WEIRD FACTS
“While not surprising, it was concerning.” By Peter Hess – Electric scooters have hit the streets of major cities across the United States and around the world. And unsurprisingly, people are getting hurt. These dockless mobility devices, which are part of a multi-million-dollar …
By Paul Ridden – Add-on accessories for the GoPro Hero8 Black include a Media Mod and Display Mod. GoPro. – After a short online teaser campaign, GoPro has pulled back the curtain on the successor to last year’s Hero7 Black. The Hero8 Black benefits …
US scientists say it may be possible to decipher words using new x-ray technique Nicola Davis @NicolaKSDavis – One of the Herculaneum scrolls scientists are hoping to read with x-ray technology. Photograph: Diamond Light Source/Digital Restoration Initiative, University of Kentucky. When Mount Vesuvius …
By Paul Ridden – The Ocean Cleanup’s prototype System 001/B has now started capturing plastic waste from the Great Pacific Garbage Patch. Ocean Cleanup. – After years in development, the Ocean Cleanup arrived at the Great Pacific Garbage Patch in October last year with …
The recent discovery highlights an alarming cybersecurity vulnerability in the health care industry. By Stephen Johnson – In July, the security firm Armis Security discovered network protocol bugs in a software component that supports many medical devices operating today. Now, the FDA and …
Education or money will only go so far. By Alexandra Pattillo – Feeding the world with livestock and fisheries causes over half the food industry’s greenhouse gas emissions. More than taking shorter showers or carpooling, changing what you eat is one of the …
By Rob Picheta – (CNN) They’re in our oceans, soil, air, snow — and even in your cup of tea. Plastic tea bags are shedding billions of shards of microplastics into their water, according to a new study. Researchers at McGill University in …
But that could soon change. By Cynthia Curl – “Organic” is more than just a passing fad. Organic food sales totaled a record $45.2 billion in 2017, making it one of the fastest-growing segments of American agriculture. While a small number of studies …
A new report sees a major disruption in where we get our food. By Robby Berman – Image source: Celiafoto/Shutterstock. We’re just a few years from the tipping point in engineered food. Traditional agriculture’s 10,000-year-run is about over. Better foods, tastier foods, and …
Reading sharpens parts of the brain without overriding the system. By Alexandra Pattillo – Conventional wisdom says that brain space is like Manhattan real estate: limited and extremely valuable. In turn, researchers have suspected that certain activities that are processed in the brain, …
