When Brian May First Heard Eddie Van Halen: ‘Whoa, What Is This?’
For two days in April of 1983, Brian May finally got to see for himself just how Eddie Van Halen played guitar. The Queen guitarist…
The Snow Crab Vanishes
“If we’ve lost the ice, we’ve lost the 2-degree water,” Michael Litzow, shellfish assessment program manager with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, told me….
Yoder 640S Review: A Versatile Pellet Smoker
I had never dreamed of attempting to make Sinaloa-style chicken. The citrus-marinated, charbroiled chicken that came to prominence in the city of Guasave is, for…
40 Years Ago: Robert Plant Scores His First Top 40 Solo Hit
Robert Plant knew that he would have to prove himself after Led Zeppelin. Despite being one of the world’s most famous frontmen, Plant also knew that…
50 Years Ago: Ray Davies Temporarily Quits the Kinks
The early ’70s took their toll on quite a number of rock’s biggest acts. The combination of artistic ambition, family life, the demands of stardom,…
A Brown Dwarf Star That’s Barely as Hot as a Pizza Oven Is Doing Something Special
We have identified the coldest star ever found to produce radio waves – a brown dwarf too small to be a regular star and too…
Everything You Need to Know About Servicing an EV
As for other service intervals, Tesla suggests Model 3 owners replace the cabin air filter and HEPA filter every three years, check brake fluid every…
Why Songs Get Stuck in Your Head—and How to Stop Them
Music that is simple, repetitive, and easy to sing (or hum) is most likely to get stuck. Think Miley Cyrus’ “Flowers,” and Queen’s classic “Bohemian…
Photonic Time Crystals Generated From Rapid Shifts in Laser Light
Scientists experimenting with some of the most fundamental laws of physics have found more evidence of what they’re calling photonic time crystals (PTCs): materials in…
WHO Declares Aspartame Possibly Carcinogenic. Here’s What It Means For Your Diet Soda.
The International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC), which is the specialized cancer agency of the World Health Organization, has declared aspartame may be a…