Home ownership became more affordable this week as interest rates on 30-year fixed-rate mortgages fell below 7% for the first time since August. After peaking at nearly 8% in late October, the average 30-year mortgage rate has fallen weekly since then. According to Freddie Mac, the rate is 6.95% as of Thursday. With inflation easing, … [Read more…]
This paper in the journal Science (new window) traces CO2 levels from 66 million years B.C. BC to today’s global warming with unprecedented precision. “This shows us the extent to which what we are doing is really, really unusual in Earth’s history,” lead author Baerbel Hoenisch, a researcher at Columbia University in New York, told … [Read more…]
Current levels of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere have not been reached on Earth for 14 million years, according to a major study that highlights the inhospitable climate humanity is heading towards. This paper in the journal Science (New Window) tracks CO2 levels from 66 million years B.C. BC to today’s global warming with unprecedented … [Read more…]
As usual in this weekly column, I tested the following games for you before giving you my recommendations. In specialty stores they are often offered in French. To respond to this column, write to me at [email protected]. The Moon River Game (ÎLO) Moon river 2 to 4 players | 8 years and older | Beginner … [Read more…]
As usual in this weekly column, I tested the following games for you before giving you my recommendations. In specialty stores they are often offered in French. To respond to this column, write to me at [email protected]. The Moon River Game (ÎLO) Moon river 2 to 4 players | 8 years and older | Beginner … [Read more…]
If you’re looking for a job, you’ve felt it, and if not, you’ve certainly heard about it. Today’s job market feels more nightmarish than ever before. It’s easy to feel alone in this situation or to believe it’s your fault. But one recruiter has a message for professionals: “It’s not you, it’s them.” A recruiter … [Read more…]