California has just become the fifth state in the US to legalize the composting of human bodies, a planet-friendly — and, yes, gruesome-sounding — alternative to the toxic process of cremation. As The Los Angeles Times and other outlets reported, CA Gov. Gavin Newsom signed the bill passed by the state assembly into law over the… Continue reading California Legalizes Composting Human Bodies
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Usually You Can’t See Rings on Neptune. With the James Webb, Though… Wow
“It has been three decades since we last saw these faint, dusty rings.” Put a Ring On It Jupiter who? The James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) just captured Neptunes’s rings — yep, that’s right, Neptune has rings, too — in all of their splendor. And they’re absolutely beautiful. If it’s news to you that Neptune… Continue reading Usually You Can’t See Rings on Neptune. With the James Webb, Though… Wow
Best USB Microphones in 2022
If you’re online, you’ll eventually need a USB microphone. Whether you’re all business or an aspiring e-celebrity, good sound quality is necessary nowadays if you want to be seen and heard. High quality and dependable audio capture is possible with a solid microphone that conveniently plugs into your PC or laptop via USB. Many of… Continue reading Best USB Microphones in 2022
We Don’t Need to Reinvent the Planet; We Need to Rewild It
This article was created with Re:wild as part of Recurrent‘s charitable partnerships initiative, which supports non-profits that champion sustainable solutions for the planetary crises of climate change, pollution, and biodiversity loss. The solution to our carbon emissions problem isn’t a new technology that sucks carbon from the air. It’s an ancient one—nearly 4 billion years… Continue reading We Don’t Need to Reinvent the Planet; We Need to Rewild It
Steroid Use Linked to a Bunch of Very Bad Brain Problems
Image by Getty / Futurism Several new studies appear to confirm that steroids — both those used for bodybuilding and those prescribed for conditions including asthma and allergies — are absolutely terrible for brain health. Like, shockingly bad. As it may go without saying, it doesn’t feel terribly farfetched that the athlete-favored anabolic-androgenic steroids used… Continue reading Steroid Use Linked to a Bunch of Very Bad Brain Problems
FDA Warns Americans to Stop Cooking Chicken in NyQuil
It seems like every year there’s a new — or old but resurfaced— social media challenge that coaxes kids into putting their health at risk. This one, though, may take the cake. NyQuil chicken, also known as “Sleepytime Chicken,” is now bubbling back up on the sordid depths of platforms like TikTok, where impressionable kids are encouraged —… Continue reading FDA Warns Americans to Stop Cooking Chicken in NyQuil
Best Laptops for Music Production
Music production is one of the creative tasks that has been democratized by the rise of consumer technology. Tasks like editing and adding effects to multitrack recordings once required a room’s worth of equipment, but can now be done from an airplane seat by someone with a laptop and headphones. Don’t get us wrong, the… Continue reading Best Laptops for Music Production
James Webb Targets Mars, Showing Catastrophic Ancient Damage
“We weren’t expecting that.” Mars Scars The James Webb Space Telescope has captured its first images of Mars, providing crisp new observations of a damaged planet. Using the scope’s Near-Infrared Camera (NIRCam), astronomers got a new look at the Hellas Basin, believed to have formed some four billion years ago when an unknown object of gargantuan proportions… Continue reading James Webb Targets Mars, Showing Catastrophic Ancient Damage
Jetpack Pilot Leaps Incredible Gaps Between Platforms, Like Mario
Boing! It’s-a Me! A video of Gravity Industries founder — and jetpack inventor — Richard Browning performing some daring stunts at this year’s International Manufacturing Technology Show in Chicago went viral over the weekend. Instead of simply zipping back and forth over a desolate mountainside, city river, or lake, Browning mixed it up this time,… Continue reading Jetpack Pilot Leaps Incredible Gaps Between Platforms, Like Mario
US Military Annoyed When Facebook and Twitter Removed Its PSYOP Bots
“‘Guys, you got caught. That’s a problem.’” Inspector Gadget If spy literature has taught us anything, it’s that covert operators sure do love their toys. They also, apparently, really don’t like when you threaten to take their toys away. Case in point: per The Washington Post, the Pentagon is to conduct a “sweeping audit” of the US… Continue reading US Military Annoyed When Facebook and Twitter Removed Its PSYOP Bots