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Get the Popular Science daily newsletter💡 Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent every weekday. On the afternoon of November 9, 1975, when the SS Edmund Fitzgerald set out on its 746-mile run from Superior, Wisconsin, to Detroit, Michigan, Lake Superior was mostly calm. Even so, the crew likely saw the red sky from the intensifying storm gathering over the Great Plains. While the National Weather Service had posted gale warnings for the Lakes region, the approaching storm likely didn’t phase the crew.  Gales alone rarely troubled ships the size of the Fitzgerald. In 1975, the 700-foot-long and 39-foot-high Fitzgerald was…

The Football Association of Ireland has called for Israel’s immediate suspension over the Israeli FA’s violation of UEFA’s statutes in occupied Palestinian territory.Published On 8 Nov 20258 Nov 2025Click here to share on social mediashare2ShareMembers of Irish football’s governing body have approved a resolution instructing its board to submit a formal motion to UEFA requesting the immediate suspension of Israel from European competitions, the Football Association of Ireland (FAI) said.The resolution passed by the FAI members on Saturday cites violations by Israel’s Football Association of two provisions of UEFA statutes: its failure to implement and enforce an effective antiracism policy…

Thousands of North Sea oil and gas workers risk losing their jobs on offshore rigs unless they lose weight within the next year.Workers who weigh more than 124.7kg (19.5 st) fully clothed will need to shed some pounds by next November or risk being barred from working offshore, according to the industry’s trade body.The new safety policy is expected to affect 2,500 people employed offshore who are above the weight limit, which has been put in place so that workers can be winched to safety by a rescue helicopter in an emergency.Graham Skinner, the health and safety manager at Offshore…

It’s hard to buy a bad pair of wireless earbuds these days, and with constant discounts and deals wherever you look, now is as good a time as any to splurge on the pair you’ve been eyeing. The market has come a long way since the early era of true wireless earbuds when we had to deal with mediocre sound quality and unreliable performance, all for the sake of ditching cables. Things are much different now. After several product generations of learned lessons, companies like Sony, Apple, Samsung, and others are releasing their most impressive earbuds to date.You can get…

Former Top Gear presenter Quentin Willson has died aged 68 after a short illness.Willson was a co-host on the BBC motoring show between 1991 and 2001 – working alongside the likes of Jeremy Clarkson – before going on to present Fifth Gear on Channel 5.He later worked as a campaigner, fronting the FairFuel campaign to lower the cost of fuel duty, and became an early advocate of electric vehicles. The Leicester-born father-of-three was described as a “true national treasure” and “true consumer champion” in a statement from his family, who said he had been diagnosed with lung cancer and died…

The NFL Week 10 schedule features several division rivalries, including Bills vs. Dolphins, Seahawks vs. Cardinals and 49ers vs. Rams. The Bills have dominated the Dolphins in recent years, winning each of their last seven meetings against Miami, which includes a 31-21 win in Week 3. This time around, the Bills are favored by 9 points on the road, according to the latest Week 10 NFL odds. The Bills feature the NFL’s top-ranked offense, averaging 385.5 yards per game, and SportsLine’s model is backing Buffalo to record a convincing victory and cover the spread in 55% of simulations.The model is also…

This story originally appeared on Mother Jones and is part of the Climate Desk collaboration.As President Donald Trump sees it, environmental regulations that attempt to improve efficiency and address climate change only make products more expensive and perform worse. He has long blamed efficiency regulations for his frustrations with things like toilets and showerheads. He began his second term in office to “unleash prosperity through deregulation.”But there’s at least one big way that American companies and households may end up paying more, not less, for the president’s anti-environment policy moves.If you’re in the market for a vehicle, you’ve probably noticed:…

One of the greatest things you can do as a parent is plan a weekend away with friends who also have kids. You get built-in playdates, everyone can share the cooking and childcare, and the fact that it’s not your home means no one feels the pressure of hosting. But the trick to pulling off this magical weekend away is finding the right place to stay. You need a kitchen big enough to make cooking feel collaborative and fun, indoor and outdoor space for the kids and adults to play, and a dose of luxurious interior design to make you…

Authorities are investigating a newly surfaced video that suggests a woman who hit and killed a man while driving in the Chicago suburb of Zion, Illinois, on Monday night was livestreaming on TikTok at the time of the crash.The video in question was reportedly taken by a user in Zion, and it shows a woman behind the wheel of a car reacting to a loud thud by saying, “Fuck, fuck, fuck … I just hit somebody.”According to the Lake and McHenry County Scanner, which first reported on the video, the Zion police department investigations commander, Lt Paul Kehrli, said drugs…