Jess Thomson

London

journalist writing about science, culture n more 🧬 words found in @VICEUK, @guardian, @sciam, @thecut, @theipaper ✨ previous science reporter at @newsweek

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Red flag warning for Nebraska in aftermath of California fires

Jan 27, 2025 | newsweek.com | Jess Thomson

CLOSE X Share✓ Link copied to clipboard! Several counties across central Nebraska have been issued a "Red Flag Warning" due to the potential for wildfires. Fires could break out across the Cornhusker State due to high winds and low humidity, which make for ideal wildfire weather. This comes only weeks after much of Los Angeles was ablaze with many of the worst wildfires the city had ever seen.
NASA tracking bus-size asteroid approaching Earth at 30,000 mph

Jan 27, 2025 | newsweek.com | Jess Thomson

CLOSE X Share✓ Link copied to clipboard! An asteroid the size of a school bus is set to zoom by the Earth on Tuesday, traveling several times faster than a speeding bullet. The asteroid, named 2025 BS4, is said by NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory to be roughly 22 feet in diameter, with JPL's Center for Near-Earth Object Studies (CNEOS) estimated that it could be between 17 and 40 feet across. The average American school bus is roughly 35 to 40 feet long, for reference.
Mysterious new asteroid turns out to be Tesla Roadster in space

Jan 27, 2025 | newsweek.com | Jess Thomson

CLOSE X Share✓ Link copied to clipboard! A strange object initially thought to be a newly discovered asteroid actually turned out to be a Tesla zipping through space. The "asteroid" was designated 2018 CN41 on January 2 by the Minor Planet Center (MPC) at the Harvard–Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics in Cambridge, Massachusetts, after its discovery by an amateur astronomer from Turkey.
Drones Could Be 'Magic Tools' in Fight Against Bears

Jan 27, 2025 | newsweek.com | Jess Thomson

CLOSE X Share✓ Link copied to clipboard! Remote-controlled drones could be used to scare away bears without having to shoot at them, an expert has suggested. This could help reduce human-wildlife conflict with grizzly bears, according to a new paper in the journal Frontiers in Conservation Science.
Doctor finds Florida man has cholesterol oozing from his body

Jan 24, 2025 | newsweek.com | Jess Thomson

CLOSE X Share✓ Link copied to clipboard! A man from Tampa, Florida started leaking chunks of cholesterol from his skin after spending years gorging himself on fatty foods as part of a "carnivore diet."The man, who is in his forties, went to Tampa General Hospital three weeks after he began seeing strange pale "yellowish nodules" emerging from his palms, soles, and elbows, according to a new case report published in the journal JAMA Cardiology.
Vet reveals how to keep your dog safe in the cold and snow

Jan 24, 2025 | newsweek.com | Jess Thomson

CLOSE X Share✓ Link copied to clipboard! As large swaths of the U.S. wrap up warm in the face of biting cold weather and intense snowfall, don't forget that your furry friend may need some special support too. Regions across the Gulf Coast have seen record-breaking amounts of snow thos week, and temperatures have plunged across much of the Southeast, Northeast and Midwest.
Bright Comet's Tail Dazzles in 'Bleeding' Images from NASA Spacecraft

Jan 24, 2025 | newsweek.com | Jess Thomson

CLOSE X Share✓ Link copied to clipboard! The brightest comet of the year was spotted skimming just past the sun by a satellite orbiting our star. The comment, named Comet ATLAS (C/2024 G3), came within 8.3 million miles of the sun on January 13 as it reached its perihelion, or its closest point to the sun. During its close call with the sun, the comet glowed brightly to a magnitude of -3.4, just shy of the brightness of Venus in the sky, which shines at a magnitude of about -4.5 at its brightest.
Lake effect snow to hit New York: 10 inches predicted

Jan 24, 2025 | newsweek.com | Jess Thomson

CLOSE X Share✓ Link copied to clipboard! Days after the Gulf Coast was buffeted by record-breaking snowstorms, New York is bracing for several inches of heavy snowfall. The National Weather Service (NWS) has issued a "Lake Effect Snow Warning" for Oswego County in northern New York, along the banks of Lake Ontario. Up to 10 inches of heavy snow has been forecast, making travel difficult for many.
Dip recall update as FDA sets risk class

Jan 24, 2025 | newsweek.com | Jess Thomson

CLOSE X Share✓ Link copied to clipboard! A veggie dip product has been recalled across Wisconsin due to "underprocessing". The "River Valley Ranch & Kitchens Spinach Artichoke Dip Mix," produced by Wisconsin-based company River Valley Ranch, was recalled on December 19. It has now been assigned a risk level by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA). The dip was assigned a Class III risk level on January 22, which is the least extreme of the three risk categories given by the FDA.
Baseball-sized bladder stone found inside woman

Jan 23, 2025 | newsweek.com | Jess Thomson

CLOSE X Share✓ Link copied to clipboard! A bladder stone the size of a baseball—and with growth rings inside it just like a tree trunk—was spotted inside a 72-year-old woman. The woman, who has been paralyzed from the chest down for 30 years, went to the hospital in China after she started peeing blood, according to a case report in the New England Journal of Medicine.