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In the glittering world of celebrity relationships, the union of international pop sensation Katy Perry and Pirates of the Caribbean actor Orlando Bloom has been nothing short of intriguing. The celebrity couple has shared the highs and lows of their longtime romance journey with the public and first crossed paths in 2016 at a Golden Globes party. According to an exclusive insider report, it seems that Katy and Orlando are grappling with the complexities of maintaining a strong connection, suggesting a potential drift.…

Florida’s Indian River Lagoon faces increasing phytoplankton blooms, leading to toxic conditions. A study by Florida Atlantic University revealed varying toxicity levels and the presence of both known and potentially new toxins, emphasizing theimportance of monitoring for human health implications. Toxic algae blooms on the water surface. Credit: FAU Harbor Branch Oceanographic InstituteFAU Harbor Branch scientists discover distinctive patterns of cell damage linked to toxins in Florida’s Indian River Lagoon.The Indian…

Sign up to Roisin O’Connor’s free weekly newsletter Now Hear This for the inside track on all things musicGet our Now Hear This email for freeKaty Perry has joked that Lizzo is “coming for” husband Orlando Bloom’s job as the rapper transformed into his Lord of the Rings character.On Thursday (27 July), the singer, rapper and flautist shared footage with her fans as she took part in the Hobbiton set tour in New Zealand.The town of Matamata is home to the Middle Earth set from the Lord of the Rings films, which was created…

Retrieval of the box corer containing Lake Erie sediments, from which the sediment cores were retrieved for this study, aboard the Research Vessel (R/V) Lake Guardian, which is owned by the United States Environmental Protection Agency (US EPA). The R/V Lake Guardian is the largest research vessel in its fleet and conducts environmental monitoring across all five Great Lakes. Credit: Dr Euan Reavie Researchers at York…

'Flesh-eating' bacteria have been found thriving on seaweed blooms and plastic pollution in the open Caribbean Ocean, and researchers worry the potential pathogens could come back to bite us.Vibrio bacteria are known to feast on marine plant and animal tissues on the coastline. When humans consume seafood or seawater infected with these pathogens, they can cause life-threatening illnesses like cholera. The species Vibrio vulnificus can even infect wounds, risking life-threatening destruction of surrounding tissue.Finding…

Leonardo DiCaprio's upcoming film, "Killers of the Flower Moon," is generating immense buzz and anticipation among movie enthusiasts. With its recently unveiled teaser trailer, the Western crime drama has captured the attention of audiences, showcasing the remarkable collaboration between DiCaprio and acclaimed director Martin Scorsese. Here's everything you need to know about this highly anticipated film. A scene from the movie Killers of the Flower Moon. The True Story Unveiled: Killers of the Flower…

Skywatchers will have a lot to look forward to this week when May’s Flower Moon fills the sky. But the full moon isn’t the only thing that we’ll be able to enjoy this week, as it will be accompanied by a penumbral lunar eclipse — depending on where you are in the world. If you want to catch the full Moon this month, then you’ll want to head outside on Friday. The Flower Moon will peak around 1:36 p.m. EDT. Unfortunately, by then, the Moon will be below the horizon. Because of this, you’ll want to head outside…

Apparently, the new arthouse flex is dropping your opening credits half an hour or more into the film, as in Drive My Car, Long Day’s Journey Into Night – and now Aly Muritiba’s desolate and sophisticated Brazilian romantic quest Private Desert. Here, it’s all the better to accentuate the barren terrain from which it emerges. Brawny police instructor Daniel (Bacurau’s Antonio Saboia) is suspended for attacking a recruit and forced to take on punishing night shifts as a security guard. At home he battles to convince his…

But Rosemartin echoed Alonzo in cautioning against attributing the earlier bloom directly to climate change. “I wouldn’t say that climate change caused the early spring,” she said. “But climate change is loading the dice every year. We’re more likely now than we were 30 years ago to have an early spring.”This is a trend with some consistency. In 16 of the past 20 years, peak bloom has occurred earlier than the historic average date of April 4. That average has advanced by seven days since 1912, when the first cherry…

Swirling blooms of turquoise phytoplankton along coasts may be happening more often and getting bigger, according to new research published in Nature, raising concerns about the impacts of climate change on the world's oceans. Using data captured by NASA's Aqua satellite, scientists have tracked coastal phytoplankton blooms over 17 years, between 2003 and 2020.Phytoplankton are microscopic algae, and a "bloom" is a sudden explosion of them, sometimes covering hundreds of square kilometres of ocean.The study found that…