Category: News/Events
Tech Companies Will Cover Abortion Travel—but Not for All Workers
Apple, Meta, Microsoft, and Uber also rely on large pools of TVCs or gig workers and have announced abortion travel benefits for their employees. When…
Lenovo’s Latest AMD-Powered ThinkBook 13S Is on Sale Right Now
Yes, Amazon Prime Day is next week (see our roundup of early deals), but Amazon isn’t the only company running sales right now. Lenovo is…
After Thor: Love and Thunder, Read These 5 Comics
Off all the makeovers that Marvel’s cinematic superheroes have gotten, none has been more dramatic—or fun—than Thor’s. After transforming from an average god-bro in 2011’s…
Abortion Pills May Force States and the FDA Into a Standoff
For medication abortions, sorting out federal preemption will require fresh lawsuits, which are likely to be brought in states already hostile to abortion, and—depending on…
Escooter Rentals Aren’t as Green as You Think
As a balmy spring evening descended on western Paris, I needed to make my way across town to my apartment, roughly three kilometers away. The…
The WHO Is About to Decide if Monkeypox Has Become a ‘Global Public Health Emergency’
The World Health Organization said Wednesday it will reconvene its monkeypox experts to decide if the worsening outbreak now constitutes a global public health emergency…
Huge Study Finds Getting All Your Exercise on The Weekend Is Probably Fine
Thanks to scientists collecting and analyzing vast amounts of data, we know a lot about exercise and how it’s good for your health. We know…
A Long-Standing Mystery About Early Supermassive Black Holes Could Finally Be Solved
Over the last few years, as we have been able to peer back deeper and deeper into the early Universe, astronomers have been discovering something…
Radioactive Particles in Pacific Sediment Could Mark The Beginning of a New Epoch
The Anthropocene is the name some scientists are giving to the current geological epoch, marked by the point in time when human activity started having…
How Hot Is Too Hot For The Human Body? It’s Likely Less Than You Think
Heat waves are becoming supercharged as the climate changes – lasting longer, becoming more frequent and getting just plain hotter. One question a lot of…