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The Leonids’ radiant is the constellation Leo, which rises around midnight local time and is highest in the sky around dawn.The Geminids (December)The Geminids are active from about December 4 to December 17, peaking overnight from December 13 to December 14. They have a sharp peak, so the night of the 13th is the best time for skywatching.The Geminids are the most spectacular meteor shower of the year. In addition to boasting up to 120 or even 150 meteors per hour during its peak, this meteor shower is also the brightest and most colorful of the year.The Geminids are bright,…

One family had come to India for a daughter’s marriage. Another came so their young children could meet their grandparents for the first time. A woman traveling alone had arrived for the funeral of her mother, whom she had not seen in years.At the border where Pakistan was cleaved from India decades ago, they pleaded with anyone and everyone for a little more time: to complete the marriage that was just two days away, or to mourn at a grave that was still fresh.It was not allowed.India has ordered almost all Pakistani citizens to leave the country, part of the…

Mesh routers promise dependable Wi-Fi throughout your home, and most follow through, but finding the best mesh router for the job can be tricky. Instead of a single router to wash your home in Wi-Fi connectivity, a mesh system combines the main router with one or more nodes that appear as a unified Wi-Fi network. Your devices will automatically connect to the nearest option for the best speeds.Most of us are stuck with placing our router in a less-than-optimal spot, depending on where the internet connection comes into our home. You can extend Wi-Fi coverage by placing a second or…

Australia was the clear top choice when Ali Bajwa, a native of Pakistan, wanted to pursue a doctorate in agricultural science. The research in the field was cutting edge, the universities were highly ranked and overseas students were welcome in the country, where international education has been referred to as “the biggest export we don’t dig out of the ground.”Mr. Bajwa arrived a decade ago, specializing in weed control. He brought his family over, all becoming naturalized citizens. He spent years in Wagga Wagga, a rural town, working for the state government and continuing research in weed science. He now…

An in-depth candle explainer is in the works, but in the meantime, here’s some helpful information.Candle materials: There are a few popular materials for candles, including soy wax, paraffin wax, vegetable wax, coconut wax, and some others. Paraffin holds a scent well; soy wax lasts for a long time; palm wax has a high melting point. Sometimes candles are made with a blend of wax types. However, you should beware of one ingredient being marketed as more sustainable than others. Palm products contribute to deforestation, but soy isn’t necessarily sustainable if the plants are grown on single-crop swaths of land.…

A driver plowed into a street festival honoring Canada’s Filipino population in Vancouver, British Columbia, on Saturday evening, killing “a number of people,” according to the local police.The police said they had taken one suspect into custody: the driver, a 30-year-old man from Vancouver. In a news conference overnight, local officials did not specify the number of fatalities and injured, saying only that they were multiple.They also did not address a possible motive, but said the driver had already been known to the police. Members of the crowd had subdued the man before the police got to the scene.People were…

Other Good MagSafe WalletsPhotograph: ESRI’ve tested several MagSafe wallets, but not every model deserves a top spot.ESR Magnetic Wallet HaloLock With Find My for $38: Like Apple’s MagSafe wallet, this one has Find My support. You can use the flap on the back as a grip and fit two cards easily. It does require recharging, which is annoying, but after six months, it didn’t lose much battery life. Still, recharging requires a proprietary cable, so don’t lose it. And do you really want to recharge your wallet?Avoid These WalletsNot all MagSafe wallets we’ve tested are worth it, even if they…

By plane and boat, on foot and in an electric popemobile, Pope Francis traveled year after year of his papacy, reaching dozens of countries on five continents.His first official trip outside Rome was in 2013 to Lampedusa, a tiny Mediterranean island that had became a gateway for migrants. Not long afterward, he flew into the mountains of Bolivia and rode through the streets of Philadelphia and New York. He visited Mosul, an Iraqi city ruined by war, met with crowds in South Sudan, the world’s newest country, and crisscrossed Asia and the Pacific, with stops in Mongolia, Indonesia and Papua…

Satellite observations had shown alternating stripes of light-colored and dark-colored rock in this area. In late March, Perseverance excavated one of the light-colored formations and collected a sample. In the process it discovered the strange rock—which has been named “St. Paul’s Bay.”A photo of the St. Paul’s Bay rock, the darker object on the right of the image. This photo was taken by Perseverance on March 13, 2025, using Mastcam-Z. PHOTOGRAPH: NASA/JPL-CALTECH/ASUAccording to the Perseverance team, St. Paul’s Bay is a “float” rock—that is, a rock that should not exist at this location. But what created this rock formation on…

Pope Francis’ life took him from a modest upbringing in Buenos Aires to lead the Roman Catholic Church as the first Jesuit pontiff and the first from Latin America.Across his 12 years as pope, Francis consistently elevated the causes of migrants and the disenfranchised, and pushed the church to more forcefully confront its own history of scandal. His efforts to make the church more inclusive were welcomed by his supporters and many Catholics, but some conservatives pushed back as he veered from traditional teachings.1936A Deeply Religious BoyPope Francis was born Jorge Mario Bergoglio on Dec. 17, 1936, in Buenos Aires.…