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Deep below the seabed, 80 miles off the coast of Yorkshire, is a remarkable crater that has divided scientists – was it, thrillingly, created by an asteroid crash? Or more mundanely was it the result of geological salt movements?Today, the decades-long scientific debate can be settled. The Silverpit crater 700 metres below the seabed under the North Sea was in all likelihood created by a direct hit from an asteroid or comet about the size of York Minster that hurtled towards the Earth more than 43m years ago.The 160-metre-wide asteroid smashed into the sea causing a 100-metre-high tsunami, say scientists.…

Traveling can come with a lot of variables, which is why it’s essential to have the basics, like trustworthy luggage and a go-to airport outfit, locked down. A matching lounge set is a foolproof pick for looking polished and feeling comfortable during a long travel day, and we found an ideal option for upcoming fall trips.  Target’s athleisure brand, JoyLab, is stocked with breathable, lightweight pieces that are great for travel, and our eyes are currently on these wide-leg pants and matching sweatshirt. Each piece comes in four colors: black, white, lavender, and blue, and they are priced at $30…

During the three years of “zero-COVID” lockdowns, analyst Dan Wang emerged as one of the most astute observers of China’s rapidly shifting domestic dynamics. Wang witnessed how the stringent COVID measures sparked rare protests and the government’s eventual change of course in late 2022. His annual letters from China remain widely read and praised by those looking to make sense of China. But Wang’s work goes beyond helping Western readers decode China. He wants to challenge them to think whether China’s triumphs and missteps might also offer lessons for the United States. “For decades, it was right and good for…

NOBLESVILLE, INDIANA – SEPTEMBER 23: Special guest Bob Dylan performs in concert during Farm Aid at Ruoff Home Mortgage Music Center on September 23, 2023 in Noblesville, Indiana. (Photo by Gary Miller/Getty Images)Getty ImagesFarm Aid 40, featuring such music icons as Willie Nelson, Bob Dylan, Neil Young and John Mellencamp in a fundraising concert for America’s farmers, is Saturday.The first Farm Aid event was held on Sept. 22, 1985, in Champaign, Ill., in an all-star lineup that featured Nelson, Dylan, Young Mellencamp. Now, 40 years later, the music legends will return for the event, which also includes several other music…

“Microsoft built security controls around identity like conditional access and logs, but this internal impression token mechanism bypasses them all,” says Michael Bargury, the CTO at security firm Zenity. “This is the most impactful vulnerability you can find in an identity provider, effectively allowing full compromise of any tenant of any customer.” If the vulnerability had been discovered by, or fallen into the hands of, malicious hackers, the fallout could have been devastating. “We don’t need to guess what the impact may have been; we saw two years ago what happened when Storm-0558 compromised a signing key that allowed them…

Pamela Anderson is revisiting the cult classic Barb Wire. And she’s bringing her sons along for the ride. Anderson and her adult sons, Brandon Thomas Lee and Dylan Jagger Lee, have formed production company And-Her-Sons Productions, whose first project will be a TV version based on the story of Dark Horse Comics’ 1990s character, whom the actress played in the 1996 action flick. A representative for Anderson confirms to Entertainment Weekly that the Baywatch alum and Brandon Thomas Lee will executive produce the project that’s still in development. Deadline was the first to report the news and noted that Anderson…

On Friday, after securing her place in Sunday’s 800m final, Hodgkinson said she may have to change her routine.She said: “With the whole warm-up situation, you’re warming up for almost two hours. “It can be quite draining, so maybe we will have to look at doing something better come Sunday.”Last week, American middle-distance runner Nikki Hiltz described it as “weird”, adding: “It’s definitely not usual, but we’re all in the same boat.” Jamaican coach Stephen Francis was more critical. In an interview with his country’s TVJ news channel, Francis described what he felt were a number of logistical issues, including…

September 18, 20253 min readGenetics Can Track How Languages Mixed in the PastNew research shows that wherever human populations mix, their languages blend as wellBy Cody Cottier edited by Allison Parshall PhotoHamster/Getty ImagesWhen speakers of different languages meet, their words, sounds and even grammatical structures mingle in surprising ways. Ketchup, for example, may be an American staple today, but its name entered English via the Chinese language Hokkien around the end of the 17th century. Or consider the phrase “attorney general”: we place the adjective after the noun because that was standard word order in French when the Normans invaded…

Here’s where to eat, stay, and play in Salem this Halloween.

Professor Ramesh Srinivasan explains how Trump’s H-1B fee fits into a doctrine that is hitting tech.