The truth about how chiggers bite your skin will actually horrify you

Summer is here, and just as we are shedding layers and welcoming the sunshine, insects are lining up to feast on our flesh. While ticks and the scary diseases they carry are among the most fearsome of warm-weather insects, another tiny pest is making a meal out of mankind in a truly horrifying fashion. Chiggers, miniature mites that live in grassy, wooded areas or near water, come alive in the summer season when warmer temperatures create ideal conditions for feeding and breeding. Related to spiders and ticks, chiggers are petite parasites that are nearly invisible to the naked eye. Though…

Staggering amount ex-AOC aide wasted on failed Pelosi succession bid

Lefty tech millionaire Saikat Chakrabarti spent nearly $10 million of his own cash to fill Nancy Pelosi’s shoes in Congress for San Francisco, only to majorly flop and miss out on a spot in the general election. The extent of his loss was not only humiliating in terms of results – he…

USMNT inching closer to ‘golden generation’ World Cup reality

SEATTLE — The soccer old heads — the veterans who paved the way for this World Cup squad — hate the term “golden generation.” That’s a title won, a sobriquet earned. The current team hasn’t gotten there yet — hasn’t reached a World Cup quarterfinal — but Friday’s 2-0 victory…

Why can’t we figure out how strong gravity is?

Of the four fundamental forces of nature, gravity is the one we experience most directly ‪—‬ it’s what keeps our feet on the ground and the sun in the sky. Yet we still can’t pin down its exact strength. Since the 1980s, scientists have made more than a dozen measurements…

The Spurs’ magical run has been reduced to fantasy

Welp, the Spurs had a good run. Heading into Game 2 of the NBA Finals, it was obvious what was on the line. If they fell to the Knicks 2-0, their season would be over. There was no coming back from that against a team that had won 13 playoff…

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