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
A human case of the plague has surfaced in Colorado, health officials say. There were no immediate details about the victim – including age, gender or condition – or how they contracted the potentially deadly infection. The incident was reported in Pueblo County, south of Colorado Springs, officials said. Last fall, a resident of Archuleta … 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
The concourses at Miami International Airport were not colored red, white and blue on July 4, but instead bright lime green. A leak in the airport’s Concourse G pipeline caused fluorescent fluid to pour from the ceiling around 9 a.m. ET Thursday morning, the airport said. Crews responded immediately and determined the fluid was not … Read more
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Zac Efron was spotted partying with several women in St. Tropez this week, while ex-girlfriend Vanessa Hudgens welcomed her first child with husband Cole Tucker. The “High School Musical” actor was photographed Wednesday walking along a grassy path with two male friends and four women on their way to a yacht. It’s unclear who the … Read more
Hayden Springer shot the 14e score under 60 in PGA Tour history in the opening round of the John Deere Classic on Thursday. Springer hit an eagle from 55 yards on the par-5 17e and then made a 12-foot, 8-inch birdie putt on the final hole for a 12-under 59 at TPC Deere Run. “I … 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