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As climate change increasingly sows chaos across our planet, the concept of climate safe havens sounds enticing — a refuge where people can camp out in comfort while sea levels rise and extreme weather hits less fortunate areas. But the reality is not so simple. In this excerpt from “North: The Future of Post-Climate America” (Oxford University Press, 2025), Jesse M. Keenan, associate professor of real estate at Tulane School of Architecture, looks at how climate-driven migration comes with multifaceted problems — both for the “climigrants” and those already living in the “safe havens.”In the fall of 2018, the widely…

This one’s been a long time coming. Mercedes-Benz has been researching, refining and even reshaping the car that would ultimately be the CLA for years now, teasing us with technical briefings and even showing off a sultry crimson concept car a full two years ago.That was the Concept CLA, and while the production CLA you see here doesn’t look quite that good, it is a fine-looking little electric sedan. More importantly, it goes as far as you’d think its slippery, 0.21-coefficient-of-drag body would carry it: up to 374 miles on a charge.With a $47,250 starting price, is this electric CLA…

It’s been over a year since Arkane Austin, the Texas-based developer of Prey and Redfall, was shut down as Microsoft sought to prioritize “high-impact” games. The team was being led by Harvey Smith, known for his work on genre-defining games like Deus Ex and Dishonored, who took some time to reflect on the studio’s closure on the latest episode of My Perfect Console. Smith’s episode of the interview podcast is two hours long and goes over his storied, three-decade career, but it begins with him and host Simon Parkin talking about one of the low points. Smith said he got…

Archaeologists in Egypt have uncovered the remains of a 4,500-year-old valley temple. The structure is part of a sun temple that ancient Egyptians built in honor of the sun god Ra, the Egyptian Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities said in a translated statement.The temple is located at Abu Ghurab, about 10 miles (16 kilometers) southwest of Cairo. The sun temple has two parts: an upper temple, which the archaeologists excavated several years ago, and the newly excavated valley temple, which the team started working on in 2024. The valley temple is positioned near the Nile River, and two temple parts…

If you’re still debating what gifts to get the important people in your life, sales can be a good starting point. Take Apple’s 2024 Mac mini M4, which is down to $479, from $599. The 20 percent discount brings the device back down to its all-time low price seen over Black Friday.Apple released the Mac mini M4 in late 2024 and we were impressed with how something so small could be so powerful. We gave it a 90 in our review, thanks to features like its speed and standard 16GB of RAM. The — currently — $479 base model also…

Still got a few people lift on your gift shopping list unaccounted for? I get it. Some folks are easy to shop for, others aren’t. Lots of folks you’ve got a million ideas to choose from, but sometimes for Secret Santa, you might draw a name of someone who isn’t all that outspoken about what they like. That’s when you got with ol’ reliable—a Bluetooth speaker. Everyone under the sun can enjoy a Bluetooth speaker, and even if they already have one, it doesn’t hurt to have two. Amazon has the Beats Pill portable speaker on sale for 33% off…

Scientists have identified a “dial” in the human brain that ramps up when we explore a new area — and the finding could help us understand why getting lost is often an early symptom of dementia, such as Alzheimer’s disease.Imagine you’re walking a well-worn route home, but you accidentally take a wrong turn. It doesn’t take long for your brain to sound alarms to tell you that you’ve gotten lost.The new study, published Dec. 4 in the journal Nature Communications, combined high-powered brain imaging and virtual reality (VR) to reveal what happens in the brain when we explore both familiar…

Have you ever just wished you could watch Instagram Reels right on a TV? Maybe? Well, if so, you’re in luck. Meta has launched an Instagram app exclusively on Fire TV. It will be solely for “short-form video content,” so Reels. TikTok launched an app on Fire TV in 2020 before rolling it out to other platforms.Instagram and Fire TV users can download the former through Amazon’s App Store. It can either link to an existing account or have a separate account just for TV. The app can hold up to five different Instagram accounts — and time spent factors…

Marshall not only makes great speakers; it makes solid headphones that deliver bold, rich sound, too. Those looking to pick one up for themselves or a loved one this holiday season can now do it for less. The Marshall Major V on-ear wireless Bluetooth headphones, which typically go for $170, can today be yours for just $90 at Amazon. That’s after the retailer took a whopping 47% off the retail price, bringing the pair down to its all-time low price. There are no shipping charges to worry about, and the retailer is even offering a two-month free trial of Audible…

Two-player games are great. Co-op games are great. What about both!? In Sky Team, two players represent a pilot and co-pilot trying to land a plane — and let me tell you, after a couple of rounds, you’ll understand why some people applaud after landing. Each round, you’ll both roll four dice and assign them to tasks in the cockpit. You’ll need to reduce your speed, deploy landing gear, communicate with the control tower and make sure you have enough coffee. My favorite thing about Sky Team is how quickly you and your partner get into a rhythm: by the…