New Zealand’s kākāpō population has reached 252, the highest in almost 50 years. Conversationalists also point to artificial insemination success.
Author: Wyatte Grantham-Philips, USA TODAY
Mysterious, 105 foot-wide sinkhole appears at mining site in Chile, prompts investigation
A giant sinkhole, almost 105 feet in diameter, appeared near Lundin Mining Corp.’s Alcaparrosa copper mine in Chile over the weekend.
Lucky Illinois ticket wins $1.34 billion Mega Millions jackpot, 2nd largest in game’s history
One lucky lottery ticket sold at a Speedway store in Des Plaines, Illinois, won Mega Millions’ whopping $1.337 billion jackpot in the July 29 drawing.
Skittles was sued for containing titanium dioxide. Plenty of other products have it too
Titanium dioxide will soon be banned by the European Union. In the U.S., it can be found in candy, sunscreen and paint. Here’s what you need to know.
Cherokee tribe pushes to restore original name of Great Smoky Mountains’ highest peak
The Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians Tribal Council passed a resolution in support of renaming Great Smoky Mountains National Park’s highest peak.
Skittles are ‘unsafe’ for consumers, lawsuit charges, because they contain ‘a known toxin’
In a lawsuit seeking class-action status against the Mars, Inc., a consumer says the use of titanium dioxide in products like Skittles is unsafe.
Astronomers discover a mysterious, fast radio burst in space with ‘heartbeat’ pattern
Astronomers have detected the longest-lasting fast radio burst ever. The FRB, its pattern similar to a beating heart, is 1 billion light-years away.
Is Twitter down? After thousands experience outage, access to social media app returns
According to Downdetector, thousands began reporting the Twitter outage at 8 a.m. EDT on Thursday. About an hour later, the service began to return.
Dinosaur discovered in Argentina suggests why many prehistoric predators had small arms
Paleontologists discovered a dinosaur species in Argentina, the Meraxes gigas. The predator looks a lot like a T. rex but isn’t closely related.
Overseas baby formula could sell in US permanently to avoid shortages, FDA says
The Food and Drug Administration announced plans to allow foreign infant formula producers to stay on the U.S. market with long-term authorization.