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Drivers of SOC concentration in urban greenspaces and adjacent natural ecosystems. Credit: Nature Climate Change (2023). DOI: 10.1038/s41558-023-01646-z Urban green areas, including parks and gardens, are a fundamental part of our cities and are, on many occasions, the only contact that humans have with nature. These urban green…

Nicolas Cage Says He Wants To Return As Dracula If ‘Renfield’ Gets A Sequel(Photo Credit –Still From Movie) Hollywood star Nicolas Cage is open to returning as Dracula for a ‘Renfield’ sequel. The 59-year-old actor relished putting his own spin on Bram Stoker’s iconic vampire creation for the new movie while the movie has also given him a chance to work with Nicholas Hoult again after first teaming up on ‘The Weather Man’, reports aceshowbiz.com. “If there’s room for it. I mean, I’m happy with the time that I had to…

Scientists have identified the role an enzyme, crucial to the body’s metabolism, plays in the development of kidney disease, opening the door to new methods of prevention and treatment of this increasingly prevalent, potentially fatal condition.According to the World Health Organization (WHO), kidney disease has risen from being the 13th leading cause of death to the 10th. In 2019, 1.3 million people died from kidney disease, rising from 813,000 in 2000. But it’s often possible to slow or stop kidney disease from…

Jeff Goldblum gave a brief look inside the set of Universal Pictures’ upcoming adaptation of the Broadway classic Wicked. The Hollywood Reporter reported that the Jurassic Park star was in talks to sign on as Wizard in the film, directed by Jon M. Chu, and confirmed his role during Wednesday’s appearance on Jimmy Kimmel Live! Also Read- BTS Jimin Appears In Jimmy Fallon Show As A Soloist!! “I was just on that set of Wicked. I’m not supposed to talk about it, but he wasn’t home,” she said while discussing the time she…

Robert Downey Jr Eyes Lead Role In Remake Of Hitchcock’s Cult Classic ‘Vertigo'(Photo Credit –Instagram/Still From Movie) The rights for the late filmmaker Alfred Hitchcock’s 1958 cult classic psychological thriller ‘Vertigo’ have been secured by Paramount Pictures. ‘Iron Man’ star Robert Downey Jr is reportedly in the talks for playing the lead. The actor is producing the project with his wife Susan Downey through their Team Downey production company, along with John Davis and John Fox via Davis Entertainment,…

Phillip Faraone/WireImage On the surface, it may look like Robert Downey Jr. has taken a break from acting after annihilating the box office with Avengers: Endgame in 2019, but that couldn’t be farther from the truth. Among several projects currently in the pipeline, new reports suggest Downey has his sights set on starring in the remake of one of the most famous Alfred Hitchcock movies of all time, Vertigo.  The Paramount Pictures-acquired project is still in its embryonic stage of development, according to…

Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain Researchers focus a lot of attention on how disasters such as hurricanes and floods affect people's housing in the United States. But a new national study found that housing is also important before disasters happen: People with homes not meeting federal quality classifications and those who are…

CHICAGO—New Starbucks Corp. SBUX -1.41% Chief Executive Laxman Narasimhan plans to be in regular contact with departing CEO Howard Schultz —but it will be clear who is in charge, both men said.“There’s places where he can be really helpful. The world, though, needs boxes and lines,” Mr. Narasimhan said in an interview. “There’s one CEO, and that’s me.” Mr. Narasimhan, who officially stepped…

Brandy Norwood is reprising her history-making role as Cinderella in the musical Descendants: Rise of Red. News of the singer/actress’ filming was confirmed via footage from the Disney+ movie’s Instagram.   Rodgers & Hammerstein’s Cinderella was released in 1997 and featured Brandy in the title role, Paolo Montalban as Prince Charming, the iconic Whitney Houston as the fairy godmother, and Whoopi Goldberg. Houston also executive produced the project.   Footage from Descendants showed Brandy as…

Get our free weekly email for all the latest cinematic news from our film critic Clarisse LoughreyGet our The Life Cinematic email for freeHalle Bailey has once again addressed the “hateful and racist” messages she received over her role inThe Little Mermaid.The 22-year-old actor’s casting sparked a racist backlash online from people who complained that she didn’t look like Disney’s original version of Ariel, who was drawn as white.Addressing the criticism, Bailey told Edition magazine: “Seeing the world’s reaction to it…