Category: Weird
The Amazon Rainforest May Be Nearing a Point of No Return
The Amazon is also taking longer to recover from perturbations like weather events, which unfold over weeks or months, as well as the longer time…
What Will Replace Insects When They’re Gone?
Still, a less abusive association with insects will have to include some new ideas. If we are to intensively farm smaller areas in order to…
The Best Laptop Totes and Purses for Work and Weekends
Now more than ever, people work hybrid jobs that take them from home to the office to the corner coffee shop. Even if you work…
How Police Abuse Phone Data to Persecute LGBTQ People
All the lawyers Rigot interviewed said police take data from WhatsApp, and 22 of the 29 legal cases included photos—some explicit—from galleries in chats. “What…
The Polestar 2 Is One Sharp, Google-Pimped Ride
“What is that?” I wasn’t ready for the constant attention the stubby, crouched Polestar 2 demanded from passersby and other drivers. People craned out of…
How Wrongful Arrests Based on AI Derailed 3 Men’s Lives
After his arrest, Parks didn’t tell many people, in part because of his prior record. “When you’re trying to do the right thing and change…
The Hidden Role of Facial Recognition Tech in Many Arrests
Quinn says the spread of facial recognition technology has led investigators to believe there will be suitable digital evidence in every case, similar to the…
These Ukrainians Are Stuck in Antarctica as War Rages at Home
Almost 9,500 miles from Kyiv, the Ukrainian flag flutters above a handful of squat, scattered buildings perched on a half-mile-long island at the very edge…
How to Watch Tuesday’s iPhone Launch Event
Another possibility is a new 13-inch MacBook Pro, likely with an option that utilizes Apple’s latest processor, the M2 chip. There’s also a possible successor…
The Most Complete Simulation of a Cell Probes Life’s Hidden Rules
From the bizarre creatures in the depths of the oceans to the bacteria inside our bodies, all life on Earth consists of cells. But we…