Author: Julia Mehalko

Scientists have finally found an explanation for why the Indian Ocean has the largest gravity hole seen in the entire world. This gravity anomaly was first discovered in 1948. However, it wasn’t until 2024 that researchers fully were able to understand this anomaly — and find out why this gravity hole exists in the first place. The Mysterious Indian Ocean Source: Nationaal Archief/Wikimedia Commons Back in 1948, Dutch geophysicist Felix Andries Vening Meinesz discovered the Indian Ocean anomaly after inventing a device that successfully allowed for gravity to be measured at sea. Though he discovered this remarkable mystery, he wasn’t…

Democratic senators have openly accused Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas of accepting foreign bribes, as well as countless gifts from billionaire Harlan Crow. According to this new report, Thomas allegedly accepted a free yacht trip to Russia. While in Russia, he also accepted a helicopter ride to Russian President Vladimir Putin’s hometown. Clarence Thomas’ Controversies Source: Adam Michael Szuscik/Unsplash For the past few years, Justice Thomas has faced a whole lot of controversies, thanks to the revelation that he has accepted gifts from others. Most notoriously, Thomas seems to have received many trips and gifts — for himself and his…

A California mayor is moving his entire family out of the Golden State — and to Kentucky — once his term expires at the end of 2024. According to this mayor, he’s looking to raise his family in a “more conservative, Christian environment”, something that he says California doesn’t have at all. A California Mayor Is Leaving the State Source: Matthew Fern/Wikimedia Commons Bret Daniels, the mayor of Citrus Heights, has announced his intent to fully leave the state and raise his family elsewhere in the United States to local media. Daniels has been active on the city council of…

Democratic Governor Gretchen Whitmer has recently stated that “it wouldn’t hurt” for President Joe Biden to take a cognitive test amid questions about his age and mental fitness. Whitmer’s comments come as many have floated her name as a potential replacement for the president, were he to actually step down as the Democratic nominee for president. President Joe Biden’s Bad Debate Performance Source: Gage Skidmore/Wikimedia Commons The Democratic Party has been in disarray since Biden’s debate performance against former President Donald Trump. Many analysts have questioned Biden’s age and mental acuity after this bad debate performance, which saw the president…

Astronomers using the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) have found something in space that shouldn’t exist — and it has subsequently changed the way scientists are now thinking about how galaxies are formed. According to this team of researchers, they discovered an interesting dwarf galaxy that truly shouldn’t be possible. Yet somehow, it does. Discovering PEARLSDG Source: NASA, ESA, CSA, Jake Summers (ASU), Jordan C. J. D’Silva (UWA), Anton M. Koekemoer (STScI), Aaron Robotham (UWA) and Rogier Windhorst (ASU) Assistant Research Scientist Tim Carleton of Arizona State University led this team of astronomers in their discovery of a new dwarf…

Bay Area tech giant Intuit has announced it is laying off 10% of its staff, which is about 1,800 employees in total. This layoff announcement comes as many tech companies have laid off many workers in the past year alone. Intuit Cuts Jobs Source: Intuit Corp./Wikimedia Commons This announcement was revealed in a filing on Wednesday with the Securities and Exchange Commission. An email from Intuit’s CEO Sasan Goodarzi, which was sent to the company’s staff, was also included in this announcement. This rather large round of job cuts is impacting 384 employees in Mountain View, which is where Intuit…

As heat waves hit much of the United States, temperatures have also risen. Some areas of the country, such as Palm Springs in California, have already hit historic all-time highs this summer. Florida has also faced excessive heat warnings this year. While many Floridians have taken to the beach to cool off during these hot summer days, officials have warned that they might not even get to do this, as ocean temperatures are rising with each day. Soon, there’s a chance the ocean may become too hot for people to swim in. Excessive Heat in the United States Source: Nigel…

Millions of Houston, Texas residents remain without power after Hurricane Beryl brought strong winds and heavy rain to much of the region earlier this week. Now, Houston is facing the largest power outage in state history — and millions of people have voiced their frustration over the lack of preparation the city’s utility companies and systems seemed to have in place. Losing Power in Houston Source: Vlad Busuioc/Unsplash When Beryl’s storms first made landfall on Monday, it quickly struck the heart of Houston. This resulted in many trees toppling onto power lines. Officials have said that more than 10 transmission…

NASA astronauts Barry “Butch” Wilmore and Sunita “Suni” Williams have recently opened up about the problems that their Boeing Starliner craft has faced when bringing them up into space to dock at the International Space Station (ISS). Though both astronauts have been at the ISS for weeks longer than they initially planned, both have explained that they feel highly confident that the Starliner capsule can safely bring them home, back down to Earth. A Month Long Stay Source: NASA Johnson Space Center/Wikimedia Commons Initially, when the Starliner docked at the ISS, Wilmore and Williams were only planning on staying aboard…

Florida State Representative Hillary Cassel is sounding the alarm over the state’s ongoing home insurance crisis — especially as many Floridians are worried over 2024’s potentially devastating hurricane season. Florida, similarly to California, has seen an exodus of many home insurance companies in areas of the state that have seen more natural disasters and extreme weather events, such as hurricanes and ferocious tropical storms. Florida’s Home Insurance Crisis Source: Debby Hudson/Unsplash Homeowners throughout various regions of Florida have struggled to deal with their home insurance premiums skyrocketing in the last few years. As Florida continues to face more frequent tropical…