The first Atlantic storm of the season has formed near the coast of Texas.

Could the secret to preventing dangerous falls be surprisingly simple? For older adults, these unexpected tumbles are a leading cause of injury, affecting roughly 1 in 4 people 65 and older each year. What if the key isn't complex technology or intensive therapy, but something as straightforward as a shared connection? Forget holding hands—new research reveals a surprising twist in how two people can become a dynamic duo against sudden loss of balance.

Vapes or e-cigarettes were marketed as a safer, smokeless alternative to traditional cigarettes and even promoted as a tool to help smokers quit. Their fruity flavors and sleek designs further reinforced the perception that they were a less harmful substitute for conventional tobacco products. While quitting smoking is known to reduce cancer risk over time, growing evidence suggests that switching to e-cigarettes may not be as harmless.

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Scientists have discovered a new Amazonian spider with an astonishing disguise: it looks like a parasitic fungus. The species, Taczanowskia waska, mimics both the appearance and behavior of the fungus, helping it stay hidden from predators and potentially catch prey more easily.

They’re saying it might be the biggest parade in New York City history. And they’re staffing up that way, too. The NYPD says it is deploying more than 10,000 officers for Thursday’s Knicks championship parade along Broadway. A spokesperson says it’s the largest planned deployment of NYPD officers ever. Hundreds of thousands of Knicks fans are expected to descend on the Canyon of Heroes for their franchise’s first-ever ticker-tape parade, a championship march 53 years in the making and one everyone can get behind. The NYPD spokesperson says the deployment will include NYPD aviation teams by helicopter, NYPD drones, heavy weapons teams, K-9s and explosive detection dogs, highway units, and transit officers. Most of those deployments will be visible as uniformed NYPD officers, but there will also be a plainclothes operation. The parade steps off from Battery Park at 10 a.m. Thursday and makes its way to City Hall, where there will be a Keys to

CHICAGO — In a powerful symbol of healing, an art installation has been erected at the site where a burning cross was found downtown last week. According to police, the "burning object" was found resting on a tree last week in the 600 block of South Columbus Drive, at Grant Park. While police did not [...]

This is today’s edition of The Download, our weekday newsletter that provides a daily dose of what’s going on in the world of technology. Hacking the atmosphere: geoengineering gets a reality check Solar geoengineering, the controversial idea that we could deliberately intervene in the climate system to counteract global warming, is moving beyond computer simulations…

Smart mowers are an expensive alternative to old-fashioned yard work, but they’re finally good enough to consider if you’d rather sip an iced tea and watch a robot tame your lawn.

Scientists have digitally preserved the world’s most endangered marine mammal by creating highly detailed 3D models of a vaquita skeleton using advanced imaging technology. The virtual archive provides an unprecedented look at the species and could help inspire conservation efforts before the tiny porpoise disappears forever.

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