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Tennis Matches Are Heating Up, Literally. Here’s How the Court Became a Living Laboratory for Managing Extreme Temperatures
The sport’s hard-court surfaces can reach some 30 degrees hotter than the surrounding air. With elite players suffering heat illness on the world stage, athletes are following personalized cooling...
3 Big Questions After Meta’s $18 Billion Teen Safety Settlement
How will other tech companies respond? The settlement has an unusual quirk: Meta agreed to pay 70% of the settlement total—some $12.7 billion—over the next decade. But the remaining $5.3...
Why We Love Watching Robots Fail
The event produced several eye-catching moments, including when humanoids beat human records at the high jump and the 400m. Just a few days before Ultra’s race, Lightning, a robot...
TxDOT announces $138 billion, 10-year transportation plan
A new 10-year transportation plan with a $138 billion investment behind it was announced Wednesday by the Texas Department of Transportation and Gov. Greg Abbott. Source link
Report: Over half of Texas families say childcare costs made them have fewer kids
According to a new report from Texas 2036, 56.7% of Texas parents say childcare costs have affected their family planning decisions. Source link
Austin FC deals first homegrown player
ust a few years ago, it appeared that Owen Wolff would be a centerpiece of a talented and success Austin FC squad for seasons to come with his dad,...
Dolly Parton Hated Working Out. But She Loved ‘Rejoicing Exercises’
—Terry Wyatt —Getty ImagesDolly Parton knew a thing or two about working 9 to 5. Working out was another matter.“If you tell me I’ve got to do an exercise...
Dolly Parton’s Life, in Pictures
Dolly Parton poses on set for the "Light Of A Clear Blue Morning" music video in Los Angeles on March 15, 1992. —Jeffrey Mayer—Getty ImagesDolly Parton poses for a...
We Asked Experts How to Shrink Your Home Water Use
Switching to low-flow faucets, which use less water than older models, are “a low-hanging fruit,” says Helen Dahlke, professor of integrated hydrologic sciences at the University of California, Davis....
E. coli, Salmonella, Cyclospora: Is the U.S. Seeing a Surge in Foodborne Illnesses?
Epidemiologists believe it could be among the largest documented foodborne illness events in U.S. history. "We've never seen anything like that before,” Hamilton says.The volume of food affected is higher...
