Month: August 2026

DNR investigates beaver attack at Seneca Creek State Park

DNR investigates beaver attack at Seneca Creek State Park

DNR investigates third beaver attack of summer after 10-year-old girl bitten at Seneca Creek State ParkThe Maryland Department of Natural Resources said it is investigating a new beaver attack at a state park, the third reported this summer.According to the agency, Seneca Creek State Park staff received a report Thursday afternoon that a beaver attacked … Read more

Map: 5.2-Magnitude Earthquake Strikes Southern Spain

Map: 5.2-Magnitude Earthquake Strikes Southern Spain

Note: The map shows the area with a shaking intensity of 3 or greater, which the USGS defines as “weak,” although the earthquake may be felt outside the areas shown. All times on the map are Central European Time. The New York Times A moderately strong 5.2 magnitude earthquake struck Spain on Saturday, according to … Read more

Russia Campaigned to Derail Moldova’s Pro-Western Government

Russia Campaigned to Derail Moldova’s Pro-Western Government

It resembled in many ways a summer camp. Barbecues and beach volleyball games were on offer. A wellness spa was called “Relax and Have Fun.”The men and women who attended the program at a resort complex in a remote part of Serbia also took part in more sinister activities, like learning to break through police … Read more

FDA in Mexico a month after linking Taylor Farms to cyclospora outbreak

FDA in Mexico a month after linking Taylor Farms to cyclospora outbreak

Food and Drug Administration investigators traveled to Taylor Farms operations in Mexico for the first time this week to begin inspecting facilities linked to the largest cyclospora outbreak in the U.S., according to four people with knowledge of the matter, who spoke on condition of anonymity to discuss an ongoing investigation.

Android 17 QPR2 greatly expands Dynamic Color theming on Pixel

Android 17 QPR2 greatly expands Dynamic Color theming on Pixel

With the surprise release of Android 17 QPR2 Beta 3 on Friday, Google is introducing expanded dynamic color theme options for Pixel devices. Go to Wallpaper & Style and then “Colors” to find these updated theme options. The paint palette icon above the carousel allows you to access the “Select a Color” slider to choose … Read more

Track construction woes delay Markham IndyCar activities to Saturday

Track construction woes delay Markham IndyCar activities to Saturday

The long-awaited debut of the IndyCar Series on the streets of Markham has hit a major roadblock. Preparations for the inaugural Ontario Honda Grand Prix of Markham remained incomplete Friday, forcing officials to hold the opening sessions on track. UPDATE: Although there were hopes to have track construction ordered before the day was over to … Read more

Titan was called an ocean world for more than fifteen years, but a reanalysis of Cassini’s radio tracking published in Nature has quietly taken the ocean away — the moon’s tidal response lags Saturn’s pull by about fifteen hours, which fits slush and small pockets of warm water rather than a global sea

Titan was called an ocean world for more than fifteen years, but a reanalysis of Cassini's radio tracking published in Nature has quietly taken the ocean away — the moon's tidal response lags Saturn's pull by about fifteen hours, which fits slush and small pockets of warm water rather than a global sea

For nearly two decades, scientists thought that Titan, Saturn’s largest moon, hid a global ocean of liquid water beneath its icy surface. A new study says the ocean probably isn’t there. Instead, Titan’s interior may be mostly slushy ice, with small pockets of warm water rather than a large sea. The story begins in 2008, … Read more

Estrogen therapy linked to lower Alzheimer’s risk, Stanford study finds

Estrogen therapy linked to lower Alzheimer's risk, Stanford study finds

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Women who used estrogen-only menopausal hormone therapy (MHT) were less likely to develop Alzheimer’s-related brain changes or dementia, according to a large Stanford study published Aug. 12 in Neurology.The researchers analyzed post-mortem data from 21,462 participants, comparing 258 women who reported estrogen-only MHT use with approximately 2,701 … Read more