More people than ever before are trying to kick the habit of smoking cigarettes. After years of warnings, the health risks associated with tobacco have finally penetrated the public consciousness. But that doesn’t mean quitting is any easier. After all, tobacco contains nicotine, which is extremely addictive. Beyond that, many smokers have trouble leaving the… Continue reading Want To Kick Your Nicotine Habit? These Hemp Flower Cigarettes Can Help.
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Startup Creates Tiny Drill to Burrow Through Your Brain With Magnets
Image by Bionaut Labs / Futurism A startup called Bionaut Labs has an unusual plan for fighting brain tumors: injecting tiny metallic drills into your body and dragging them around with a powerful magnet, from outside the body. The microrobots are essentially millimeter-sized screws that can shuttle and administer drugs to precise targets, The Los… Continue reading Startup Creates Tiny Drill to Burrow Through Your Brain With Magnets
Trolls Are Spreading a Rumor That Elon Musk Is Dead
“We absolutely must find a replacement for Mr. Musk before announcing his death publicly.” RIP Elon Let’s get the obvious out of the way first: Elon Musk does not appear to be dead. But today, trolls on Twitter started flooding the social media network with made-up screenshots using the hashtag #RIPElon. Some screenshots showed faked… Continue reading Trolls Are Spreading a Rumor That Elon Musk Is Dead
Optical Illusion Photo Shows Huge Oil Tanker Hovering Over the Sea
What the hell? Floating Ships A bizarre photograph of a ship seemingly hovering above the sea off the coast of Cornwall, UK, is making its rounds online this week. The image, taken by local photographer David Morris, shows a giant oil tanker apparently defying gravity. But — shocker — the tanker hasn’t actually found a… Continue reading Optical Illusion Photo Shows Huge Oil Tanker Hovering Over the Sea
China Releases Stunning Images From Mars Orbiter
That’s one hell of a view. Mars Up Close The China National Space Administration (CNSA) released several new high-definition images this week captured by its Tianwen-1 Mars probe, currently in the Red Planet’s orbit, the South China Morning Post reports. The agency released two panchromatic (meaning sensitive to all wavelengths of visible light), high resolution… Continue reading China Releases Stunning Images From Mars Orbiter
Learn How To Communicate In American Sign Language With This Training
There’s a multitude of languages, and even our devices are getting better at speaking them. But, what if you live in a world where you can’t hear or speak perfectly? The All-in-One American Sign Language Bundle gives you a foundation in one of the most popular sign-based languages, and it’s currently $34.99, 94% off its… Continue reading Learn How To Communicate In American Sign Language With This Training
China Is Administering Anal Swabs to Foreign Visitors
Image by Victor Tangermann International travelers have had to endure something humiliating when entering China via an airport: anal swab tests for COVID-19, as Reuters reports. That’s despite the fact that most other COVID tests use saliva samples taken from the mouth, nose, or back of the throat. Visitors at a number of Chinese cities… Continue reading China Is Administering Anal Swabs to Foreign Visitors
Is Solar Power Right for Your Home? This Free Assessment Can Tell You.
For a long time, anybody who wanted to go solar had to fork over a ton of capital up front and accept that they might never get it back. However, over the last decade things have changed dramatically. Today the cost of installing residential solar energy systems has never been lower, while the potential return… Continue reading Is Solar Power Right for Your Home? This Free Assessment Can Tell You.
Starship Explosion Was So Huge It Was Picked Up by Weather Radar
Up close, the blast would have been Earth-shattering. Big Boom SpaceX successfully launched, flipped, and landed its Starship SN10 prototype on Wednesday afternoon. But several minutes after touchdown, the stainless steel rocket exploded in a massive fireball. The explosion was so powerful, Houston-based meteorologist Matt Lanza pointed out in a tweet, that it appears to have… Continue reading Starship Explosion Was So Huge It Was Picked Up by Weather Radar
People Are Catching Two COVID Strains at the Same Time
Image by Gerd Altmann via Pixabay / Futurism In extremely rare cases, COVID-19 patients are being infected by two variants of the coronavirus at the same time. Brazilian scientists recently identified two patients with the unlucky condition. Thankfully, the very few cases of co-infection don’t seem to have had any impact on disease severity, De… Continue reading People Are Catching Two COVID Strains at the Same Time