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Scientists have identified Brazil’s first known field of tektites, the glassy material created when an asteroid or other extraterrestrial object strikes Earth with extreme force. These newly recognized specimens, called geraisites after the state of Minas Gerais where they were first found, form a previously unknown strewn field. The discovery helps fill gaps in South America’s incomplete record of ancient impact events. The findings were detailed in the journal Geology by a research team led by Álvaro Penteado Crósta, a geologist and senior professor at the Institute of Geosciences at the State University of Campinas (IG-UNICAMP). The project involved collaborators…

Trump Media & Technology Group said it is considering spinning out its flagship social media platform, Truth Social, into a publicly traded company, a move that could see it prioritize its crypto ambitions.The Donald Trump-founded company said on Friday that it is discussing the potential deal with energy fusion startup TAE Technologies and Texas Ventures Acquisition III, a blank check company that would take control of the social media platform.The discussions build on Trump Media’s merger agreement with TAE Technologies in December in a deal worth more than $6 billion.When that merger is closed, Truth Social could be spun into…

The man in his 50s escaped with only minor injuries after the incident off the coast of Lee-on-the-Solent in Hampshire. Emergency services were called at 4.15pm on Saturday, February 28, to reports of a plane in the water close to the shoreline near Lee-on-Solent Sailing Club, on Marine Parade East. A Hampshire Constabulary spokesperson said: “We were called at 4.15pm on Saturday to a report of a light aircraft in the sea, close to the shoreline by Lee-on-Solent Sailing Club, Marine Parade East. “We attended the scene, along with our emergency service partners. “Thankfully, the pilot, a man in his…

Location : The A1 southbound between the junctions with the M62 and the A639 . Reason : Congestion. Status : Currently Active. Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 00:30 and 00:45 on 2 March 2026. Source link

Sunday 01 March 2026 1:09 pm  |  Updated:  Sunday 01 March 2026 1:10 pm Royal Mail has faced multi-million pound fines The Czech Billionaire who took over the parent company of the postal service last year is expected to face questions about the company’s failure to meet performance targets.The Business and Trade Committee has called on Royal Mail owner Daniel Kretinsky to present evidence to MPs in response to “significant concerns” raised around the service’s performance.​Kretinsky is chairman of International Distribution Services, Royal Mail’s parent company. He was summoned along with Royal Mail’s acting CEO, Alistair Cochrane.Liam Byrne, the Commons committee…

The Glasgow Student Assembly will bring together students from the city’s five universities and three colleges “to devise a plan to create change”. “It is completely abhorrent and unacceptable that many of us and our peers are finding themselves struggling to get by while pursuing an education. Nobody should be choosing between heating and eating,” Isaac Baldwin, co-chair of the Glasgow University Student Left Society (GUSL), said. The event will be held at Glasgow University. “At the same time, our education and graduate qualifications are being devalued with declining quality in teaching and minimal contact hours.  “On top of this, mental health…

The Met Office has given its forecast for the week ahead in Belfast20:39, 01 Mar 2026Updated 20:42, 01 Mar 2026Met Office weather map showing Northern Ireland on Monday, March 2It is set to be a sunny start to the week on Monday morning in Belfast although there will be more rain later in the afternoon.The Met Office has given its forecast for the week ahead in Belfast saying that it will be a bright and sunny start on Monday, March 2, although there will be showers of rain later in the day, although not the persistent downpours that we have…

Residents of the U.S. Mid-Atlantic endured a formidable winter in 2025-2026, marked by several high-impact storms and prolonged stretches of cold temperatures that left parts of the Chesapeake Bay frozen over. Longtime residents may recall a winter nearly 50 years ago when the region saw even more widespread ice cover.  The MSS (Multispectral Scanner System) on Landsat 1 captured this image during the exceptionally cold winter of 1976-1977. The mosaic combines two Landsat scenes acquired on February 7 with a third captured on February 8. The landscape is shown in false color (MSS bands 6-5-4), in which ice appears in…

Strategy may be signaling another bitcoin accumulation as Michael Saylor posts his closely watched orange dot chart, a move traders increasingly treat as an indicator of an impending balance sheet expansion. Saylor’s Orange Dot Post Fuels Fresh Bitcoin Accumulation Speculation Strategy Executive Chairman Michael Saylor shared his signature orange dot bitcoin chart on social media […] Source link

Anthropic’s chatbot Claude seems to have benefited from the attention around the company’s fraught negotiations with the Pentagon. As first reported by CNBC, Claude has been rising to the top of the free app rankings in Apple’s US App Store. On Saturday evening, it overtook OpenAI’s ChatGPT to claim the number one spot, a position that it still held on Sunday morning. According to data from SensorTower, Claude was just outside the top 100 at the end of January, and has spent most of February somewhere in the top 20. It’s climbed rapidly in the past few days, from sixth…