quarta-feira, 31 de março de 2021


Antarctica Got Blasted By a Powerful ‘Airburst’ Event 430,000 Years Ago

Posted: 31 Mar 2021 11:00 AM PDT

Asteroids that smash directly into Earth's surface can cause extensive damage, but, as new evidence uncovered in east Antarctica suggests, asteroids that explode on entry can be equally devastating.

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Treat Yourself To a Lifetime Supply of VPN Unlimited for $40

Posted: 31 Mar 2021 07:43 AM PDT

EPA Cleans Out Trump-Era Shills on Its Science Advisory Boards

Posted: 31 Mar 2021 10:45 AM PDT

When he wasn't busy searching for Ritz Carlton lotion, former Environmental Protection Administrator Scott Pruitt also gutted the agency's science advisory boards. But after forcing out impartial scientists and installing people who literally denied air pollution's adverse impacts on public health, the agency is…

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This Stick-On Gadget Solves Wireless Charging's Biggest Problem

Posted: 31 Mar 2021 10:20 AM PDT

Wireless chargers have a dark secret that's never addressed in the brochures and other promotional materials: You still have to deal with wires. But with Humanscale's new NeatCharge wireless charger, at least those cords are hidden away out of sight underneath a desk or table.

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Biden Floats Plan to Bring Broadband to All Americans

Posted: 31 Mar 2021 10:10 AM PDT

President Biden set out to Pittsburgh on Wednesday to roll out a sweeping infrastructure proposal that could completely revamp—among many other things—the way the country gets online.

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It's Looking Like Samsung's Return to Wear OS Is Inevitable

Posted: 31 Mar 2021 10:00 AM PDT

Rumors that Samsung might be ditching its proprietary smartwatch operating system for Google's neglected Wear OS platform aren't new. However, it's looking increasingly likely that Tizen OS is not long for this world.

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The Major Sci-Fi, Fantasy, and Horror Anniversaries of Spring 2021

Posted: 31 Mar 2021 09:00 AM PDT

Let's face it. We're all old. Even if that's not technically true, there's always something a person can say or do to make you feel that way. One of those is when we realize a movie we feel an affinity for is way older than we remember it being. The best course of action? Use the fact that your favorite movie is about…

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Narwhal Tusks Show How Climate Change and Pollution Are Reshaping the Arctic

Posted: 31 Mar 2021 09:07 AM PDT

There's no question that we're messing up the oceans big time. But shocking new research shows the world's addiction to fossil fuels is changing the bodies of big ocean predators like narwhals. A study published this month in Current Biology uses narwhal tusks to examine how the animals store mercury over time,…

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Give Yourself Some Space With This Big Sale on Hard Drives

Posted: 31 Mar 2021 04:53 AM PDT

A Dementia-Like Illness Has Sickened Over 40 People in Canada

Posted: 31 Mar 2021 08:55 AM PDT

Doctors in Canada are puzzled over a cluster of people coming down with a dementia-like brain disorder with no known diagnosis. Over the past half-decade, dozens of residents in New Brunswick are thought to have developed the condition, which includes symptoms such as memory loss, behavioral changes, and…

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You'll Soon Be Able to Use a Covid-19 Digital Travel Pass App to Fly

Posted: 31 Mar 2021 08:46 AM PDT

With covid-19 vaccination rates on the rise, the airline industry has a plan to help facilitate air travel with the launch of a digital travel pass app slated to arrive as soon as mid-April.

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New York Legalizes Weed in Crackdown on the Racist Cop Epidemic

Posted: 31 Mar 2021 08:25 AM PDT

Gov. Andrew Cuomo has just legalized recreational weed in New York.

