California’s snowpack was already meager. Now comes an extraordinary heat wave
Winter has brought California’s Sierra Nevada a below-average amount of snow, and the snowpack has been shrinking for weeks.Continue Reading
The US-Israeli strategy against Iran is working. Here is why
Every aspect of Iran’s ability to project regional power is being successfully degraded., Two weeks into Operation Epic Fury, the dominant narrative has settled into a comfortable groove: The United States and Israel stumbled into a war without a plan. Iran is retaliating across the region. Oil prices are surging,Continue Reading
Qatar insists Iran is targeting civilian areas
Qatar’s Foreign Ministry spokesperson Majed Al Ansari says Iranian attacks have targeted residential areas., NewsFeed Qatar’s Foreign Ministry spokesperson Majed Al Ansari says Iranian attacks have targeted residential areas and Hamad International Airport, contradicting Tehran’s denial that is has been attacking civilian sites. Published On 16 Mar 2026,2026-03-16 13:18:00,Read MoreContinue Reading
The smell of Egyptian mummies is revealing 2,000-year-old secrets
The distinctive smell of ancient mummies is helping scientists decode the secrets of Egyptian mummification. By analyzing tiny traces of chemicals in the air around mummy samples, researchers identified dozens of compounds linked to oils, resins, beeswax, and bitumen used during embalming. The chemical clues reveal that mummification grew increasinglyContinue Reading
Apple’s MacBook Neo turns out to be its most repairable lappy in 14 years
iFixit opens Apple’s budget system, discovers something missing from MacBooks: replaceable components Apple’s latest MacBook may be cheap, but it also comes with something modern MacBooks haven’t offered in years: a fighting chance of being repaired.…, Read MoreContinue Reading
Age verification isn’t sage verification when it’s inside operating systems
Toothbrushes, Turing and the truth give the lie to California’s legal lunacy Opinion There are two ways to look at the California Assembly Bill 1043, known as The Digital Age Assurance Act or DAAA. One is to say it is a 2025 law requiring operating systems and app stores toContinue Reading
Microsoft points at Samsung after Galaxy app bug locks users out of C:/
‘Access denied’ errors hit certain Windows 11 machines running vendor utility Microsoft has blamed Samsung for some devices suffering C: drive access problems coincidentally close to March’s Patch Tuesday.…, Read MoreContinue Reading
Downtown L.A. needs retail resuscitation. San Francisco’s subsidized shops offer a solution
DTLA needs S.F.’s retail resuscitation secret: subsidized pop-ups, Read MoreContinue Reading
What are the symptoms of meningitis and is there a vaccine?
Michelle Roberts Digital health editor Getty Images The death of a year 13 pupil at Queen Elizabeth’s Grammar School in Faversham was confirmed by the local MP on Monday. The second person who died was a student at the University of Kent. The UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) said itContinue Reading
Zelenskyy calls European pipeline pressure “blackmail”—and a sanctions rollback in disguise
European leaders are pressing Ukraine to restore oil flows through a pipeline that Russia bombed—and conditioning the demand on weapons supplies. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says that it is blackmail, and that the pipeline demand is indistinguishable from lifting sanctions on Russia. Restoring Druzhba would resume Russian crude exports andContinue Reading
Hryshyne clearing operations continue as Russia tries to turn occupied Pokrovsk into a launchpad for the next advance
Ukrainian forces are conducting clearing operations in the central part of Hryshyne, northwest of Donetsk Oblast’s Pokrovsk, while simultaneously striking Russian troop concentrations in Pokrovsk’s northwest with drones, the 7th Rapid Reaction Corps of Ukraine’s Airborne Assault Forces reported on 15 March. The Institute for the Study of War confirmed that Russian forces attackedContinue Reading
New York Cooks Up a Plan to Boost Energy Efficiency in Public Housing
The state plans to pay for induction stoves to be installed in 10,000 apartments across New York City. A Bronx walk-up provides an early look at what’s to come. By Lauren Dalban Facing each other, two appliance installers strapped a 350-pound stove to their bodies, with thick black cords wrappedContinue Reading
Iran still playing in World Cup 2026 despite withdrawal rumours, AFC says
Asian Football Confederation says it hasn’t received any notification of Iran pulling out of upcoming World Cup., Asian Football Confederation says it hasn’t received any notification of Iran pulling out of upcoming World Cup. The Asian Football Confederation (AFC) says it has not received any notification from Iran that itContinue Reading












