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By STACY LIBERATORE, U.S. SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY EDITOR The appearance of a mysterious interstellar object has reignited debate over whether extraterrestrial technology could be hiding in our solar system. NASA detected the object, dubbed 3I/ATLAS, on July 1, sparking a flurry of scientific analysis to determine its origin.While more than 200 researchers have concluded it is likely a comet, Harvard physicist Avi Loeb has raised doubts in a newly released pre-print paper, pointing to one glaring omission: 3I/ATLAS has no visible tail. ‘There were claims of a tail,’ Loeb said, ‘but since 3I/ATLAS is accelerating and its current size is not much…

Demand for plant-based meat alternatives, gluten-free snacks and other ‘healthy’ options has undeniably taken the world by storm. Fuelled by a deluge of alarming reports into the dangers of eating too much processed meat, gluten and refined carbohydrates, supermarket shelves are now packed with ‘plant based meat’ and grain and nut-packed granolas. But, Tracy Campoli, a certified holistic health coach, warned these so-called “healthy” products could be ageing the body from the inside out, causing chronic inflammation and visible signs of ageing. According to Ms Campoli, some of the most popular plant-based meat-alternatives are seriously lacking in vital nutrients like protein, and are…

There are some things that are just ‘so LA’. Think palm trees, celeb-spotting, Lululemon-clad women holding their overpriced Hailey Bieber-inspired crafted drinks – and, more importantly, traffic.After hopping off the plane at LAX with a dream and my cardigan, I’m keenly anticipating all the glitz and glamour awaiting me, while dreading the amount of time I’m about to be stuck in a car this week.But, forget what you’ve you’ve heard about needing to rent a car in LA, there’s a part of the City of Angels you can actually walk around and still feel like an A-lister – West Hollywood.There’s…

A prominent progressive political scientist has been met with outrage after calling actress Sydney Sweeney ugly. ‘She’s a butterface who looks great in jeans,’ Rachel Bitecofer, 48, wrote Monday in a post responding to Sweeney’s controversial American Eagle ad.’You sound jealous,’ a user replied.’Yer [sic] jealous. Clearly,’ another said, in a torrent of more than 2,000 posts that almost all panned Bitecofer, a former lecturer at Christopher Newport University.Most questioned how she came to such a conclusion. The term ‘butterface’ is an insulting British slang word derived for a person who has a good body but unattractive face.Sweeney, at 27, has surfaced as…

A family has been left distraught after allegedly receiving a text message from a suicide clinic in Switzerland telling them their mother was dead and her ashes would be sent in the post. Maureen Slough, a 58-year-old mother from Cavan, Ireland, travelled to the Pegasos clinic on July 8 telling her family she was going to Lithuania with a friend, according to the Irish Independent. But her daughter Megan Royal was shocked when she later received a WhatsApp message saying her mother had died listening to gospel music sung by Elvis Presley, the report claimed.Now the family is demanding answers to find…

Jorge Costa, who captained Jose Mourinho’s Porto team to the Champions League, has died at the age of 53.According to reports in Portgual, Costa suffered a cardiac arrest while at Porto’s training camp at the Olival Stadium on Tuesday.Costa, who had previously had a heart attack in 2022, had reportedly complained of intense heat several times after giving a television interview to SportTV.A Bola reported that Porto’s medical team provided first aid and used a defibrillator, before Costa was taken to the  Sao Joao Hospital.Costa was admitted into intensive care, but died in the early afternoon.The former central defender played for Porto between…

Greggs and KFC have teamed up for the first time to create a sausage roll drenched in gravy in a move sure to delight fast food lovers across Britain. The high street food giants have dubbed the new treat the ‘culinary crossover of the century’ and claimed it is the ‘mash up the nation’s been craving’. It will consist of a Greggs sausage roll with KFC gravy and is promised to be ‘seriously flavoursome’.The brands said the alliance followed the revelation that Britons consumed 15,000 litres of KFC gravy and more than one million Greggs sausage rolls every day over the past year.Greggs…

Denise Richards made a shock visit to estranged husband Aaron Phypers’ LA home on Sunday – days after taking out a temporary restraining order on him.The 54-year-old actress, whose split from Phypers, 52, was revealed last month, was granted the TRO on July 16, after accusing Phypers of years of physical and emotional abuse – which he has denied.The court ordered Phypers to stay 100 yards away from Richards and her homes, workplaces and cars – but Richards was seen arriving at Phypers’ Calabasas home to pick up a dog before she was confronted by police in photos obtained by TMZ.Sources…

By STACY LIBERATORE, US SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY EDITOR Published: 17:35 BST, 5 August 2025 | Updated: 18:15 BST, 5 August 2025 New Jersey was rattled by its second earthquake in less than a week on Tuesday.The US Geological Survey (USGS) recorded a magnitude 2.7 tremor near Hillsdale at around 12:12pm ET.The seismic activity came just days after a stronger magnitude 3.0 quake struck in Hillsdale on Saturday evening, about 11 miles away.Shaking from Tuesday’s quake was felt beyond New Jersey, with reports of movement coming from parts of New York City and Upstate New York, according to USGS data.USGS received more than 400…

Experts have warned against taking trendy placenta pills, claiming that the spongey organ can contain viruses, bacteria and even heavy metals due to its role of filtering the blood and protecting the growing foetus. Their warnings came after Vick Hope, wife of DJ Calvin Harris, became the latest star to reveal that she will be ingesting her expelled organ in capsule form. In wellness circles, there is a belief that eating the organ – whether in the form of freeze dried capsules, cooked and roasted, or blended raw into a smoothie – can replenish a woman’s iron levels after giving birth. It is…