Without bats to eat insects, farmers turned to more pesticides, a study found. That appears to have increased infant deaths.The connections are commonsense but the conclusion is shocking.Bats eat insects. When a fatal disease hit bats, farmers used more pestic... More »
Astro Bot is not just for kids. Team Asobi clearly designed it for players of all skill levels, and that includes children and newbies, but at its core Astro Bot feels purpose-built for video game fans. It’s a skill-driven celebration of everything that makes ... More »
Read our full Astro Bot reviewAstro Bot is a gorgeous 3D platformer with an adorable protagonist, dozens of planets to explore and a wide range of ultra-satisfying mechanics to perfect. It requires patience, awareness and a high degree of platforming skill, th... More »
Detail of “Studies for a vocabulary of loss XXV” (2024), digital print on archival watercolor paper and construction paper with feather butterflies, plastic flies, roaches, spiders, and memorial rosette reading “affliction,” 47 1/2 x 30 1/2 x 12 inches (framed... More »
(WASHINGTON) — Fewer adolescents are vaping this year than at any point in the last decade, government officials reported Thursday, pointing to a shrinking number of high school students who are using Elf Bar and other fruity, unauthorized e-cigarettes.The lat... More »
As Asia’s richest man, Mukesh Ambani, addressed his shareholders during a much-anticipated yearly address last Thursday, he also unveiled “JioBrain,” a suite of artificial intelligence (AI) tools and applications that he says will transform a spate of business... More »
In the latest look at retro game offerings on the Nintendo Switch, I’ve opted to take a different approach. You see, there aren’t quite so many distinct Game Boy Advance and Nintendo DS ports on the Switch as some other consoles. I know, it surprised me too! S... More »
Asteroid 2024 RW1 seen over the PhilippinesAllan Madelar/Facebook The surprise discovery of asteroid 2024 RW1, mere hours before it hit Earth harmlessly this week, may have you wondering whether we are at risk of larger space rocks coming out of nowhere and wr... More »
Every morning, two dozen miners and engineers pack into a cage-like elevator for an 11-minute descent into the bowels of South Dakota’s Black Hills.At the bottom, a mile beneath the surface, the cage door lifts and the workers file down a rocky, twisting corri... More »
Google Photos has a decent search experience right now. I was recently trying to find some photos of my sister's engagement from a few years ago, and a simple “yellow dress” with her name added in front brought all the images to my fingertips within moments. B... More »
/ The Environmental Protection Agency issued draft permits for wells to sequester companies’ CO2 emissions deep underground.Construction equipment during a groundbreaking ceremony at the Occidental direct air capture plant in Texas on April 28th, 2023. Photo: ... More »
Supermodel Elle Macpherson declined chemotherapy to treat breast cancerAustralian Associated Press/Alamy Half of us will develop cancer at some point in our lives, but how many will be able to consult dozens of doctors and then feel confident rejecting mainstr... More »