Image by Getty / Futurism It sounds vaguely like something from a horror movie, but it’s for a good cause — scientists are now using mosquitoes like tiny flying syringes in the hopes they can deliver life-saving malaria vaccines. Last week, NPR reported that clinical trial participants put their arms inside mesh containers filled with… Continue reading Scientists Trick Mosquitoes Into Vaccinating Against Malaria by Biting
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Journal Retracts Study on Room Temperature Superconductors
“The process of going from the raw data to the published data was incredibly opaque.” Drama Conductor Back in 2020, the major scientific journal Nature published what was believed to be a groundbreaking study on room temperature semiconductors. But now, in an eyebrow-raising twist, the publication is retracting that same research — and you could say there’s… Continue reading Journal Retracts Study on Room Temperature Superconductors
20,000 Gallons of Oil Just Leaked Into Louisiana Marshlands
“Not certain if that was criminal damage to property or theft.” Big Spill On Sunday, a massive oil leak was detected in Louisiana’s Saint Bernard Parish. Local news outlet FOX 8 reported that the leak spilled around 20,000 gallons of oil into nearby marshlands and at least one waterway from an Entergy substation, and may have… Continue reading 20,000 Gallons of Oil Just Leaked Into Louisiana Marshlands
Best Printers Under $100 in 2022
“Do I really need a printer?” is a question you’ve probably asked yourself sometime in the past year, and our answer is an emphatic “yes!” Keeping your documents and photos in the digital world is convenient, but every once in a while you’ll need to print something out. It’s better to have a printer around… Continue reading Best Printers Under $100 in 2022
Elon Musk Cropped The Credit Out of Our Cartoon and Tweeted It Out
For a captain of industry, Elon Musk sure has interesting ideas about intellectual property. This week, the world’s richest man tweeted a black and white comic that depicted Nintendo’s Mario and Peach characters sitting on the roof of a building discussing life. “Of course,” the text reads, “there’s no way to prove we’re living in… Continue reading Elon Musk Cropped The Credit Out of Our Cartoon and Tweeted It Out
Russia’s Main Pipelines Leak Natural Gas Into Sea After Apparent Explosions
It doesn’t look good, folks. Nordic Nonsense Russia’s Nord Stream gas pipelines, which supply Europe with most of its natural gas, have sprung leaks after apparent explosions, leading to concern that the equipment might have been intentionally sabotaged as an escalation in Russia’s Ukrainian conflict. As the Wall Street Journal reports, the pipeline pair act as… Continue reading Russia’s Main Pipelines Leak Natural Gas Into Sea After Apparent Explosions
Best MIDI Keyboards in 2022
In the world of electronic music production, few pieces of gear are as versatile as the humble MIDI keyboard. Like the piano and synthesizer after which they’re modeled, the best MIDI keyboards are relatively lightweight and portable with easy-to-play keybeds of anywhere between 25 and 88 keys. They also generally don’t produce their own sounds… Continue reading Best MIDI Keyboards in 2022
Carbon Dioxide Seems to Be Making Trees Grow Faster, Scientists Say
As climate change gets worse, will the trees compensate? Logging On Amid serious concerns about the climate effects of carbon dioxide, scientists have discovered something intriguing — that trees appear to be growing faster and larger as levels of the compound rise. In a press release, environmental researchers at Ohio State University claimed that the… Continue reading Carbon Dioxide Seems to Be Making Trees Grow Faster, Scientists Say
Awesome But Nightmarish AI Turns Any Person Into a Pokémon
You get a Pokémon! And you get a Pokémon! Catch ‘Em All If you’ve always wanted to create nightmare Pokémon species that look like almost any thing or person you can imagine, your time has come. A new AI model, developed by netizen Justin Pinkney, attempts to turn any word or phrase into a unique… Continue reading Awesome But Nightmarish AI Turns Any Person Into a Pokémon
Best Smartwatches for Android in 2022
If you’re an Android phone user, there’s a good chance that you’ve felt a bit excluded from the smartwatch revolution, but there are plenty of good smartwatches for Android available. Apple doesn’t have a monopoly on wearable tech, and that’s for good reason. Whether you’re looking for a smartwatch that’s compatible with Samsung or for… Continue reading Best Smartwatches for Android in 2022