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How dangerous is Great Salt Lake dust?

Great Salt Lake (GSL) is one of the world’s largest inland bodies of saltwater. Climate change, drought, and water diversions have caused the lake to reach historically low levels. Almost 1945 km2 of the lakebed is exposed. Dust storms can carry particulate matter (PM) from the Great Salt Lake’s dry lakebed into nearby cities, harming

Watch a meteor explodes over Earth from space

On Sept.4, Matthew Dominick, a NASA Astronaut and commander of NASA’s SpaceX Crew-8 mission, shared timelapse footage showing a meteor exploding in the night sky. He captured the photos from the International Space Station as it passed over Cairo, Egypt. Dominick said that the meteor exploded on 2 September 2024 at 20:12:20 GMT, based on

Google Messages might change the RCS status indicator

There are a handful of ways that Google Messages on Android signals you’re having an RCS conversation, and the app is now testing a small change to the primary indicator. At the moment, the text field says either “Text message” or “RCS message,” with the latter originally being “Chat” before an early 2023 change where

Kudos, Pixel Weather, on a job… successfully done

With the Pixel 9 series, Google finally offers a standalone Weather app. All-in-all, it’s pretty good, and I hope there’s more on the way. 9to5Google has a rebooted newsletter that highlights the biggest Google stories with added commentary and other tidbits. Sign up here! In terms of available information, Pixel Weather is pretty similar to

New Theory Surfaces About The Cause Of Scarface’s Scars

A new theory has been proposed surrounding the cause of the scars on a great white shark known as Scarface. The shark is covers in tremendous scars from head to tail, and was initially filmed by underwater cinematographer Dean Spraakman. While there have been many theories about the scars ranging from bites from mako sharks

Seacure Offer First Pro Deal With Free Mouthpiece

Seacure has announced its first ever Pro Deal for instructors and dive pros. The new offer provides you with a free Seacure mouthpiece. The promotion details are as follows: The offer is only open to instructors from valid agencies. You must supply a copy of your dive credentials. The offer expires on December 31, 2024

Court orders release of woman who stole R75 Nivea roll-ons hours after third theft conviction

Nomvula Buthelezi’s first conviction was in 2016, where she was cautioned and discharged. A 27-year-old woman will be released from prison after the KwaZulu-Natal (KZN) High Court in Pietermaritzburg overturned her three-year theft conviction. Nomvula Buthelezi had been convicted by the Dundee Magistrates’ Court for stealing two Nivea roll-ons valued at R75. Buthelezi appeared in