‘Extinct’ Clam From 30,000 Years Ago Turns Up Just Fine in California
A species of clam known only by the 28,000-year-old fossils it left behind has turned up alive and well on an American shoreline. The small,…
Queens of the Stone Age and Muse Lead 2023 Rock Hall Candidates
Queens of the Stone Age, Muse and Missy Elliott headline the list of artists who will be eligible for the Rock & Roll Hall of…
Weight Loss Stats Don’t Tell The Full Story. Experts Explain Why That Matters
It is often said that 95 percent of weight-loss measures don’t work. Only, it’s not true. Advances in behavioural treatments (such as cognitive behavioural therapy)…
The Strange Mystery of Phobos’ Tiger Stripes May Finally Be Solved
Martian moon Phobos is not long for this Universe. According to astronomers’ calculations, the potato-shaped satellite is drawing slowly, but inexorably, closer to its host…
Scientists Reveal How Much Exercise You Need to ‘Offset’ a Day of Sitting
We know that spending lots of time sitting down isn’t good for us, but just how much exercise is needed to counteract the negative health…
Here’s How Bad a Twitter Mega-Breach Would Be
“Twitter has seemingly neglected security for a very long time, and with all the changes, there is risk for sure,” says David Kennedy, CEO of…
Bats And Humans Are Closer Than Ever, And The Risks Have Never Been So Clear
The link between habitat destruction, climate change, and the emergence of new viruses has never been more evident than during the pandemic. The arrival of…
Superstition Over Sexual Pleasure Is Putting Panama’s Sea Turtles at Risk
The sea turtles of Punta Chame, a peninsula of Panama that juts into the Pacific Ocean, face an existential threat similar to the rhino and…
First Space Pics From Artemis 1 Remind Us of Classic Apollo Images
As it heads for the Moon, NASA’s Orion space capsule is sending back snapshots of Earth that evoke the “blue marble” pictures taken by Apollo…
The Director of ‘Pentiment’ Wants You to Know How His Characters Ate
Obsidian Entertainment’s latest game, Pentiment, takes its title from the term pentimento, a change made by an artist while painting. Its origin is the Italian…