ScienceAlert: Mysterious Tick-Borne Virus in China Uncovered by Scientists
Ticks are responsible for spreading over 25 human and animal diseases. While you may be familiar with some of these — such as Lyme disease — there are many others you’ve probably never heard of, including some that have been discovered only in the past few years, such as wetland virus.
ScienceAlert: WATCH: Amazing Moment as SpaceX Catches Giant Starship Booster
For the first time ever, SpaceX has followed through on a Starship test launch by bringing back the Super Heavy booster for an on-target catch in the arms of its “Mechazilla” launch-tower cradle in Texas.
ScienceAlert: Can’t Hear People When It’s Noisy? A Study Links This to Dementia Risk
In a 2021 study of over 80,000 adults over the age of 60, those who had trouble hearing speech in noisy environments had a greater risk of dementia, which is an umbrella term for conditions characterized by memory loss and difficulty with language and other thinking skills.
But there’s an upside, too: The study added to evidence suggesting hearing problems may not just be a symptom of dementia but actually a risk factor of dementia that could possibly alert people, their families, or doctors to its onset before any deterioration begins.
Atlantic: Charlie Warzel: I’m Running Out of Ways to Explain How Bad This Is
The truth is, it’s getting harder to describe the extent to which a meaningful percentage of Americans have dissociated from reality. As Hurricane Milton churned across the Gulf of Mexico last night, I saw an onslaught of outright conspiracy theorizing and utter nonsense racking up millions of views across the internet. The posts would be laughable if they weren’t taken by many people as gospel. Among them: Infowars' Alex Jones, who claimed that Hurricanes Milton and Helene were “weather weapons” unleashed on the East Coast by the U.S. government, and “truth seeker” accounts on X that posted photos of condensation trails in the sky to baselessly allege that the government was “spraying Florida ahead of Hurricane Milton” in order to ensure maximum rainfall, “just like they did over Asheville!”
WashPo: In Iceland, a hunt for Russian submarines and deeper U.S. relations
KEFLAVIK AIR BASE, Iceland — The Pentagon’s top general strode to a P-8 Poseidon surveillance plane here on Thursday morning, boarding just before a cold rain turned to snow. The aircraft roared to life and ascended over craggy, black lava fields before heading out over the North Atlantic Ocean. U.S. forces aboard walked him through their mission: surveying the chilly waters for Russian submarines.
The rare visit here by the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Gen. Charles Q. Brown Jr., came as U.S. forces have observed a rise in Russian submarine activity in the Atlantic. Gen. Christopher Cavoli, the head of U.S. European Command, told the House Armed Services Committee last year that Russian patrols are “at a higher level than we’ve seen in years.”
NewsNation: Donald Trump leading Kamala Harris with early voters in swing states: Survey
Former President Trump has a slight edge over Vice President Harris with early voters in battleground states, new polling shows, a promising sign for the Republican in the highly competitive presidential race.
A Harvard CAPS/Harris poll found 48 percent of voters who said they would cast their ballots early in critical swing states picked Trump, while 47 percent sided with Harris. Another 5 percent of respondents said they went with another choice or had not yet voted.
Last Updated: 14.Oct.2024 23:50 EDT
