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Last updated: July 27th, 2022 at 21:55 UTC+02:00 July has been one of the hottest months on record for much of Europe. The UK particularly has been gripped by an intense heat wave with average temperatures being higher than they’ve been in decades. Naturally, it’s been difficult for people who are generally not used to such intense heat. It appears that smartphone batteries are having a hard time coping with the higher temperatures as well. A popular YouTuber has pointed out that the batteries in three of his Samsung…

80's throwbacks, 2000's R&B, and new tracks from the biggest pop artists have gone viral on TikTok this year.Graphic: Allison CorrAh TikTok, whether you love it or hate it, its effect on the music industry cannot be understated. TikTok’s ability to make a song blow up, firmly nestling it into our limbic systems for better or for worse, is one of the foundational parts of the app—and whether or not music labels buying in to that phenomenon is good or bad is a topic for another article. But the virality of a song cannot…

Ribbon weed, Posidonia australis, meadow in Shark Bay, Western Australia. Credit: Rachel Austin, University of Western AustraliaScientists were investigating meadows of ribbon weed seagrass using <span class="glossaryLink" aria-describedby="tt" data-cmtooltip="<div class=glossaryItemTitle>DNA</div><div class=glossaryItemBody>DNA, or deoxyribonucleic acid, is a molecule composed of two long strands of nucleotides that coil around each other to form a double helix. It is the…

"I also became famous as a flying man. Now I want to go to space, too."Umbrella AcademyThe hunt has begun for the world's first Turkish astronaut — and one of the country's most oddball minor celebrities has thrown his hat into the ring.As the Middle East Monitor reports, Sadik Kocadalli was jokingly referred to as "Turkey's first astronaut" in 2019 when video went viral of him flying through the air during a huge storm, while holding onto a large patio umbrella.Balkan Yeet BoxNow, Kocadalli has joined the tens of…

Dallas Mavericks owner Mark Cuban took to Twitter on Monday to troll Lil Wayne, who sat courtside on Sunday in Phoenix for the Suns’ Game 7 blowout loss to Luka Doncic and co.Wayne, a long-time friend and supporter of Suns point guard Chris Paul, established himself as a Luka hater during Game 4 of the second round series, when he called the Mavs superstar a “ho” on Twitter.A week later, Cuban got the last laugh. The Mavs owner jumped on social media Monday to send a shot at Wayne by referencing a lyric from the rapper’s…