according to results from a decades-long study, researchers say. The findings, presented Sunday at the annual meeting of the American Society for Nutrition in Chicago, indicated that older adults who ate diets high in what researchers called “ultra-processed,” or highly processed, foods were about 10 percent … Read more
* Heat warning from 12:00 to 20:00 today And Friday * 4:45 PM — Storms in the immediate area Thunderstorms are approaching the city and the National Mall. The leading edge is around a line from Great Falls, Oakton to Fairfax and moving east. Storms will be in the Beltway from about 5:00 to 6:00 … Read more
Talk about a simple meal. After “tainted” meals on a Delta Airlines flight forced the plane to make an emergency landing at JFK International Airport on Wednesday, the airline is sticking to pasta only on many of its international flights, CNBC reported. According to sources, an estimated 70 people fell ill during the journey from … Read more
Movies are shot at 24 frames per second, with plenty of motion blur, a centuries-old technical and artistic compromise that defines the aesthetic of cinema. The folks at TV and streaming box maker Roku know better, and have rolled out an update that adds the “missing” frames, a technique known as interpolation but more clearly … Read more
Jennifer Lopez is wearing her wedding ring again — after temporarily taking it off this week to promote her J.Lo Beauty line — amid rumors that she and Ben Affleck are headed for divorce. The 54-year-old “On the Floor” singer was photographed Thursday shopping for rose bushes in New York City with her manager, Benny … Read more
Manchester United have extended Erik ten Hag’s contract until June 2026. Ten Hag was already under contract at Old Trafford until mid-2025, but the club has now activated the existing option for a further twelve months. The 54-year-old was retained as United manager following the club’s end-of-season review and has now extended his previous deal … Read more
The most complete dinosaur fossil ever discovered in Mississippi has been called “incredibly unusual” by state officials. It remains 85 percent buried since its discovery in 2007. Paleontologists have confirmed that the specimen was once a living hadrosaur: a family of vegetarian, duck-billed dinosaurs that lived more than 82 million years ago. But the hadrosaur … Read more
The CDC urges doctors to remain alert for symptoms and ask patients about recent travel as cases rise worldwide. Experts say Georgia residents should take precautions against mosquito bites, but they stress that dengue is unlikely to spread here. Georgia residents are much more at risk of contracting West Nile virus, which caused 81 infections … Read more
You may not realize it, but Chicago has no plans to host a fireworks show on Thursday, July 4th. According to city officials, this was also the case in previous years. “Historically, the city has not had fireworks on the Fourth of July,” a city spokesperson told NBC Chicago. “They’ve been held on July 3rd … Read more