Staggering

Fast-melting glaciers are releasing staggering amounts of bacteria into rivers and streams, which could transform icy ecosystems, scientists warn.In a study of glacial runoff from 10 sites across the Northern Hemisphere, researchers have estimated that continued global warming over the next 80 years could release hundreds of thousands of tonnes of bacteria into environments downstream of receding glaciers."We think of glaciers as a huge store of frozen water but the key lesson from this research is that they are also…

The fastest internet network in the US just got a bit faster. The Energy Sciences Network (Esnet) has been upgraded to ESnet6, boasting a blistering bandwidth of 46 Terabits per second (Tbps). But don’t warm up your downloading fingers just yet – it’s strictly scientists only.The original ESnet was established in 1986 to help connect scientists at various Department of Energy (DOE) labs around the US, allowing them to quickly share huge amounts of raw data. In the decades since, it’s had many upgrades to keep pace with…

The world’s population is expected to reach eight billion by November 2022. While that number sounds staggering in and of itself, a new visual created by Visual Capitalist breaks down the nearly eight billion people in the world by country, showcasing just how massive some parts of the world are. Over the past 50 years, the world’s population has nearly doubled from just four billion to eight billion. Yet, despite that number’s growth, the world’s population isn’t broken up evenly anywhere. Of that 8 billion,…

(But only three people have completed it) Bandai Namco and developer FromSoftware have proudly announced that their punishing fantasy RPG, Elden Ring, has surpassed an incredible 16.6 million sales since its initial launch on in February of this year. The recent sales figure was featured in the publisher’s most recent financial report, as featured by Japanese site Gamebiz. Launching February 25 on PlayStation, PC, and Xbox platforms following a hugely hyped development period, Elden Ring absolutely delivered the…

(Photo by Tom Pennington/Getty Images) They both feature people wearing masks, helmets, and other adornment and/or body armor during their contests of strength and power. And they both rack up staggering amounts of money with each event, year after year after year. The spectacle and production value brings in the fans — and the money — no matter the controversies or mediocrity that can sometimes surround them. Yes, it’s fair to say that these two brands accumulate more money than just about any other viewing…

It is a big deal for crypto investors to have the global crypto ATM market hitting US$400m! If any crypto investor follows the simultaneous trends in the crypto ATM market and in the cryptocurrency market respectively one finds them utterly contradictory. In less than five years the crypto ATM market is slated to reach US$400 million. The amount is quite impressive. But for quite a long time the crypto market itself is very sluggish, and one can say that it is going through a disastrous phase. Obviously, when…

On Instagram, the popular online artist known as @arifinity_ recently posted a piece of fan art that shows what actor Elizabeth Lail might look like were she to play Sue Storm in "Fantastic Four." The image shows the blonde-haired Lail wearing a blue Fantastic Four uniform while up holding her hands, both of which appear to be turning invisible. If she were to actually be cast as Sue Storm, "Fantastic Four" would, notably, be Lail's biggest project to date. That said, while her film credits have been…

At least one analyst believes that Apple's iPhone 14 could be a staggering $100 more expensive than its predecessor. A report from The Sun cites Wedbush analyst Dan Ives, who believes Apple's next best iPhone, the iPhone 14, could be $100 more expensive than iPhone 13: We spoke to tech industry expert Dan Ives, who warned of a big price hike. "We believe a $100 price increase is coming for the iPhone 14," Dan, of Wedbush Securities, told The Sun. Ives told The Sun that prices "have been increasing across the whole…

Tom Cruise has the biggest hit of his long career with Top Gun: Maverick. The long-awaited Top Gun sequel has made over $1 billion at the global box office, with about half of that coming from domestic ticket sales. It’s one of the few movies to put up such big numbers post-pandemic. As one might expect, Tom Cruise will be one of the people who benefits from that success, with tens of millions more going in his own pocket. He’s going to need a few jets to haul that cash away.These days it's become commonplace for stars…

The Vision EQXX left Stuttgart, Germany, and drove to Silverstone in the UK on a single charge of its sub-100 kWh battery, mainly at motorway speeds, then completed a few track laps before running out of juice at 1,202 km (747 miles). That's about twice what a Tesla Model S can do on the same amount of energy.This is the second time this machine has beaten the 1,000 km (621 mile) mark; in April, the EQXX headed south through the Italian alps and finished up near Marseille in Southern France, 1,008 km (626 miles) later –…