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Wednesday's Best Deals: Hard Drive Sale, PlayStation Store Gift Card, Kyoku Damascus Knives, The Ordinary Peeling Solution, The Art of Super Mario Odyssey, and More

Posted: 31 Mar 2021 08:00 AM PDT

Can't Decide on a Controller Layout? This Gamepad Lets You Flip the D-Pad and Joystick as Often as You Want

Posted: 31 Mar 2021 07:43 AM PDT

The world can be broken down into essentially two groups: those who prefer a symmetrical layout on a video game controller (with the analog joysticks side-by-side like the PlayStation uses) and those who don't. The opposing layouts have surely destroyed friendships, families, and even torn nations apart, but Cyber…

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Think You Don’t Have Room for a Printer? Think Again: The Best Compact Printers Are Here

Posted: 30 Mar 2021 12:00 PM PDT

Top Product: Brother HL-L2350DW | $122 | Amazon

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Relive Last Year's Worst Discourse With The Last of Us Part II for $30

Posted: 31 Mar 2021 06:55 AM PDT

The Flash Has Cast Another Major DC Speedster

Posted: 31 Mar 2021 06:22 AM PDT

You'll have to wait a little longer for Mortal Kombat and Venom 2. Get a tiny little taste of more The Suicide Squad footage. The cast of Lucifer shares their thoughts as the show wraps production. Plus, Teen Titans Go! recruits an old foe for a new Easter special. Spoilers, Go!

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Say Goodbye to Painful Neck Strain With Belkin's New Face-Tracking iPhone Stand That Always Points at You

Posted: 31 Mar 2021 06:34 AM PDT

Why spend $250 on Amazon's new face-tracking, auto-rotating Echo Show 10 smart display when Belkin's new Magnetic Phone Mount with Face Tracking turns your iPhone 12 into a self-standing screen with similar smart functionality (minus Amazon sneaking a camera in your home) for just $65?

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Airborne DNA Could Help Scientists Find Elusive Animals

Posted: 31 Mar 2021 06:12 AM PDT

A UK-based team says they were able to pull genetic material from the air and correctly identify the species it belonged to, an exciting leap for the field of environmental DNA. The technique of sampling an environment for DNA to figure out what organisms inhabit it, known as environmental DNA or eDNA, is regularly…

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Plastic Is Creating an Environmental Justice Crisis

Posted: 30 Mar 2021 11:37 AM PDT

There's growing awareness that plastics are an environmental disaster for marine and terrestrial ecosystems alike. A new United Nations report published Tuesday shows they're also a huge problem for human beings—and that they don't affect us all equally.

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James Cameron Explains Avatar's Success to...Marianne Williamson?!

Posted: 30 Mar 2021 04:00 PM PDT

You don't make some of the most successful movies in history without making some interesting friends. James Cameron, for example, was recently a guest on the Marianne Williamson Podcast. Williamson, as you may recall, is a former presidential candidate and best selling author who tends to get into some very weird…

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12 Things You Didn't Know You Could Do in Firefox

Posted: 31 Mar 2021 05:30 AM PDT

We're coming up on the 20th anniversary of Mozilla's Firefox web browser next year, and a lot of features have come and gone in that time. If you're using Firefox as your daily driver, make sure you're using it to its full potential by checking out some of these lesser-known tools, options, and features.

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Facebook Lets Users Restrict Commenting to a Small Circle of Friends

Posted: 31 Mar 2021 04:15 AM PDT

Facebook users will soon get more control over who can comment on their public posts, according to an announcement by the social media giant on Wednesday.

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April Fools' Day Returns to Terrorize a Weary Internet

Posted: 31 Mar 2021 02:00 AM PDT

It's that time of year again. April Fools' Day is on Thursday and this is your official warning to be on the look out for corporate-instigated shenanigans. Brands largely took a break from April Foolishness last year on account of the covid-19 pandemic, but this year things seem to be picking up right where they left…

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Big Oil Is a Big Loser (of Money, But Also Life)

Posted: 30 Mar 2021 06:17 PM PDT

If you're looking to start an investment portfolio, you may want to steer clear of fossil fuels. A report released Tuesday from Carbon Tracker, a financial think tank, shows the losses for oil stocks have been piling up.

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